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Arts Educational Schools, London, commonly known as ArtsEd is an independent performing arts school based in Chiswick in the London Borough of Hounslow. The school originated from two schools, one founded in 1919 by Grace Cone and one in 1922 by Olive Ripman, and now provides specialist vocational training at secondary, further and higher education level in musical theatre and acting for film and television. The school also offers part-time and holiday courses in the performing arts for all ages and levels of experience. Based at the Cone Ripman House, the school prepares students for a professional career in the performing arts. The school is accredited by Drama UK and it offers Qualifications and Curriculum Authority recognised qualifications validated by the City University London or Trinity College, London. It was rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted in 2012. ==History== ArtsEd originated from two schools, one founded in 1919 by Grace Cone and one in 1922 by Olive Ripman. These two women were educational pioneers who believed passionately in the value of combining a general academic education with a specialised training in dance, drama, music and art, preparing young men and women for professional careers in or connected with the theatre. The Cone Ripman School became known as the Arts Educational Schools, London in 1939. The school was first based in premises at Stratford Place in London, but following the outbreak of World War II, the school was relocated to Tring, Hertfordshire, where it shared premises with the Rothschild Bank in the mansion at Tring Park. In 1941, the school reopened its premises at Stratford Place, with a second school continuing to operate in Tring and in 1947, both schools were renamed the Arts Educational Schools (London/Tring Park). Since it was reopened, the London school has been based in various locations, until 1986 when the school purchased the former Acton and Chiswick Polytechnic. This building continues to be home to the school and is now known as Cone-Ripman House. In the 2000s the two schools became independent of each other, and Arts Educational Schools Tring Park has since been renamed Tring Park School for the Performing Arts. Today, the Arts Educational Schools London comprises a co–educational independent vocational school for pupils aged 11–16 with a sixth form for 16- to 18-year-olds and a professional conservatoire specialising in acting and musical theatre. For many years, the president of the school was prima ballerina assoluta Dame Alicia Markova and following her death in 2004, she was succeeded in 2007 by composer and theatre producer, Andrew Lloyd Webber (Baron Lloyd-Webber of Sydmonton). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arts Educational Schools, London」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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