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The Altamont School

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Academics
Altamont offers a challenging college preparatory curriculum. Every class is taught at the Honors level. Our curriculum includes numerous AP offerings, college-level mathematics, sciences, world languages, and a multitude of fine arts and elective courses. Faculty advisors meet with students individually on a regular basis and collectively on a daily basis.
Admissions
Altamont seeks highly motivated students who crave greater breadth and challenge in all areas of school life. Prospective parents and students can experience life at Altamont by attending an open house, touring campus, scheduling a student shadow day, or attending an exhibit, concert, play, or athletic event.
Arts
Altamont enjoys a long tradition of excellence in the arts built on quality instruction, variety of offerings, and students’ freedom to explore interests. The arts are vital to the core education of each student as the skills developed in an enriched arts curriculum can be applied to learning in all subjects.
- Art at Altamont
- Cabaniss-Kaul Center for the Arts
Athletics
More than half of Altamont’s student body compete on one or more athletic teams. Altamont is a 2A member of the Alabama High School Athletic Association and the recipient of multiple All Sports Trophies for Best Small School Athletic Program.
Student Life
At Altamont, academics, athletics, the arts, and extracurricular activities are intertwined, creating a seamless fabric of programs and activities designed to stimulate personal growth, learning and sense of community. Students are encouraged to take advantage of many and diverse opportunities to discover more about themselves and their world.
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Cabaniss-Kaul Center for the Arts

Altamont's comprehensive arts program is anchored by the Cabaniss-Kaul Center for the Arts. Featuring the latest in lighting, audio-visual equipment, and acoustical elements, as well as theatre-style seating for 500 guests, it is a place for students to showcase their talent and for our Altamont and Birmingham community to gather. The school has proudly hosted many regional, national, and international speakers as well as the Alabama Rivers Alliance Southern Exposure Film Fellowship premiere.

Theatre and visual arts students share a two-story "back-of-house" building, allowing faculty to collaborate when teaching skills in set construction, painting, lighting and prop design. Our Pharo Art Studio offers more natural light and enough space for students to refine their skills in 3-D design, sculpture, multimedia, filmmaking, kiln firing and much more. The cutting edge Lacey-Day Photography Studio enables our students to produce meaningful and award-winning work.

Cabaniss-Kaul Center for the Arts

Margaret Livingston Gallery and Martin Hames Gallery

Lacey-Day Photography Studio

Pharo Art Studio