VIRGINIA BEACH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, INC.

What VIRGINIA BEACH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, INC. does

Virginia Beach School of the Arts, Inc. is a founder-owned, private arts-integrated education institution headquartered at 3083 Brickhouse Court in Virginia Beach, Virginia, founded in 1998 by Virginia Dill, a Shenandoah Conservatory graduate in piano. The school operates from a single campus and delivers in-person preschool through 4th-grade academic programming interwoven with music, dance, visual art, and Spanish, capped at 9 students per classroom with faculty drawn from Juilliard, Peabody, NYU, Shenandoah Conservatory, and three on-staff reading specialists. The institution is licensed by the Virginia Department of Education and uses The Good and the Beautiful classical curriculum for its Homeschool Unlimited program.

The core product portfolio comprises Preschool for the Arts (ages 3-5), Jr. Kindergarten, Homeschool Unlimited (JrK-4th grade), 30-minute weekly private music lessons across piano, violin, guitar, voice, flute, ukulele, and other instruments, and an afternoon enrichment layer spanning ballet, Irish dance, Spanish, art (including digital art via Procreate on iPad), machine sewing, tumbling/yoga, cardio kids, and a Reading Booster Club. The school also runs 50+ themed and academic summer camps and offers before/after care (Morning Musica, Lunch Bunch, Kids Club).

The business runs on a recurring subscription model with monthly tuition typically ranging from $75 to $590 per student, supplemented by one-time registration supply fees and weekly-priced summer camps. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via the vabeachsa.com website, phone (757-717-7187), email, in-person tours, free trial classes, the HiSawyer online registration platform, a Facebook page, a YouTube channel (Jukebox Classroom), and periodic open house events. A sister-school partnership with Jacksonville School of the Arts in Florida extends the brand footprint, and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

VIRGINIA BEACH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, INC.

Legal name

VIRGINIA BEACH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, INC.

Website

https://vabeachsa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Virginia Beach School of the Arts is a founder-owned private arts education institution in Virginia Beach offering preschool, Jr. kindergarten, homeschool enrichment, private music lessons, and afternoon enrichment classes to children and adults, supplemented by summer camps and before/after care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts and Early Childhood Education

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Fine Arts Schools (61161), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic/School-Readiness Preschools (EDACABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

General Preschools (Play-Based) (EDACABAA)

Keywords

• Arts education
• Preschool programs
• Music lessons
• Summer camps
• Homeschool enrichment

Headquarters

HQ city

Virginia Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Preschool and Jr. Kindergarten Tuition: Monthly tuition for Preschool for the Arts (ages 3-5) based on days attended weekly (1-5 days), ranging from $190-$590/month. Jr. Kindergarten (5-day required attendance) at $590/month. Includes school supply fee of $175.
2. Homeschool Unlimited Tuition: Monthly tuition for JrK-4th grade homeschool program at $590/month with $175 school supply fee. Academic year September-May.
3. Private Music Lessons: 30-minute weekly private lessons for piano, violin, guitar, voice, flute, ukulele, and other instruments at $140/month per student.
4. Enrichment Class Fees: Various enrichment classes including art ($85-$130/month), Spanish ($80-$90/month), ballet ($85/month), tumbling/yoga ($85/month), sewing ($170/month), reading booster club ($90-$180/month). Supply fees additional.
5. Spanish and Science Combo Class: Combined class at $160/month with $35 supply fee per semester for ages 5-8.
6. Summer Camps and Programs: Weekly summer camps for ages 3-teen including themed camps (Princess, Dinosaur, Science, Crafts, Spanish) at $140/week for ages 4-7. Summer preschool at $205-$605/month depending on days. Summer Fun School at $515/month.
7. Before and After Care: Extended care services including Morning Musica early drop-off at 8:30am, Lunch Bunch pickup at 1:15pm, and Kids Club until 4:00pm with various pickup time options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Virginia Beach School of the Arts operates a multi-discipline arts and education center offering preschool, Jr. Kindergarten, Homeschool Unlimited programs, private music lessons, group classes in dance, art, and Spanish, and themed summer camps. Programming is delivered in-person at the Virginia Beach campus to children, teens, and adults, with enrollment handled through an online registration system.

Product overview

Virginia Beach School of the Arts is an educational arts institution offering a multi-program portfolio of in-person courses. The core offerings include Preschool for the Arts and Jr. Kindergarten (ages 3-5), Homeschool Unlimited classical education (JrK-4th grade), and private music lessons (piano, violin, guitar, voice, and other instruments). Afternoon enrichment programs span dance (ballet, Irish dance), Spanish language instruction, art classes (drawing, painting, digital art), sewing, physical education (tumbling, yoga, cardio), and reading support. The school operates 50+ summer camps annually and provides before/after care services. Programs share a unified schedule (9:15 AM-12:30 PM core hours) with add-on enrichment classes and extended care options, all within a licensed Virginia Department of Education framework with maximum 9 students per classroom.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preschool Program
• Jr. Kindergarten
• Homeschool Unlimited
• Private Music Lessons
• Dance Classes
• Art Classes
• Spanish Classes Group Spanish language classes for children, teens, and adults offered as part of the school's enrichment programming.
• Themed Summer Camps

Quantifiable outcome

• Students re-entering public or private school after the program are considerably ahead of their peers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Jacksonville School of the ArtsminorOthersSister school partnership with Jacksonville School of the Arts located at 12525 Philips Hwy, Jacksonville, FL. Referenced as a partner location where families can access similar arts education programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Jacksonville School of the Arts: Sister school partnership explicitly referenced on the Virginia Beach School of the Arts website. Offers a similar portfolio of music lessons, art classes, and preschool/arts programming in Jacksonville, FL—same brand model in a different metro.
• Kindermusik: Early-childhood music and movement education program delivered through licensed educators. Directly comparable to VBSA's Preschool for the Arts arts-integration approach and Mommy & Me classes.
• The Little Gym: Franchise offering movement, tumbling, and developmental gymnastics classes for children. Comparable to VBSA's Tumbling, Yoga, and Cardio Kids enrichment programs.
• Bach to Rock: Franchise music school offering private and group lessons across instruments and voice for kids and adults. Comparable to VBSA's Private Music Lessons revenue stream and multi-instructor delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Huntington Learning Centers: National tutoring and supplemental education provider focused on reading, math, and test prep. Overlaps with VBSA's Reading Booster Club at significantly greater geographic scale.
• The Goddard School: National private preschool franchise with proprietary curriculum and strong brand recognition. Competes with VBSA for the same preschool-age families in suburban markets like Virginia Beach.
• Primrose Schools: Large national private preschool franchise offering accredited early childhood education. Comparable to VBSA's Preschool for the Arts and Jr. Kindergarten programs, though without the arts-integration differentiator.
• School of Rock: Largest music education franchise in the U.S., offering private and group lessons plus performance-based programs. Comparable to VBSA's private music lesson and performance-readiness offerings, but at much greater national scale.
• Gymboree Play & Music: National franchise offering play, music, and art classes for young children (and parent-child classes). Overlaps with VBSA's Mommy & Me Art, Preschool Spanish, and toddler enrichment programs at greater scale.

Others

• Compass Classroom / The Good and the Beautiful: VBSA uses 'The Good and the Beautiful' classical homeschool curriculum for its Homeschool Unlimited program. Not a direct competitor but the curriculum vendor whose academic framework underwrites VBSA's homeschool offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@jukeboxclassroomwithmrs.vi2932
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/virginia-beach-school-of-the-arts-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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