Join us August 4-8, 2025!

We will update this schedule for the 2025 season as we can. Plan on full days at JSSI with evening activities as well.

The week of JSSI is busy. Everyone has a full schedule, except Half Day and Pretwinkle students.

Monday Schedule Overview:

  • On Monday, we follow a special schedule that begins with morning check-in, optional play-ins, and the Opening Ceremony at 11 am. 
  • Most students do not have morning classes and should arrive for check-in from 8:30 – 10:30 am, with optional play-ins at 9:45, and the Opening Ceremony at 11 am. See Monday morning below for additional details. 
  • Regular classes begin after lunch.
  • Half Day and PreTwinkle students check in at 8 am. They have class from 8:30 – 10:45 am, Mon-Fri.

Tuesday – Friday Schedule Overview:

  • Classes run from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. All students in the full-day program will have one open hour during the day, which can be used for naps, practice time, reading, playing frisbee… Young Artists and Teacher Workshop Participants will likely end around 5:30 pm or possibly 6 pm. 

  • On Friday, classes end before lunch, followed by afternoon concerts. (See “Friday Special Schedule” below.)  Teacher Workshop Participants will follow their class schedule.

    Evening Events – see the calendar below for additional details:

    • Monday 6:30 pm: Rehearsal From Hiroshima to Hope, followed by 7 pm Honors Recital. 
    • Tuesday 7 pm: Faculty recital with violist Amber Archibald-Sesek, followed by our teen social to Fainting Goat Gelato
    • Wednesday 6 pm: From Hiroshima to Hope 
    • Thursday 7 pm: Chamber Music Performance, opened by StringsPop 

    Dorm Check-In for Overnight Lodgers
    Sunday 11-4 pm at Conference Services: 3220 Sixth West, Seattle, WA 98119 (around the side to the back of the building).
    Outside those hours, please visit Campus Security: 601 West Emerson, Seattle, WA 98119.

    Monday at Emerson Hall: 8 – 10:30 am

    JSSI Packet Pickup
    Monday at Emerson Hall: 8 am for half-day and pretwinkle students, 8:30 – 10:30 am for all others. Consider what else is happening Monday morning at JSSI as you make your plans.

    Monday morning, we follow a special schedule. Most classes start after lunch. 
    8 – 10:30 am Dorm check-in and JSSI packet pickup at Emerson Hall
    8:30 – 9:30 am Pretwinkle and half-day students have their first class. Book 1-8 students start classes after lunch today.
    8:30 – 10:15 am Honors Recital performance practice
    9:45 – 10:45 am Play-ins; Advanced Orchestra rehearsal for Opening Ceremony; 2nd class for pretwinkle and half-day students
    11 am Opening Ceremony
    12 pm Lunch
    1 pm Classes begin. Follow your regular afternoon schedule.

    On Friday, classes end at 10:45 am, and all student institute activities will be over by 3:30 pm. 
    11 am Orchestra Concert, immediately followed by a group photo on the steps of Bach Theater for all JSSI students, faculty, and teacher workshop participants
    12 pm Lunch
    1:15 pm Final Concert/s
    2-5 pm: Turn in keycards and room keys in Emerson Lobby (outside these hours go to Security)

    Teacher workshops will be held Friday afternoon according to their class schedule.

    The calendar below is live. It can be advanced using the dropdown arrows to July and August 2025 for information on JSSI 2025. It is best viewed on a tablet, laptop, or desktop computer.