▁nation ally ▁recogn ised ▁benchmark s ▁set ▁by ▁the ▁E Q A O . ▁ ▁Ext rac urr icular ▁For ▁many ▁years ▁the ▁music ▁department ▁has ▁participated ▁in ▁and ▁won ▁numerous ▁awards ▁at ▁the ▁K iw an is ▁Music ▁Festival . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁E SA ' s ▁phot ography ▁students ▁participated ▁in ▁Gallery ▁ 4 4 ' s ▁exhibition ▁Camer al inks ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁- ▁U R B AN . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁E SA ▁Phot ography ▁students ▁have ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Mag enta ▁Foundation ' s ▁Flash ▁For ward ▁Inc ub ator ▁Program . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁▁ ▁E SA , ▁being ▁hous ed ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁Royal ▁York ▁C . I . ▁building , ▁is ▁equ ipped ▁for ▁both ▁arts ▁and ▁academic ▁programs . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁class room ▁facilities ▁for ▁the ▁academic ▁subjects , ▁E SA ▁has ▁many ▁spaces ▁especially ▁designed ▁for ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁arts . ▁The ▁D rama ▁Department ▁has ▁four ▁rooms ▁which ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁classes ▁and ▁re he ars al ▁space , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁ 4 0 - se at ▁Th rust - style ▁studio ▁theatre . ▁Visual ▁Arts ▁has ▁a ▁print making ▁studio , ▁a ▁phot ography ▁room ▁and ▁three ▁stud ios ▁for ▁drawing , ▁painting ▁and ▁sculpt ure ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁wall ▁space ▁for ▁exhib itions . ▁Two ▁large , ▁dance ▁stud ios ▁with ▁bars ▁and ▁mirror ed ▁walls ▁serve ▁the ▁Dance ▁Department . ▁The ▁Music ▁and ▁Musical