[1] Students at FACE have extra arts courses in addition to the academics required by both school boards.

Even then, students are sometimes required (or elect of their own free will) to stay after school for extracurricular courses and projects.

This class combines all groups in the grade into one large classroom of approximately 120 to 150 people, with five teachers, one or more of whom plays piano [citation needed].

Once in grade 10, the students are required to put on a public play, everyone in the class must participate whether they act or work in tech.

The school is quickly becoming a powerhouse in both outdoor and indoor soccer having won a title in both since 2006 and in 2009, the Jazz clinched their first ever playoff berth in Division One basketball.

The Jazz men's basketball team advanced to the finals, after finishing first in their division for the first time in 1999.

FACE contains basic school facilities, such as an office, a cafeteria, a library, four gymnasiums, many science and computer laboratories, and teachers' lounges.

However, to suit the school's artistic program, there is also a large auditorium on the first floor which hosts numerous plays, concerts and a fashion show, as well as a smaller one in the basement dubbed the "P-Scène" by students, a word play because the room was once host to a swimming pool, which translates to "piscine" and is now principally a stage, which translates to the French "scène".

North of the building, a small, abandoned yard was planted and transformed into an "urban forest" where teachers can take their classes for an outdoor teaching experience.