Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts

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name =The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts


motto =
established =1985
type =Magnet
grades =9-12
head of school =Dr. Herbert L. Sheppard, Director
contact number =[phone]
location =The Learning Corridor, Hartford, Connecticut 06106
country =United States
website = [http://www.crec.org/magnetschools/schools/artsacademy/index.php GHAA] The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts (known formerly as The Greater Hartford Academy of the Performing Arts or GHAPA) is an integrated magnet arts high school in Hartford, Connecticut. It is one of four schools located on the 16 acre campus of The Learning Corridor.

"The Academy" is open through audition to high school students in the Greater Hartford area. The Capital Region Education Council (CREC) has managed the school since it was established in 1985.

History

"The Academy" was founded as a desegregation magnet school, and strives to maintain a student body that is balanced in terms of race and socioeconomic status.

In 2005 the Academy was selected by the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization to be the first high school in the United States to perform the long-running Broadway Musical "Cats". [cite web |url=http://www.crec.org/crec/news/2005_release/parents/040605.php |title=CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts is First High School Selected to Perform Cats |accessdate=2008-06-28 |date=2005-04-06]

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Students are selected to attend the school based on audition, interview, and many other criteria. The school is open to students that can enroll for a half-a-day school or go to the school for a full day, which includes taking all the English, Science, Math, Social Studies, and World language classes in the school as well. The very first graduating class of the Full Day Program will be in 2011. For the 2008 - 2009 school year, the Full Day Program will be taking 120 new incoming freshmen.

Since 2001 "the Academy" has been located at The Learning Corridor, a 16 acre campus adjacent to Trinity College. Formerly, "the Academy" was housed in a former funeral parlor, with an annex that was a former bar. "The Academy" offers a curriculum in seven concentrations; Musical Theater, Tech. Theater, Drama, Dance, Music (both Vocal and Instrumental), Visual Arts, and Creative Writing.

Curriculum

Courses of study include:
*creative writing
*dance
*instrumental/"vocal" music
*visual arts
*theater
*musical theater
*technical theater

References

External links

* [http://www.learningcorridor.org The Learning Corridor]
* [http://www.crec.org Capital Region Education Council (CREC)]
* [http://www.learningcorridor.org/aarts/geninfo.htm Academy information] from the Learning Corridor
* [http://www.crec.org/magnetschools/schools/artsacademy/index.php Academy information] from CREC
*Coeyman, Marjorie. [http://www.csmonitor.com/1998/0623/062398.feat.feat.6.html Using the Arts to Attract a Diverse Student Body] . "The Christian Science Monior". 1998-06-23.