Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts

The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts is an integrated magnet arts high school in Hartford, Connecticut. It is one of four schools located on the 16acre campus of The Learning Corridor."The Academy" is open through lottery to high school students in the state of Connecticut. The Capital Region Education Council has managed the school since it was established in 1985.HistoryThe 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. It was formed to give students artistic freedom without feeling judged by others.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.In December 2011 the Academy became the first high school to perform Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori's Caroline, or Change.SchoolInitially, students submitted applications and were required to audition in their specific art form. This was the case up until only a few years ago.