Open House for Prospective Students

The CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts (GHAA) HALF-DAY Program identifies and educates students from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds who have a passion for the arts and will commit to immersive training in their arts discipline. Our program offers a pre-college, pre-professional, rigorous arts curriculum with 200+ core and elective courses. The curriculum prepares students for post-secondary studies and professional careers in the arts.

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Students can major in 1 of 6 arts disciplines: Dance, Design & Theater Production, Instrumental & Vocal Music, Musical Theater, Theater, and Visual Arts. From 7:30am to noon, they take their core academic courses at their district high schools. From 1pm to 4:15pm, Monday-Thursday, they attend GHAA Half-day for 13 hours per week of intensive study in their arts major.

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In 2023, the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts HALF-DAY program was named the Best Art School Program in the U.S. for the 3rd time in our 39-year history by the International Arts Schools Network.

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