The application process for the 2009 – 2010 school year is now closed.

Late applications can be submitted at the Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) beginning Monday, March 2, 2009, and will be date and time stamped.

Families wishing to change information sent through a previously submitted application should contact the RSCO at (860) 757-6188 by Wednesday, March 4, 2009.

Admission

The Academy accepts students who have an interest in pursuing the performing, creative or visual arts as a career, or as an avocation. Students should be aware that academic, creative and performance standards are the same for all students, whether or not an artistic career path is followed. Students must be entering or enrolled in a public high school, and are encouraged to spend a minimum of three years at the Academy. Applications for admission are available through local school districts' teachers and guidance counselors, and from the Academy.

We recommend that students interested in applying for the 2010-2011 academic year and their parents to attend one of the Open House Information Sessions to learn more about the both the full and half day programs, as well as coordination with sending schools.

Open House Information sessions are tentatively scheduled for:

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
6:00 p.m. Full Day Program
7:00 p.m. Arts Program

Tuesday, December 8, 2009
6:00 p.m. Full Day Program
7:00 p.m. Arts Program

Thursday, January 14, 2010
6:00 p.m. Full Day Program
7:00 p.m. Arts Program

Saturday, January 23, 2010
4:00 p.m. Full Day Program & Arts Program

Wednesday, February 3, 2010
5:30 p.m. Full Day Program
6:30 p.m. Arts Program

All meetings will take place at the Theater of the Performing Arts at the Learning Corridor, 359 Washington Street, Hartford, CT 06106. Free parking is available in the Learning Corridor Garage by entering from Brownell Street.

Tuition (half-day program)

Tuition for the 2009-10 school year is $4,043. Some school districts designate a specific number of students for whom tuition to the Academy will be paid by their local school boards. The Academy may also accept students whose tuition is paid either by their families or by some source of funding other than school boards.