由约翰·F·肯尼迪总统指定为国家杰出学校. Kennedy Center, The Academy offers students the opportunity to engage in a unique co-curricular program: rigorous, college-preparatory academic classes and professional-level arts training in the context of an unparalleled school culture. The Academy’s school day consists of a modified block schedule of three 75-minute blocks of academic courses and a 45-minute flex period followed by a three-plus hour immersion in a student's chosen arts department: Dance, Media Arts (电影、动画、创意写作) Music, Musical Theatre, Theatre, and Visual Arts. 在大发彩票平台登录, 年轻的艺术家掌握了学术成功所必需的技能, critical thought, 创造性表达.

Students come to The Academy from an array of backgrounds: some have had years of training; others are exploring a newly discovered passion. Some come from the city of Chicago, others commute from the suburbs or beyond. Some spend all four high school years at The Academy; others join the community later on in their academic careers. No matter their background, these students are united by a profound passion for the arts. 

在录取过程中, each student selects one arts department where they will focus their arts education while at The Academy.

Ethnicity

46% Caucasian, 21% 非裔美国人/黑色, 9% 拉丁美洲/拉美裔美国人, 7% Asian American, 15% Multiracial American, 2% International

Commuting

47% Chicago, 53% Outside of Chicago

学院家庭居住在超过75个邮政编码地区, and a significant percentage of students commute from outside the city of Chicago — some even from Indiana and Michigan. The Academy provides private bus pick-up and drop-off at Ogilvie and Union Station three times a day to accommodate. Please visit our Directions 浏览更多信息.

Enrollment

学院招收大约 140 students each year. 平均班级规模是 15 students. 这所学校的师生比例是 4:1. 虽然课程设计为四年制课程, 学院每年接受一些转学生. 请联系招生部门了解更多信息.

Accreditation

大发彩票平台登录是 nonprofit 501(c)(3) 组织和下列组织的成员:

• 中央各邦独立学校协会(ISACS)

• 伊利诺斯州教育委员会

• 全国独立学校协会(NAIS)

• 艺术学校网络(ASN)

• 密歇根湖独立学校协会(LMAIS)

More About The Academy

About The Academy
2023-2024学院简介
Alumni Stories

Welcome from the Head

亲爱的家人朋友们:

For 40 years, 大发彩票平台登录 has been one of Illinois’ great independent schools, 芝加哥重要的文化机构, and “home” to hundreds of brilliant young artists characterized by their  passion, purpose, and excellence.

The Academy’s “co-curricular” educational model is simple, yet transformational. 我们严谨的学术课程和身临其境, pre-professional arts training prepare our students for an incredible variety of paths beyond high school, leading successful, 有意义的生活在艺术和其他领域.

从2017年到2021年，180名毕业生的收入接近 $39 million 在大学奖学金中(这不是打错了!)，并被全国最好的大学录取, universities, and conservatories, from CalArts to Juilliard; from Stanford to Princeton.

从格莱美奖到《大发彩票平台登录》畅销书排行榜, 我们的校友不仅在专业艺术界取得成功, 他们准备给它下定义. And as physicists, entrepreneurs, attorneys, software developers, and more, 学院毕业生在各种令人惊叹的领域蓬勃发展.

Most importantly, however, 该学院的特点是它的社区:启发学术教师, 对导师充满热情的专业艺术家, 还有令人难以置信的学生群体. It is a unique privilege to be immersed every day in a community of people so deeply invested in being here.

Thank you for taking a closer look at our school: we are eager to show you what makes The Academy such a special place to be.

欢迎来到大发彩票平台登录. And, welcome home.

Jason Patera
Head of School

If you would like to know more about the history and mission of The Academy, click here.

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