Interlochen Arts Academy is the nation’s premier arts boarding high school, where emerging artists from around the world transform passion and potential into purpose. Guided by distinguished artists, students pursue pre-professional training in music, dance, theatre, visual arts, creative writing, and film alongside a robust academic curriculum, preparing them to excel in the arts and beyond. Nestled in scenic northwest Michigan, the Academy has been a leader in arts education since 1962 and has produced 50 Presidential Scholars in the Arts, more than any other high school in the country. To learn more, visit academy.interlochen.org. Follow Interlochen on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube at @interlochenarts.
Unique Characteristics
At Interlochen, we empower the next generation of creative changemakers through our unique, wholistic curriculum. The Interlochen 5 are the defining and reinforcing characteristics of an Academy education. Across artistic, academic, and residential learning, students cultivate core capacities, which become foundational to their mindset, motivation, and method: mindfulness, wellness, and resilience; creative capacity; interdisciplinary perspective and collaboration; global and cultural perspective; and community and citizen artistry.