Educators

Claire Collins gazes into the camera on a snowy afternoon.
Space for discovery: Greenacres Project producer Claire Collins draws on journalistic background in working with Arts Academy students

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The unlikely wordsmith: Academy guest author Jacques J. Rancourt turns his experience of dyslexia into literary gold

Students in the Music Center
What are the benefits of attending a performing arts high school?

Lauren Hunt in front of a colorful "BELIZE" sign
For the love of horn: A conversation with Arts Academy Director of Brass Studies Dr. Lauren Hunt

Professional portraits of two new arts instructors.
Interlochen Arts Academy welcomes lauded pianist and award-winning film editor to faculty

Three students walk across a fall campus
Students speak: What do you do at boarding school?

A group of students and teachers poses outside Interlochen's Music building.
Kara Huber, Interlochen’s Marjorie Wood Drackett Piano Chair, brings accolades and fresh perspective to her position

Beautiful image of wooden steps leading down to a lake under a sunny sky.
Mental health at boarding school: Dr. Michael Kern describes Interlochen’s uniquely relational system

A student in a black and red top stands smiling with her arm around her smiling teacher, who is wearing a white shirt.
“An amazing mentor”: Arts Academy grad shares story of how Interlochen’s arts faculty became like a second family to her

Two Camp musical theatre students smile at the camera.
How to make the most of your art summer camp experience