Hartford Area Regional School Choice Magnet Themes and features
School Name
Academy of Aerospace
and Engineering (6-12)
Capital Preparatory
Magnet School
Theme
Science, STEM
Special features or certifications
Social Justice
Gifted and Talented curriculum (Hopkins CTY)
Program, Performing arts partnership with Hartford Stage,
Robotics programs, state-of-the-art research labs, and NASA
Explorer School partnership
engages students in exploring issues of leadership, character
and innovation
Read original texts in classic literature and world philosophy
Classical Magnet School
Liberal arts, classics
Medical Professions and
Teacher Prep Academy
Health and education
services
CREC Public Safety
Academy
Hartford Magnet Trinity
College Academy
Metropolitan Learning
Center
Law enforcement,
firefighting, emergency
medical services,
public safety
communications
Science, the arts, and
early college
Global and
international studies
Sport and Medical
Sciences Academy
Sports and medical
science
Extensive study and travel abroad program
international visitors and foreign exchange students
International Baccalaureate
UConn Medical School, CT Children’s Medical Center and
CCSU Partnerships, Opportunities to earn up to 30 college
credits from UConn, Project Lead The Way-Biomedical
Sciences, and Capital Community College
Two Rivers Magnet Middle
Environmental
science
Design scientific experiments, models, and prototypes
Part of the NASA Explorer School network
Suffield Agriscience
Center
Animal Science,
Agriculture
Mechanization, Plant
Science,
Environmental science
or General Agriculture
Greenhouses, labs for large and small animals, aquaculture,
food science, floral design labs and an agricultural mechanics
shop.
CT Technical HS
A.I. Prince
E.C. Goodwin
Howell Cheney
Vinal
Connecticut River
Academy
Cambridge IGCSE curriculum
Opportunity to obtain selected medical certifications (CPR
and First Aid)
Aspiring teachers may participate in CREC’s Teacher Cadet
Program
Opportunities for mentorships, internships and job shadowing
in a range of public safety fields, free college level courses,
daily physical education and training
Authentic connections among the disciplines
Vocational-technical, trades
Prepared for admission to two and four year colleges or for
entry into apprenticeship programs or immediate competitive
employment
Environmental science
Early college high school operated by Goodwin College. Dock
and research vessel being designed for student use
Great Path Academy
College immersion
Greater Hartford Academy
of the Arts
Vocal and Instrumental
Music, Dance,
Theater, Musical
Theater, Creative
Writing, and
Interdisciplinary Arts
Math and Sciences
Career-oriented classes, internships, and community service
earn up to 30 college credits while taking advantage of the
resources a college campus has to offer
Students experience professional arts events and meet
professional working artists, artist-in-residence program
State-of-the-art studios and performance space
Greater Hartford Academy
Part of the NASA Explorer School network
of Mathematics and
Science
Pathways to Technology
Technology
University High School of
Science and Engineering
Science and
Engineering
Career shadowing and coaching from some of the nation’s
leading science and math professionals
Specialty courses include: graphic arts, web-design, film and
sound production
Early-college partnership with the University of Hartford
College/Career Program provides access to local
science/engineering firms