High School for the Recording Arts

Why High School for the Recording Arts was nominated

High School for Recording Arts starts with relationships. They understand that the students they serve have mostly had negative schools experiences and many live in adverse life conditions. They have a truly unique public-private partnership with Studio 4, a premier professional recording studio in the Midwest, to get kids excited to tell their stories and discover who they are through hip hop. The school is truly designed to meet the holistic needs of its students, with social & emotion learning and a commitment to equity at its core. Its for these reasons I am excited to nominate High School for Recording Arts to the Canopy Project., HSRA empowers students to take ownership of their learning, blends academics with meaningful real-life experience, emphasizes individual growth, and supports post-secondary readiness—all of which make the learning environment more engaging, effective and empowering., HSRA is a long-standing career connected learning school with a focus on an industry that has deep roots in the Twin Cities. The schools is "dedicated to providing all young people a chance to realize their full potential, despite any previous setbacks."