Educators

A woman dressed in a camel coat stares pensively from her perch on a bridge.
Meet Megan Baxter: The Pushcart Prize-winning author shares a peek into her online writing courses

A woman dressed in black hiking clothes stands in front of a green and mountainous landscape with ancient ruins.
Way beyond a translating app: Arts Academy Spanish instructor Brittany Adams helps her students make real-life connections

Kaiser-Sandler holds a guitar and gazes into the camera
Interlochen’s own Courtney Kaiser-Sandler advances to quarterfinals for GRAMMY Music Educator Award

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A world of collaboration: Film & New Media instructor Lesley Tye invites her students to embrace cross-departmental work

Valade Concertmaster Dennis Kim poses with Camp students.
Interlochen Arts Camp announces 2025 Valade Concertmasters and Fellows

Stagnitta, dressed in dark blue and carrying a flute, smiles into the camera.
Arts Academy Flute Instructor Nancy Stagnitta joins Paul Simon for North American tour

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