Hartford Culinary Arts Academy

Culinary Arts Academy

The Hartford Culinary Arts Academy is a college preparatory small school for 400 students in grades 9-12. The Academy engages students in a 21rst Century learning environment that combines rigorous academic courses with a related sequence of career pathway courses focused on Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management. Students earn an industry recognized ProStart certificate by meeting the applied learning standards set forth by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. Students may also be eligible to earn dual college credits through area colleges.

The Academy offers a core high school curriculum aligned with national and state standards that will meet college admission expectations. Additionally, the curriculum is industry and national skill certification driven. An essential component of the curriculum is mentoring and internships affiliated with local restaurants, hotel chains, and culinary institutions.

Quick Stats

415 Granby Street
Hartford, CT 06112
860 695-1733

Dress Code:
School uniform required, please contact school directly for specifics.

Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 213 p.m.
After School Hours: TBD
Grade Levels: 9 -12

Principal: Matthew Conway

Executive Assistant:

Mercella Mendes

860-695-1733

Academic/School Programs

The Culinary Academy has applied to NAF as a Year of Planning site for affiliation as a NAF Academy of Hospitality and Tourism. The 2011-12 YOP will be the foundational year during which the Culinary Academy will frame the process for its development as a NAF academy model and will compile a YOP Portfolio detailing these processes. A NAF YOP Guidebook and NAF Network Support will guide the development of the NAF model components to include structure, instructional plans, personalization strategies and partnership plans.

The NAF Academy of Hospitality and Tourism education reform, established in 1987, is in direct alignment with the reform put in motion in 2007 by Dr. Adamowski, a reform based on the principles of Rigor, Relevance and Relationships. NAF Academy students learn real-life lessons in related businesses outside of school that are integrated with rigorous classroom curriculum. The program demands strong academic foundation in the core curriculum which will prepare students for post-secondary studies in hospitality and tourism. NAF academies are committed to having students graduate prepared for college and professional success beyond high school. Curriculum for the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism contains essential content based on expertise from leaders in the hospitality and tourism industry and education experts. Along with required academic courses for graduation, students take one or two specialized courses each semester which include courses such as:

• Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism

• Economics

• The Business of Hospitality and Tourism

• Geography and World Culture, Sports, Entertainment and Event Management

• Principles of Hospitality and Tourism

The paid internship is an integral component to the NAF Academy model. Students work as paid interns at hotels, museums, travel centers, sports facilities and other hospitality and tourism-related settings. These internships connect academies to the real world of work and establish important relationships between students and adult professionals in the related fields of hospitality and tourism.

The Culinary Academy will join three other NAF academies in Hartford’s portfolio of schools: The Academy of Engineering and Green Technology, High School, Inc., and Pathways to Technology Magnet School.

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