By Brooke Williams, KDVR Denver || Famous hip hop producer Jimmy Iovine and rapper Andre Young, known as Dr. Dre, are partnering with Denver Public Schools to bring two new Iovine and Young Centers for Innovation to the Mile High City.
DPS said in a press release that the new centers will open at Manual High School and the Denver School of the Arts, offering an “interdisciplinary curriculum that blends design, technology, business and the arts to prepare students for the industries of the future.”
The website describes the Iovine and Young Center as “high school reconceptualized,” with a mission to shape learning environments that empower, inspire, and engage students and bring out their highest academic and creative potential.
It is the first partnership of its kind in the school district and even the state of Colorado, DPS said. DPS said the move positions the district as a national leader in reimagining public education.
Iovine and Young proved successful music careers and partnered as the founders of Beats Electronics, and are now making waves in education.
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From the Iovine and Young Center Website:
The Iovine and Young Center Integrated Design, Technology, and Entrepreneurship Magnet offers a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary program that fuses a curriculum with real-world, project-based learning opportunities with top institutions and companies.
The Iovine and Young Center IDTE Magnet students will have unparalleled access to innovative technologies and opportunities to collaborate with top educators, industry experts, and executives. Students will develop relevant, 21st-century skills that will prepare them for competitive colleges and careers of the future.
This is a learning experience that emphasizes discovery, creative problem solving, critical thinking, and teamwork. Along with the common core curriculum and all A-G graduation requirements, course offerings include a range of electives that dive deeper into the worlds of design, technology and entrepreneurship.
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Read more at their website here.
https://iovineandyoungcenter.org/