Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are opening a brand new highschool in LA

Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are set to open a brand new highschool in south LA.

The Beats co-founders have partnered with the Los Angeles Unified Faculty District for the enterprise, with Dre and Iovine having beforehand spoken about their instructional plans again in Might 2020.

The brand new faculty – which will likely be referred to as ‘Regional Excessive Faculty #1’ “till the official naming course of is accomplished” – will likely be situated on the Audubon Center Faculty campus and can initially welcome 124 college students, with plans to broaden to as much as 250 college students sooner or later. It's anticipated to open within the autumn of 2022.

The college’s curriculum will deal with “multidisciplinary, hands-on studying, with a powerful emphasis on real-world tasks with high firms and non-profits”. It’s set to comply with the method taken by the College of Southern California (USC) Jimmy Iovine and Andre Younger Academy, which “combines design, enterprise and expertise with hands-on, real-world studying to assist develop younger leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs”.

“College students will likely be uncovered to new profession paths and alternatives in addition to elevated entry to high school packages by way of a first-class school preparatory curriculum, and enhanced studying packages that concentrate on crucial pondering and evaluation,” a press release from the Los Angeles Unified Faculty District provides in regards to the faculty.

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— Austin Beutner (@AustinLASchools) June 14, 2021

Iovine mentioned of the brand new faculty: “We need to give the following technology of scholars entry to a confirmed, revolutionary studying expertise that won't solely put together them for the roles of in the present day, however equip them to reimagine and form the roles, applied sciences and artistic enterprises of the long run.

“We’ve already succeeded in larger ed, now we’re bringing it to highschool.”

Addressing reporters at a press convention on Monday (June 14, by way of Billboard), Dre added: “I feel it’s going to be one thing extraordinarily totally different. I’m nonetheless attempting to study myself and perceive the politics and the hurdles that we've got to recover from to assist.

“All we’re right here to do is assist the youngsters. We’re right here strictly for the youngsters and attempting to present them a future and one thing promising that possibly wasn’t obtainable earlier than then, so that's our intent.”

Talking to the LA Times this week, Dre opened up in regards to the remedy he just lately obtained after struggling a mind aneurysm earlier this 12 months.