Monday, April 21, 2025
Testing, one, two, three — Baldwin High School @ Shubert is unveiling its newest addition to its growing campus: the One Flight Up Sound Studio.
Shubert — a nontraditional secondary school focusing on career and technical education — introduced its state-of-the-art studio on March 27, designed to immerse students in practical, career-oriented learning experiences related to music and sound engineering. The new facility aims to offer students access to professional-grade, hands-on resources within the confines of the district.
“In Baldwin School District, we are dedicated to creating new opportunities for our students that immerse them in practical, career-oriented learning experiences, especially professions in music and sound engineering,” Superintendent Shari Camhi wrote in an email to the Herald. “This new space and curriculum at Baldwin High School @ Shubert align with our commitment to ensuring every student graduates ‘future ready.’ By replicating professional studios found in the industry, ‘One Flight Up’ will enable our students to participate in authentic, hands-on educational experiences right within our district versus having to go off campus.”
The studio features a range of industry-standard resources, including a control room, soundproof recording room, vocal booth, and podcasting technology. Its design mirrors that of professional recording studios. School district officials said students are selected through career interest surveys and conversations with counselors. Six students are currently taking the course.
The addition to Shubert follows the campus’s launch of the Future Jewelers Academy. That hands-on program, created through a collaboration between the Natural Diamond Council and the Black in Jewelry Coalition, introduces them to the jewelry industry.
Michael Autero from Baldwin High School and Olivia Lattore from MusicBreeds, a nonprofit organization based in Hempstead that helps mentor young musicians, will lead the program.
Looking ahead, the district envisions expanding the program’s offerings to reach even more students.
“With the high-quality equipment and the authenticity of the new space, there are numerous possibilities from an educational standpoint,” Camhi wrote. “We plan to expand the curriculum connected to this resource and explore the possibility of inviting students from our other schools to utilize this space, not only for music but also for other subject areas, like English. For example, they could leverage the podcast technology for our high school’s New Media Academy or our middle school’s Spoken Word Pre-Academy. Although we are still in the initial stages of development, we definitely view this resource as a steppingstone to create more future-focused opportunities for students across the entire district. Stay tuned!”
