Frick International Studies Academy Middle School

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Frick International Studies Academy
Nothing in life is so complicated, that it cannot be achieved by discipline and hard work.
School type	Public, International Baccalaureate
Established	1983
District	Pittsburgh Public Schools
Grades	6–8
Principal	Mr. Wayne N. Walters
Faculty	Faculty
Students	538 as of 1-Mar-2007^[1]
Colors	Blue and White
Mascot	Dolphin
Representative	William Isler
Location	107 Thackeray Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Coordinates: 40.443183° N 79.957841° W
Information	412-622-5980
Website	Frick ISA Middle School

1 History
2 IBMYP
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

Frick ISA was founded by Henry Clay Frick in 1927, as a training school for teachers. In 1983 it became a middle school, but was in Dilworth. It moved to the Oakland site 3 years late in 1986.

[edit] IBMYP

Frick currently is using an IBMYP curriculum. IBMYP stands for International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program. The IBMYP website can be found here: IBMYP The IBMYP is a curriculum that tries to teach 11-16 year old students about the world, and the responsibilities required as an adult. They implement extra-curricular activities into the school program. They added a new feature called the S.A.C.K. (Service, Action, Community, Knowledge) book. In the book, the students must reach the goal of 10 hours of Community Service, 10 hours of action (sports, etc.), and an additional 10 hours of Creativity (art, etc.). The IBMYP coordinator this year is Madame Smith, who was a french teacher there for a number of years before taking her new position. She also works at Schenley High School, as the IBMYP coordinator there.