Frederica Academy

Frederica Academy is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory school located on Saint Simons Island, Georgia, United States. It serves students from grades Pre-K to 12. The school has a fully functional lower school, middle school, and upper school. The current head of school is Scott L. Hutchinson.

Frederica Academy
Location
200 Murray Way
Saint Simons Island, Georgia

United States
Information
TypePrivate, college preparatory
Established1969
Head of schoolScott L. Hutchinson
Faculty53 (2019-2020)[1]
GradesPK-12
Number of students396 (2019-2020)
Color(s)Forest green and white         
MascotKnights
AccreditationSAIS-SACS[2]
Tuition [3]$7,790 (Pre-Kindergarten)
$12,260 (Kindergarten)
$16,195 (Grades 1-4)
$16,700 (Grade 5)
$18,340 (Grades 6-8)
$19,970 (Grades 9-12)
Websitehttp://www.fredericaacademy.org

Campus life

The Frederica Difference

Frederica Academy provides its students with a rigorous college preparatory education that integrates all subjects, including the arts, in a cooperative learning environment. A challenging education requires that students and teachers have high standards and expectations, that the process is as important as the product, that students are taught to make connections across disciplines, that in order for learning to take place students may be pushed outside their comfort zones, and that failure and mistakes are an essential part of learning. Rigor at Frederica is characterized by the pursuit of ideas, rather than an emphasis on grades, memorization, excessive homework, or competition with others as a measure of one's own success.

In short, Frederica provides an environment, which is academically challenging, intellectually stimulating, and respectful, while remaining a place where students feel safe enough to become risk-takers and are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities in reasonable measure at appropriate levels.

Athletics

Frederica also offers many athletic opportunities including Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Football, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, and Volleyball.

Clubs and Organizations

Frederica Academy offers a multitude of school sponsored clubs and organizations, including:[4]

History

Founded in 1969,[5] Frederica has a long history of educating students from the Golden Isles of Georgia. Originally, the school was located in the old Brunswick Hospital on the mainland while construction of today's campus was taking place on St. Simons Island. The original buildings still hold the lower and middle schools. In 2004, construction finished on the state-of-the-art new upper school building, Lovick P. Corn Hall.

Advanced Placement courses

The school offers a number of Advanced Placement courses, including Language & Composition, Literature & Composition, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, Chemistry, Physics I, Computer Science A, World History, US History, US Government, Comparative Government, and Spanish Language.

Facilities

Frederica Academy has a large campus that features one lower school building, two middle school buildings (Benefield Hall and Fleming Hall, a fifth grade hall, one upper school building (Corn Hall), a fully equipped gymnasium, cafeteria (Hamilton Hall), drama theater, basketball court, soccer field, baseball field, lower school media center , Been Library, administration building, a wet and dry science laboratory, and a full art studio.

Honor code

The Frederica Academy Honor Code reads:

"On my honor, I have neither given nor received help of any kind on this work."

Extended version:

"I realize that, as a student of Frederica Academy under the Honor System, my honor shall be respected. I acknowledge that it is my obligation to be truthful, fair, and honest in all my actions. It shall, therefore, be my aim to achieve a high standard of character worthy of the respect I shall receive. To be honorable, not only in the classroom, but also in all relations with my fellow students and teachers, shall be my constant effort.May God keep me steadfast in purpose."[6]

Students must abide by the Honor Code. If a violation is presented, the situation will be dealt with by the Honor Council (A group of peers and teachers who assist in deciding the outcome of the predicament)

Alma Mater

On an isle in southeast Georgia
There's a school we love;
Set near seas and pearly beaches,
Moss draped oaks above.
Frederica, how we love thee,
Our dear high school home;
And our memories we'll cherish,
As from thee we roam.

References
  1. "Frederica Academy Faculty". Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  2. Accreditation
  3. "Frederica Academy Tuition". Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  4. "Frederica Academy School Clubs and Organizations". Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  5. "Frederica Academy School Profile". Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  6. "Frederica Academy Honor Code". Retrieved 2008-09-15.

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