Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy

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Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy
Henry Clay Frick Training School for Teachers - IMG 1427.JPG
Location
107 Thackeray Street

Pittsburgh
,
Pennsylvania
15213

United States
Information
TypePublic - Magnet
MottoDream. Discover. Design.
Established2009
School districtPittsburgh Public Schools
PrincipalMr. Shawn McNeil
Staff58[1]
Grades6–12
Enrollment537[2] (as of October 1, 2017)
Color(s)White and blue
MascotSci-Tech Thundersharks
NewspaperThe Byte (retired), The Sextant (Future)
WebsitePittsburgh Science and Technology
Henry Clay Frick Training School for Teachers
Frick International Studies Academy.jpg
Inside the school
Coordinates40°26′36″N 79°57′29″W / 40.44333°N 79.95806°W / 40.44333; -79.95806Coordinates: 40°26′36″N 79°57′29″W / 40.44333°N 79.95806°W / 40.44333; -79.95806
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1927
ArchitectIngham & Boyd
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSPittsburgh Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86002668[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1986
Designated PHLF2002[4]

Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy (sometimes referred to as SciTech) is a public school in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It currently serves grades 6-12 in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. Its building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on Sept. 30, 1986.[3][5]

History[]

Originally the building served as the home for the Henry Clay Frick Training School for Teachers, founded by Henry Clay Frick in 1927, which served a training school for teachers.[6] In 1983 it became a middle school housed at Dilworth School in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of East Liberty. Pittsburgh Frick 6–8 Middle School moved to the building in 1986 and was temporarily located at Reizenstein which in 2012 was renamed the Barack Obama Academy of International Studies 6-8. and has since been demolished.[7] The Barack Obama Academy of International Studies 6-12 is now located in the former Peabody High School building in East Liberty. In June 2009, staff working on The Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy received possession of the Frick International Studies Academy building. SciTech officially opened to students in September 2009 after a pilot project by graduate students at Carnegie Mellon Heinz College.[8][9]

Operating Schedule[]

Pittsburgh SciTech offers a block-schedule of classes; this structure allows students 80-minute classes.[10] Field trips to local attractions in the Oakland area are plentiful and make use of local libraries, museums, universities, and seasonal attractions. Additionally, students are given 60 minutes a day to entertain themselves in a list of activities which are not school related, this is called Activity Period. This practice was suspended for the 2021-2022 school year due to COVID-19.[10][11]

Concentrations[]

Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy offers four fields of science for students to focus on. These fields, named "Concentrations", are split into the following categories:

  • Computers and Connections
  • Body and Behavior
  • Form and Function
  • Environment and Energy

These sub-categories cover a wide range of careers and offer early experience in classes they would not study otherwise. Students pick their concentration at the end of their Ninth-grade year. The pickings are chosen in a weighted lottery, biased on grades, behavior, and attendance.[12]

Computers and Connections[]

The Computers and Connections concentration focuses on teaching students computational thinking, breaking hard problems up into easier steps.

Body and Behavior[]

In the body and behavior concentration, students focus on aspects of health and science. Students are given accelerated teaching about different professions and health careers.

Form and Function[]

Form and Function focuses on engineering and the various aspects of it.

Environment and Energy[]

Environment and Energy instructs students about Environment and Energy in the form of firsthand activities in Panther Hollow creek and elsewhere and learning about the aspects of each.

Enrollment[]

As of 2020:[13]

Group Number of students Percent
All 596 100%
Caucasian 273 45.8%
African American 224 37.6%
Asian 25 4.2%
Hispanic 17 2.9%
Multiracial 56 9.4%
American Indian <5 <1%
Male 370 62.1%
Female 226 37.9%

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.discoverpps.org/pdf/school/306. Retrieved 9 April 2021. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Sci-Tech Enrollment". Discover PPS. Pittsburgh Public Schools. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  4. ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  5. ^ "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Frick Middle School" (PDF). April 1986. Retrieved 2010-06-08.[dead link]
  6. ^ "New Teacher Being Evaluated at Frick School | Historic Pittsburgh". historicpittsburgh.org. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  7. ^ "The Reizenstein Family". Rauh Jewish Archives. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-29. Retrieved 2009-11-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2013-04-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ a b "SciTech Bell Schedule". Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy. 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  11. ^ "Activities". Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy. 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  12. ^ "Academics". Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy. 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  13. ^ "Discover PPS". www.discoverpps.org. Retrieved 2021-04-09.

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