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

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, as a segregation academy in response to local public schools integrating,[5] Frederica has a long history of educating white 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.

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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.

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