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The Watson Institute's Friendship Academy
Basic Information
Address: 255 S. Negley Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
County: Allegheny
Phone Number: 412-365-3800
Fax Number: 412-361-6775
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Additional Information
President: Barry W. Bohn
School Type: Approved Private School
Founded: 2001
Ages/Grades: 5-21
School Setting:
Friendship Academy operates an approved private elementary, middle and high school program for students ages 5-21 that can include mental health services for students who may need them. Friendship Academy is licensed by the PA Departments of Education and Welfare. Recognized as experts in the area of special education and mental health, Friendship Academy staff also provide training and consulting services to area agencies and school districts. In addition, Friendship Academy is a training site for university programs in special education, social work, psychology, counseling, pediatrics and nursing.
Camp Programs: Yes
Summer School: Yes
School Championships:
None
School Clubs:
None
Parking Spaces/Availability:
Parking Lot
Mission Statement:
The Watson Institute helps children with special needs achieve their fullest potential in all aspects of their lives.
Philosophy/Belief Statement:
We envision The Watson Institute as:
The region’s premier provider of special education services to children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, brain injuries, behavior disorder and emotional disturbance and nationally recognized for its expertise;
A provider of a comprehensive array of cost-effective, accessible services and programs that serves children with special needs from their birth through age twenty-one;
The place that parents of children with special needs turn to for information and help;
The first choice of school districts and professionals who need professional development services so that they can better serve children with special needs.
An organization that is noted for its expert, professional and compassionate staff, who do whatever needs to be done to help children with disabilities achieve their fullest potential in all aspects of their lives.
Recognized world-wide for providing services to professionals working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and behavior disorders.
School History:
The Watson Institute is the legacy of Mr. and Mrs. David Thompson Watson. A Pittsburgh business leader and well-known international attorney representing such notables as A.M. Byers, Andrew Carnegie, W.H. Vanderbilt, Henry Phipps and Henry Clay Frick, David Watson and his wife, Margaret, dedicated considerable time and resources for the care, education and treatment of children with disabilities. After David’s death in 1916 and Margaret’s death shortly thereafter, the Watson’s “Sunny Hill” summer estate in Sewickley, PA became the D.T. Watson Home for Crippled Children. Their legacy continues today.