Recognition Frank_McCourt

mccourt @ new york s housing works bookstore paying tribute irish poet benedict keily, 2007

mccourt member of national arts club , recipient of award of excellence international center in new york. in 1998, mccourt honored irish american of year irish america magazine. in 2002 awarded honorary degree university of western ontario.

in october 2009, new york city department of education, along several partners community, founded frank mccourt high school of writing, journalism, , literature, screened-admissions public high school. school located on upper west side of manhattan on west 84th street. frank mccourt school 1 of 4 small schools designated fill campus of former louis d. brandeis high school. frank mccourt high school began classes september 2010. first principal of school danielle salzberg, served acting principal @ khalil gibran international academy , assistant principal @ millennium high school in new york. among many community partners of frank mccourt school columbia journalism school , symphony space.

the frank mccourt museum officially opened malachy mccourt in july 2011 @ leamy house, hartstonge street, limerick. tudor-style building formerly known leamy school, former school of frank , brother malachy. museum showcases 1930s classroom of leamy school , contains collection of memorabilia, including items such school books of period , old photos, donated former pupils of school. having large selection of angela s ashes memorabilia, museum has recreated mccourt home described in book using period pieces , props angela s ashes motion picture. downstairs of museum houses dr. frank mccourt creative writing centre.