Israel Arts and Science Academy

The Israel Arts and Science Academy (Hebrew: התיכון הישראלי למדעים ואומנויות‎‎), or IASA for short, is a high school for gifted students from all over Israel. IASA was founded in 1990 as a boarding school for outstanding scholars throughout Israel whether Jewish, Muslim or Christian, secular or religious. The school, located in Jerusalem, was founded by the late Raphi Amram and the Society for Excellence through Education, and claims to be the "most integrated high school in Israel." Approximately 200 students live and study in IASA.

Students may major in either natural sciences, music, visual arts, or humanities, though they study most subjects (those which are not related to their area of interest) in mixed classes. The science students choose one main subject, such as: physics, chemistry, or biology and they must also learn computer science and/or another subject.

IASA's Music Department was shaped by the visions of three important educators: the Israeli composer and ethnomusicologist Andre Hajdu (student of Zoltán Kodály, Olivier Messiaen and Darius Milhaud), as well as the composer and educator Michael Wolpe and the teacher of ear-training, Bat Sheva Rubinstein. The Music Department has produced a generation of young Israeli musicians, different from the mainstream of the Israeli music scene.

The studies in the Art Department consist of painting, sculpting, photography, and video art classes. Students also study the history of modern art and classic art. In their second year, students write their own academic paper about any art topic they choose. In their third year, students work on their final practical exhibit.

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