Dubai American Academy
| Dubai American Academy | |
|---|---|
 Culture of Kindness' | |
| Location | |
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Al Barsha, Dubai United Arab Emirates | |
| Coordinates | 25°06′55″N 55°12′31″E / 25.115174°N 55.208692°ECoordinates: 25°06′55″N 55°12′31″E / 25.115174°N 55.208692°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private Elementary/Middle/High school |
| Superintendent | Jim Hardin |
| Elementary principal | Roberta Wiens |
| High school principal | Scott Schaffner |
| Faculty | 150+ |
| Number of students | 2200+ |
| Color(s) | Blue, red, and navy |
| Mascot | Diego the Leapord |
| Website |
www |
Dubai American Academy (DAA) is a Pre K-12 school and college in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is a private institution run by GEMS Education, a UAE-based company, representing over 91 different nationalities.
Curriculum
The school provides education from PK to Grade 12, offering the American curriculum along with the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
Faculty & staff
The school employs 300 teachers and 57 teaching assistants, with
staff employed at recruitment fairs in the UK, US, Thailand . The student:teacher ratio is 2:1 in classroom grades KG1-5, and 22:1 in the classroom grades 6-12. All teachers are degree educated, and a majority hold a master's degrees or above.
Students
The total student body has over 2,200 students enrolled. In total 99 nationalities are represented within the student body, with the biggest numbers coming from the US (22.07%), Canada (9.49%), India (6.84%), S. Korea (5.96%) and Egypt (4.09%). There is a 51:49male to female ratio.
Campus & facilities
The academy houses a wide range of facilities on its twenty three acres: computer labs, a weight room, science labs, drama and music rooms, art studios, two library media centers and a It also has two swimming pools, a football pitch, tennis courts, and large gyms.
Activities
Students at DAA can participate in a variety of sports and non-athletic activities. It is a founding member of the Middle East South Asia Conference (MESAC). It used to be a member of the Eastern Mediterranean Activities Conference (EMAC), but left that conference in 2010 to co-start MESAC.
Notable alumni
- Dina Shihabi - Saudi actress working in the United States[1]
- Erik Song - Best pilot in the entire Emirates Airlines academy that plans on doing some shady work in the future.
See also
References
- ↑ Pathan, Nabila. "Rom-com on U.S. veteran, Iraqi refugee love set for silver screen." Al Arabiya. Tuesday January 6, 2015. Retrieved on 15 November 15, 2015.
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