22 5 15ST 217 99%

YEAR FUTURE FLUENCIES OF ITS KIND GRADUATES IB PASS RATE

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
HISTORY EMBEDDED IN THE IN
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ABOUT US

MISSION IDENTITY STATEMENT

Dubai American Academy is a Dubai American Academy offers an
vibrant international enriched American curriculum to
community, deeply rooted in students of all nationalities
a culture of kindness, that culminating in the International
creates and empowers Baccalaureate Diploma Program
leaders and independent and/or an American high school
thinkers with integrity, diploma. Beyond its rigorous
character, and drive. academic program, DAA prepares
students to lead successful lives
through the exceptional diversity of
its community and the extra-
curricular experiences that contribute
to the development of the whole
person.

Dubai American Academy has a

culture of kindness and academic
vigor that permeates our school.
Our learning community is both
a challenging and supportive
environment that helps to create
lifelong learners ready for a diverse
and changing world.

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OUR HISTORY

22 YEARS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

From our humble beginnings as we opened our doors in 1998 with 21 students, to our
current student cohort of 2700, Dubai American Academy has always been relentlessly
committed to improving and delivering academic excellence to our international student
community.

With over 109 nationalities and counting, we are proud of our ability to ensure a rich
and meaningful learning experience for all students.

DAA is proud to be recognized as the only

American School to be rated Outstanding by
the KHDA since 2011. This is a testament to
our exceptional students, teachers and parent With the onset of COVID19 in 2020, as we
community. Read the full KHDA inspection temporarily transitioned to distance
report here. learning we continued to receive the
highest possible rating for the provision
of our distance learning program.

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CAMPUS LIFE

We moved to our new campus in 2017,

located centrally in the heart of Dubai.
Our world-class infrastructure provides
the ideal learning environment for
students.

Beyond the academic classroom, there

are full provisions for athletics, with
indoor and outdoor running tracks,
multiple sports halls, an olympic-sized
swimming pool, soccer pitches, baseball
diamond as well as tennis courts and a
golf simulator.
Our visual and dramatic arts facilities
including black-box theaters and 656
seat performance theater, provide the
ultimate venue to showcase our
student talent.

For more information on our cutting-

edge learning spaces, explore our
"Campus Facilities" page or watch our
Virtual Tour.

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CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN AI &

ROBOTICS

Preparing students for the future means

having them engaged in technology through
hands-on activities.

Our Center of Excellence helps to promote

educational and research activities in the field
of AI and Robotics.

It bridges the gap between industry and

education with a distinctive capability to
harness the intellectual energy of the
academic world with state-of-the-art AI and
robotics technologies.

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FUTURE-FLUENT
CURRICULUM
Learning at Dubai American Academy is an innovative,
transparent and collaborative experience. Students drive
lessons through their curiosity, agency and choice,
promoting engaging lessons that require critical thinking,
risk taking and reflection.

The integration of future fluencies, cutting-edge robotics

and exponential technologies across a socially-responsible,
interdisciplinary curriculum guides our revolutionary and
personalized approach.

These Future-focused learning experiences will empower

and enable our students to become the next generation of
innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders capable of
challenging, influencing and sustaining the world they will
inherit.

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEARNING JOURNEY

iNQUIRY iNNOVATION iNTEGRITY

Through an iNQUIRY- iNNOVATION at DAA is a Through positive

based, process driven mindset and our ED-Tech reinforcement, explicit
learning experience allows us to fully engage expectations and
grounded in the Future our students in the joy of logical consequences
Fluencies, our students’ being future focussed. we foster iNTEGRITY
learning experiences are in our students.
relevant, meaningful and
authentic.

Apple Distinguished Schools are centers of

innovation, leadership and educational
excellence that use Apple technology to
inspire creativity, collaboration and critical
thinking.

We are proud to have received official

recognition as an Apple Distinguished
School in Elementary from 2019 to 2022.

The one to one iPad system in the Elementary School provides all students with innovative
opportunities to learn, create and present lessons. In addition, all students are engaged in
‘Everyone Can Code’ lessons on a regular basis, so that technology is used not only as a tool
for learning and presentation, but also for creation and application. We believe in the power
of iPad to transform teaching and learning and preparing our students to be Future-Fluent.

Explore the "Elementary Curriculum" page on our website to find out more.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL LEARNING JOURNEY

Our Middle School learning program

is designed to meet the
developmental needs of young
adolescents by offering a holistic
program which encourages
independence, collaboration and
responsibility.

The Middle School academic program

aims to promote a culture of
kindness within a structure in which
learning is personalized.

Our Middle School Program ensures the following

characteristics are at the heart of all learning
experiences:

Developmentally Responsive: Using the distinctive

nature of young adolescents as the foundation upon
which all decisions about school organization, policies,
curriculum, instruction and assessment are made.

Challenging: Ensuring that every student learns and

every member of the learning community is held to
high expectations.

Empowering: Providing all students with the

knowledge and skills they need to take responsibility
for their lives, to address life’s challenges, to function
successfully at all levels of society, and to be creators
of knowledge.

Equitable: Advocating for and ensuring every

student’s right to learn and providing appropriately
challenging and relevant learning opportunities for
every student.

Explore the "Middle School Curriculum" page on our website to find out more.

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HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING JOURNEY

Cultivating a High Quality Learning Environment

In order to cultivate a high quality learning
environment, we embrace the aspects of the
IB learner profile and remain open-minded
to new realities, while embracing innovation
and technology.

The High School curriculum is an

academically challenging pre-university
program with an American school
curriculum focus in grades 9 and 10.
In grade 11 and 12 we provide students the
Instructional objectives are clearly defined option of enrolling in the full International
in all subject areas, but academic Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, IB Certificate
expectations are flexible enough to both courses, and Advanced Placement (AP)
support and challenge each individual classes. Students are also encouraged to
learner. participate in co-curricular activities to
supplement their academic program.

USEFUL RESOURCES

WHAT IS IB
WHAT IS AP
HIGH SCHOOL COURSE REGISTRATION
HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OFFERINGS
IBDP V. AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL
DAA has a long history of helping students DIPLOMA FAQS
to achieve excellent IB results. From our
very first year of offering the IB Diploma
program, DAA’s students have scored
significantly above the world averages in
both individual subjects and overall results.

Explore our "High School Profile" and High School Curriculum page to find out more.

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BEYOND ACADEMICS
ATHLETICS , ARTS & LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

ALL-ROUND DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS

GEMS Dubai American Academy provides a
rich extra-curricular program that supports
students' all-round development. Students
are encouraged to develop talents and
explore new interests. Activities include both
individual pursuits and team building
activities.
In addition to physical development and the
exploration of interests, students learn the
thrill of challenge and competition, the
importance of concentration, the spirit of
teamwork and a sense of accomplishment.

LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Lists of Programs
Students have many opportunities to develop
ATHLETICS
their leadership skills across all grade levels.
Ambassadors, Student Council members and
the Innovation Team of students welcome new INTERNAL AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
members to our community, take part in
sustainability initiatives and share their EXTERNAL AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
knowledge through coding labs and workshops.

There are many leadership opportunities in the

High School with student-led clubs and
activities as part of CAS such as Model United
Nations, TEDx and various student
organizations.

EXPLORE CAS (CREATIVITY-ACTIVITY-SERVICE)

ARTS, MUSIC & THEATRE

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STUDENT SUCCESS

The Class of 2020 cohort was DAA's largest

ever graduating class with 201 (93%) out of
the 217 students taking IB classes, of which
158 were full DP students.

With an impressive 99% pass rate and 18

students achieving 40+ points, our
community has much to be be proud of.

We have one of the largest cohorts of IB

graduates in the Middle East. In 2020, 7.2%
of all 2020 IB Diploma students in the UAE Students have been accepted to
were from DAA. some of the most prestigious
universities around the world. A
Students continue their education in several few of our 2020 university
countries, with the largest percentage going acceptances included:
to the United States, followed by Canada,
the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. Princeton University
Columbia
UCLA
NYU
Purdue
Penn State
Georgetown University
Geneva Business School,
Switzerland
Johns Hopkins University

Explore our "DAA Alumni Stories" page on our website to find out more.

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APPLY ONLINE
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR

Click Apply Now to begin.

If you require a place immediately,

please contact our Admissions Team at
registrar_daa@gemsedu.com or
+971 4 704 9777

Director of Admissions Tuition Fees

Ms. Gabrielle Keane 2020-2021 FEES (AED)
Email: g.keane_daa@gemsedu.com KG 1 - KG 2: AED 61,190
Tel: +971 04 704 9706 GR 1 - GR 12: AED 86,260
Sibling Discount: 25% discount (for the fourth child) and

Registrars
50% discount (for the fifth child).

Ms. Victoria Marie Kiely

Email : v.kiely_daa@gemsedu.com Director of Parent Relations
Tel: +971 04 704 9708 & Communications
Ms. Tanya Schroeder Ms. Hilda Tabrizi
Email: t.schroeder_daa@gemsedu.com Email: h.tabrizi_daa@gemsedu.com
Tel: +971 04 704 9707 Tel: +971 04 704 9730

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