Gems Dubai American Academy in Dubai, UAE

Facilities in Gems Dubai American Academy

Communities of fully equipped classrooms in a unique serpentine building layout

• Shared learning/ break-out zones for each grade level
• Dedicated Arabic language rooms throughout
• Library and achievement center

Science and Technology

• 10 cross discipline science labs suitable for chemistry, physics and biology
• Technology suite – workshop, textiles

Visual Arts – dedicated areas for all grades

• Studios for 3D and 2D art
• Ceramics / kiln room
• Photography dark room

Performing Arts – Music

• Music rooms
• Band rooms
• Individual music practice rooms
• Music technology suite
• Recording studio

Performing Arts – Theater and Dance

• Ultra-modern auditorium – 565 seating capacity
• Two Black box theatres
• Digital theater
• Drama classrooms

Multimedia Facilities

• TV studio / ‘green screen’ room
• Radio suite
• Mac lab / editing suite
• Digital / blended learning zone

Indoor Sports

• Main sports hall accommodates 3 full basketball courts-with retractable seating
• Elementary sports hall large enough for full-sized basketball court
• Indoor running track / fitness trail
• Fully equipped fitness suite
• Sports science classrooms / performance analysis

Outdoor sports

• 400m running track
• Tennis courts, basketball courts and soccer field
• Shaded play grounds
• Roof play areas
• 3 soccer pitches
• Baseball diamond
• Rooftop tennis courts

Swimming

• 50m Olympic pool with moveable boom to create 2 x 25m pools
• Learner pool

Café/Dining

• Main dining
• Elementary dining
• High School snack bar
• Middle School snack bar
• Parents café

About

GEMS Dubai American Academy (DAA) is GEMS Education’s flagship American school. Offering both an enriched American Curriculum and the International Baccalaureate Diploma to students from around the world, DAA prepares its students for success in the world’s most prestigious universities and colleges.