About
GEMS Dubai American Academy (DAA), founded in 1998, is a leading American curriculum school in Al Barsha, Dubai, offering education from KG1 to Grade 12. As GEMS Education’s flagship American school, DAA provides an enriched American curriculum alongside the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and Advanced Placement opportunities. The school has been rated “Outstanding” by KHDA since 2011 and is known for its future-focused approach to learning, with strong emphasis on innovation, robotics, technology, creativity, student wellbeing, academics, sports, arts, and leadership development.
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Facilities
Fully equipped classrooms
shared learning and breakout spaces
Arabic language rooms
library
achievement center
WISE wellbeing center
AI and robotics center
science laboratories
technology suites
workshops
textiles spaces
visual arts studios
2D and 3D art studios
ceramics studio
photography darkroom
music rooms
band rooms
recording studio
565-seat auditorium
black box theatres
digital theatre
drama classrooms
TV studio
green-screen room
radio suite
Mac editing lab
two gymnasiums
sports halls
indoor running track
fitness suite
indoor golf simulator
50m Olympic swimming pool
learner pool
400m running track
basketball courts
tennis courts
soccer pitches
baseball diamond
shaded playgrounds
rooftop play areas
cafeterias
snack bars
and parent café.
Languages & Support
English Arabic French Spanish School bus
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