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Bradenton Academy Dubai
Dubai school holiday dates for Eid Al Adha 2009 are 27 Nov to 05 Dec 2009
| School name | Bradenton Academy Dubai |
| Type of institute | private profit-making K-12 school |
| Curriculum or Student Nationality | US |
| Qualifications or Courses | IB? |
| Head of school | Dr Michael Gemma (Principal) |
| Executive body or owner | Bradenton Preparatory Academy Florida / Dubai Sports City |
| Date founded | September 2009 |
| Number of students (approx) | |
| Number of staff (approx) | |
| School location/area/map | Dubai Sports City, next to the DSC Academies Campus - location map |
| Postal address | PO Box 111123, Dubai, UAE |
| Telephone | +971-4-4251111 |
| Fax | +971-4-4251100 |
| dubaicampus@bradentonprep.org | |
| Website | www.bradentonprepdubai.com (new window) |
| School fees | 30,000-70,790 dhs per year (2009-2010) |
| Teacher salary range | 9,000 - 15,900 dhs per month (estimate only, not confirmed) |
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24 August 2009
- Bradenton Prep Academy in Dubai open day on Thursday 27 August 2009 from 0900-1200 for parents and students.
- Fees add 500 registration fee, AED 2000 admission fee (deductable if child attends), deposit AED 1500 refundable, medical fee AED 500.
- Tuition fees slightly higher than original AED 29,000-70,000 range. Tuition fees include textbooks but not laptop computers (required from Grade 6), uniforms, food, bus transport.
- Fess discount of 5% for first brother or sister also attending Bradenton, and 8% for second sibling.
- Pre-Kindergarten class available for children aged 3+ by 31 August of academic year in which they enrol.
- Unknown if BPAD will offer International Baccalaureate (IB).
- Bradenton Dubai sports partnerships with Dubai Sports City institutions probably include: Butch Harmon School of Golf, David Lloyd Tennis Academy, DSC Football Academy, DSC Rugby Academy, DSC Swimming Academy, ICC Global Cricket Academy, Socatots, World Hockey Academy.
23 March 2009
- Bradenton Academy in the USA offers an American college preparatory education, and offer specialised sports and performing arts programs incorporated with the academic program.
- Official launch of Bradenton Academy Dubai at Dubai Sports City (DSC) on 22 March 2009
- Full name is Bradenton Preparatory Academy (BPA? BPAD?). Contact details updated.
- BPA Dubai expects to open with 200 students, and has capacity for about 900 students from KG to grade 12.
- Student - teacher ratio of 18:1 expected.
- Head of School Dr Michael Gemma previously at Canyon Del Oro High School, Oro Valley, Arizona, USA?
- Bradenton school in Florida will offer integrated sports program specialising in athletics, football, golf, hockey, tennis, swimming.
- Arts program will offer dance, media arts, music, theatre arts, visual arts.
- BPA Dubai area is over 130,000 square feet with buildings for kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, high school.
- Facilities include art rooms, auditorium, gymnasium, performing arts centre, science laboratories. Presumably a swimming pool also but that wasn't mentioned in the press release or newspaper advertisement, although there will be a 50 meter pool in DSC so maybe BPA will use that?
- Subjects offered include Arabic Cultural Studies, Arabic Language, English, Mathematics, Music, Performing Arts, Social Studies
- Bradenton Preparatory Academy Florida accreditations include the Commission on International and Trans-regional Association (CITA) in the USA.
- BPA Florida has an excellence award from the National Independent Private School Association (NIPSA) in the USA.
- Florida Bradenton Prep School website at www.bradentonprep.org or www.bradentonacademy.com (both show the same content).
25 August 2006
- Bradenton Academy School Dubai is planned / under construction.
- BASD / BDA / BAS to be managed by, or associated with, "Bradenton Preparatory Academy" in Florida?
- See also Dubai Sports City information.
Last update 24 August 2009
General Comments - might not apply to Bradenton Academy Dubai
- Many popular schools are full for 2009-2010. New schools in Dubai may have places.
- Allow extra for books, extra-curricular activities, uniforms, trips, etc if not included in school fees.
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