The American School of Dubai (ASD) is located in the Jumeirah community of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Image File history File links American_school_of_dubai. ... Jumeirah Jumeirah is a coastal residential area in Dubai, United Arab Emirates mainly comprising low rise private dwellings. ... Coordinates: , Emirate Government  - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area [1]  - Metro 4,114 km² (1,588. ...

With a faculty of approximately one hundred, ASD follows an American curriculum and school year with primary (elementary), middle, and high schools.

ASD is accredited by the US-based Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer based, non-profit association dedicated to the educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation. ...

The school's mascot is the ASD Falcons and the school colors are Red and White. Each year the school have established "red and white" days, where all students dress up in red and white clothes to show their school spirit. During the rest of the year, however, students are required to wear school uniforms which consist of a variation of either floor length or 3/4 length skirts in navy blue or khaki, or pants in navy blue or khaki. The shirts consist of white or light blue button up collared shirts, or navy blue or white regular polo shirts. (Dresses are available for the elementary girls)[1] Students in Bangkok Over one thousand students in uniform during an assembly at a secondary school in Singapore. ...

International Academic Reputation

ASD has had a strong reputation in academic excellence and in its extracurricular activities. The school offers the Advanced Placement Program (AP) for its students over a variety of subjects. Many ASD students have entered top notch schools such as Harvard University, University of Oklahoma, Stanford University, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Emory University, Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Vanderbilt University, Carnegie Mellon University, Wake Forest University, Boston College, California Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of British Columbia, Queens University, McGill University, and University of Toronto. The Advanced Placement Program is a program that offers college level courses at high schools across the United States and Canada. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma founded in 1890. ... “Stanford” redirects here. ... The University of California, Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. ... Binomial name Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993 The largemouth triplefin, Ucla xenogrammus, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Ucla, found in the Pacific Ocean from Viet Nam, the Philippines, Palau and the Caroline Islands to Papua New Guinea, Australia (including Christmas Island), and the... Emory University is a private university located in the metropolitan area of the city of Atlanta and in western unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. ... Brown University is a private university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ... Alma Mater Columbia University is a private research university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. ... “Cornell” redirects here. ... Vanderbilt University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. ... Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ... For similarly-named academic institutions, see Boston (disambiguation). ... The California Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Caltech)[1] is a private, coeducational research university located in Pasadena, California, in the United States. ... “MIT” redirects here. ... The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Canadian public university with its main campus located at Point Grey in the unincorporated Electoral Area A, immediately west of Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Queens University is the name of more than one institution; see: Queens University, Belfast in Belfast, Northern Ireland Queens University, Kingston in Kingston, Ontario, Canada This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... McGill University is a publicly funded, co-educational research university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The University of Toronto (U of T) is a public research university in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Famous Speakers and Visitors

Famous guest speakers who have visited the school include 41st U.S. President George H.W. Bush, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, North Carolina Senator and 2004 Democratic Nominee for Vice-President John Edwards, anthropologist Jane Goodall, and even the Harlem Globetrotters. Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born... Colonel Buzz Aldrin, Sc. ... Johnny Reid John Edwards[1] (born June 10, 1953), is an American politician who was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004 and a one-term U.S. Senator from North Carolina. ... Dame Jane Goodall, DBE, (born April 3, 1934) is an English UN Messenger of Peace, primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist. ... The Harlem Globetrotters is an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism and comedy. ...

Athletics and Extracurricular Activities

ASD is a part of the Eastern Mediterranean Activities Conference (EMAC), a regional athletic and academic conference for American schools in the Eastern Mediterranean and Persian Gulf regions. The school has a variety of clubs such as Kids For Wish Kids, Medicines sans Frontiers(MSF), Habitat For Humanity, a Student Government Association, Thespian Society, the International Student Association, and Mettle. Official Habitat for Humanity logo Habitat for Humanity is an international, Christian, non-governmental, non-profit organization devoted to building quality, low-cost, affordable housing. ...

The following information in quotes was taken from the website of The American School of Dubai at http://www.asdubai.org/info/about.htm.

"A wide offering of activities are available to the students. The American School Parents Association (ASPA) sponsors athletic and other activities for the students in grades K1-6. At least twice a week, throughout most of the school year, sports activities such as basketball, baseball, volleyball, and soccer are available to the students. Additional activities include ballet and dance, scouting programs, chorus, drama, swimming, sailing, computer club, and an environmental club. ASD supports strong vocal, instrumental and drama programs. The school has one large and two small stages as well sound and lighting equipment.

Social, service, athletic and academic-related clubs and activities are organized for the students in grades 6-12. An intramural program involving a variety of sports is available for middle school students. Students in grades 7-12 participate in EMAC sports such as volleyball, soccer, basketball, softball, track & field, badminton, performing arts, forensics, and other activities sponsored by an organization consisting of other schools in the Middle East. The students travel to other countries in the area to participate in EMAC sports, or the Fine Arts Festival and are able to tour most cities and historical sites when traveling to tournaments and festivals. These events allow students to develop friendships with students in other international schools.

ASD also fields varsity and junior varsity teams for boys and girls in swimming, wrestling (girls and boys), cross-country soccer, track and field, volleyball, basketball, badminton, and tennis."

New Campus

The school will soon be opening a new campus in the al-Barsha area of Dubai. The new campus is to be three times larger than the current size of the school and expected to accommodate many more students than the school currently can. The new school is predicted to open in the 2008/2009 school year with new facilities and a larger staff/faculty. Coordinates: , Emirate Government  - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area [1]  - Metro 4,114 km² (1,588. ...

Alumni

Contact information

The American School of Dubai
P.O. Box 71188
Dubai, U.A.E.
Phone: 971 4 344 0824
Fax: 971 4 3441510 E-mail:?

External links

• American School of Dubai
• Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
• Schools in Dubai - comprehensive list of private schools in Dubai