News from our Secondary Principal, Katherine Banner
Enrollment for 2017-18
Kindly be reminded to re-enroll your child for the 2017-18 school year before April 10th to avoid disappointment. If you do not re-enroll your child before the deadline, your child’s place may be offered to a student on the waiting list.
The re-enrollment form is available through the OASIS system.
If you require any further details regarding the re-registration, or have any questions regarding the process, please contact Dina Morad in the GAA Admissions Office.
Student Spotlight
On Sunday, March 12, a group of Grade 7 students travelled to Dubai for a STEM competition, hosted by Phillip Harris. GAA was the only school represented from Abu Dhabi – a remarkable achievement. The group consisted of:
The challenge was to think of your school as an island and transform the school to be fully functioning in an island setting. Students had to consider safety issues from living on an island, as well as provide the school with energy, food, transportation, water and waste management. For the competition, the group created a 3D model, a display poster, wrote a 20-page paper, and gave a presentation to a judging panel.
Unfortunately, the team did not win one of the 3 awards. However, despite being one of the younger groups at the competition, the organizer said that GAA had a "top notch" submission. Overall, the group had an outstanding performance and represented GAA well.
We are extremely proud of the work, effort and contribution of Mr. Christofi and the Grade 7 STEM team – congratulations and well-done!
Kindly be reminded to re-enroll your child for the 2017-18 school year before April 10th to avoid disappointment. If you do not re-enroll your child before the deadline, your child’s place may be offered to a student on the waiting list.
The re-enrollment form is available through the OASIS system.
If you require any further details regarding the re-registration, or have any questions regarding the process, please contact Dina Morad in the GAA Admissions Office.
Student Spotlight
On Sunday, March 12, a group of Grade 7 students travelled to Dubai for a STEM competition, hosted by Phillip Harris. GAA was the only school represented from Abu Dhabi – a remarkable achievement. The group consisted of:
- Injoon Jun
- Luke Van Balen
- Luis Valero Montero
- Hamza El Sayed
- Gabreyelle Barrera
- Leonardo Serino
- led by Mr. Christofi
The challenge was to think of your school as an island and transform the school to be fully functioning in an island setting. Students had to consider safety issues from living on an island, as well as provide the school with energy, food, transportation, water and waste management. For the competition, the group created a 3D model, a display poster, wrote a 20-page paper, and gave a presentation to a judging panel.
Unfortunately, the team did not win one of the 3 awards. However, despite being one of the younger groups at the competition, the organizer said that GAA had a "top notch" submission. Overall, the group had an outstanding performance and represented GAA well.
We are extremely proud of the work, effort and contribution of Mr. Christofi and the Grade 7 STEM team – congratulations and well-done!
Mark Your Calendars
Secondary Division has been hard at work not only making this year meaningful for students but also keeping an eye toward next year. On April 19 the Secondary Division will host a Preview to Secondary 2017-18 informational session from 6:00-7:00 pm in the Main Auditorium.
We hope you will come out to see the new and exciting things we are putting in place for next school year for our grade 6-12 students.
Regards,
Katherine Banner
Secondary Division has been hard at work not only making this year meaningful for students but also keeping an eye toward next year. On April 19 the Secondary Division will host a Preview to Secondary 2017-18 informational session from 6:00-7:00 pm in the Main Auditorium.
We hope you will come out to see the new and exciting things we are putting in place for next school year for our grade 6-12 students.
Regards,
Katherine Banner