Universal Learning Academy | |
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28015 Joy Road , 48185 United States | |
Coordinates | 42°21′17″N 83°19′06″W / 42.354669°N 83.31827390000001°W |
Information | |
Type | Charter school |
Established | 2004 |
Founder | Nawal Hamadeh |
Authority | Bay Mills Community College |
Superintendent | Nawal Hamadeh |
President | Hassan Alaouie |
Principal | Layal Boussi |
Teaching staff | 41.14 (on a FTE basis) |
Grades | K-12 |
Enrollment | 702 (2014-2015) |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.06 |
Website |
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Universal Learning Academy is a charter school in Westland, Michigan, in the Detroit metropolitan area, serving grades Kindergarten through 12. [1]
It was established in 2004 by Hamadeh Educational Services, a company created by Lebanese American woman Nawal Hamadeh. [4]
Previously the school had a main campus and a kindergarten campus, both in Dearborn Heights. [5] The current campus for all grade levels, in Westland, opened on November 18, 2011. [6]
Universal Learning Academy offers instruction in Arabic to students in grades K-5. [7]
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the enrollment for the 2014–2015 school year was 702 students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Native Americans and Alaskans made up 0.1% of the enrollment; Asians and Pacific islanders 1.3%; blacks 9.5%; Hispanics of all racial makeup 1.9%; whites 85.3%. Students claiming a multi-racial background made up 1.9% of the enrollment. 84.6% of the student body were eligible for free or reduced lunch. This is a Title I school. [1]
Nada Saab, Arabic Language Department Director of Hamadeh Educational Services, stated in a letter to the editor published in The Language Educator in 2007 that "over 90% of its students come from Middle Eastern and/or Arabic [ sic] background." [3]
The Universal Learning Academy Blue Jays participate in three Michigan High School Athletic Association sanctioned sports - soccer for boys, volleyball for girls and basketball for both boys and girls. The school colors are blue, gold and white. Universal Learning Academy is not affiliated with a conference. [2]
Universal Learning Academy | |
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Address | |
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28015 Joy Road , 48185 United States | |
Coordinates | 42°21′17″N 83°19′06″W / 42.354669°N 83.31827390000001°W |
Information | |
Type | Charter school |
Established | 2004 |
Founder | Nawal Hamadeh |
Authority | Bay Mills Community College |
Superintendent | Nawal Hamadeh |
President | Hassan Alaouie |
Principal | Layal Boussi |
Teaching staff | 41.14 (on a FTE basis) |
Grades | K-12 |
Enrollment | 702 (2014-2015) |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.06 |
Website |
www |
[1] [2] [3] |
Universal Learning Academy is a charter school in Westland, Michigan, in the Detroit metropolitan area, serving grades Kindergarten through 12. [1]
It was established in 2004 by Hamadeh Educational Services, a company created by Lebanese American woman Nawal Hamadeh. [4]
Previously the school had a main campus and a kindergarten campus, both in Dearborn Heights. [5] The current campus for all grade levels, in Westland, opened on November 18, 2011. [6]
Universal Learning Academy offers instruction in Arabic to students in grades K-5. [7]
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the enrollment for the 2014–2015 school year was 702 students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Native Americans and Alaskans made up 0.1% of the enrollment; Asians and Pacific islanders 1.3%; blacks 9.5%; Hispanics of all racial makeup 1.9%; whites 85.3%. Students claiming a multi-racial background made up 1.9% of the enrollment. 84.6% of the student body were eligible for free or reduced lunch. This is a Title I school. [1]
Nada Saab, Arabic Language Department Director of Hamadeh Educational Services, stated in a letter to the editor published in The Language Educator in 2007 that "over 90% of its students come from Middle Eastern and/or Arabic [ sic] background." [3]
The Universal Learning Academy Blue Jays participate in three Michigan High School Athletic Association sanctioned sports - soccer for boys, volleyball for girls and basketball for both boys and girls. The school colors are blue, gold and white. Universal Learning Academy is not affiliated with a conference. [2]