athletics &
Activities
April 15, 2022
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To all Leopards,
Welcome back and Ramadan Kareem
Leopards sports weekend
This weekend our Junior Varsity and Varsity Season 3 teams will be participating the Leopards Sports Weekend along with ACS Abu Dhabi, AS Dubai, and the American School of Doha. This is the first International School competition for the Leopards since February 2020. Teams will be participating in Baseball, Badminton, Softball, Track and Field. Please find the schedules here.
Track & Field Day 1 / Track & Field Day 2
Parents of DAA Athletes are more the welcome to attend these events. Badminton is at DAA, Baseball and Softball will be played at Dubai Little League and the Track and Field at ASD. Good luck to all the Leopard teams and coaches.
after school activities
Please be aware that during the final term of school from April to June, DAA does not offer any teacher led activity, all activities are provided through ESM. Their activity program will begin on Monday April 18th and will end on Friday June 17th. All timings will accommodate our school’s Ramadan timings. Please find below all the important information regarding the activity program at www.esm.ae. If there are any questions please contact Yasmine Cooper, our ESM Representative (yasmine@esm.ae)
ESM Brochure, Portal and Timetable
And as always please see important information for all parents and students.
DAA Activity Information & Protocols
Parents are reminded of the following important information
- ESM Activities will continue after the holiday and information will be shared at a later date.
Parents are reminded of the following important points:
- Registration for all activities are through the ESM Portal
- Parent and child profiles must be created to register for all activities. Instructions are here.
- Parents are kindly asked to pick up their child at Gate 5
- Parents are allowed to watch DAA sponsored sporting competitions versus other Dubai schools their child is involved in, however, parents are not allowed to watch practices or activities
We look forward to you getting involved in a great program.
The Athletics and Activities Department
key contacts
Athletics & Activities Office Contacts
Athletics DirectorScott Hibbard: s.hibbard_daa@gemsedu.comAquatics CoordinatorMarie Leclerc: m.leclerc1_daa@gemsedu.com
Athletics & Activities AssistantYvonne Sidani: y.sidani_daa@gemsedu.com