Jan 24                      Welcome to our DAA Parent Community 

DAAPA

For Students, by Parents.

We are so excited to start 2025 with so much fun, amazing events .. stay tuned, check the up coming events to mark your calendar 🤩🤩


Be Safe & Enjoy Life 


DAAPA TEAM 🙏💖


Keep in touch via our email daaparentconnect@gmail.com

#DAAPA #Togetherwecan

DAAPA'S IFF IS almost here!

INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL

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DAAPA’s Biggest Event is Back!!!


Join us as we celebrate over 30 countries this year! DAA families and friends are invited to experience a vibrant celebration filled with delicious food, live performances, kids’ entertainment zone, prizes and much more! This is the event of the year, and you won’t want to miss it!


🗓️ Saturday, February 1st

🕓 4:00 - 7:00pm

📍DAA Soccer Field, Gate 5

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TICKET SALES (50aed/ticket CASH ONLY):


27th - 31st January


Main Lobby & Middle School Lobby


7:00-8:10am & 2:00-3:10pm


Friday 7:00-8:10am & 11:00am-12:10pm

 

🌟 Raffle tickets (5aed/ticket; CASH ONLY):

Raffle tickets will be sold at the same locations and timings above. We have many amazing prizes this year!

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Buy your tickets early, and get ready for a festive celebration that’s fun for the entire family!


We look forward to seeing you there!!!


To support your country table, join the country whatsapp groups linked BELOW in this newsletter!


DAAPA ACTIVITIES

SPRING BAZAAR

We are thrilled to announce that DAAPA’s Spring Bazaar is BACK! 🌼🌷🌺🛍️ Below is all the essential information you need to participate:


📅 Date & Time:

• February 5th & 6th, 2024

• 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM


📍 Location:

• To be announced


🛍️ Vendor Eligibility:

• Open to DAA parents and their friends.

• Food Vendors: Must have a valid license. DAA is a nut-free school, so all food items must include labeled ingredients.

• Toy Vendors: Must present samples of their items for approval (some toys are not permitted 🚫). Stands will be checked by school staff and DAAPA members.


💰 Table Rental Fees:

• AED 200 for 1 table (covers both days)

• AED 300 for 2 tables (covers both days)

• Each vendor may rent up to 2 tables, with location priority given to DAA parents.


📝 Sign-Up & Payment Details:

• Dates: January 27th – January 29th

• Times:

• Drop-off: 7:00 AM – 8:10 AM

• Pick-up: 2:00 PM – 3:10 PM

• Location: School Main Lobby

• Note: Tables are limited due to space, so sign up early to secure your spot!


We can’t wait to see our incredible DAA family, friends, and shoppers at another unforgettable Spring Bazaar! 🌼🌷🌺🛍️


Warm regards,

DAAPA Team

DAAPA CLUBS

HIKING CLUB

This past Tuesday, eight DAA Parents met each other for the first time to hike in Ras Al Khaimah. We met at school drop off at 7:15 AM, and made our way for just an over an hour drive to the trail head to start the hike at 9AM. We trekked 5miles across Wadi Shawkah Dam Trail with a shady lunch stop and plenty of rest stops under the rest areas. (Our pictures hopefully interest you to share this beautiful space with your family and friends. ) To share we made it back to DAA by 2PM. (Just in time for pick up) come join DAAPA CLUBS, and find something NEW that fits you!


LINK to join What’s App: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HDANYMEmlPrDtLcBSoEVx6


@daapa_daa

BOOK CLUB

The DAAPA Book Club is a long-standing parent club that meets once a month, right after morning drop-off. Each month, we vote to select a book to read from a wide range of genres. 


Nidhi Bruce, DAA parent and published author shares her thoughts about the club : “The book club has given me an opportunity to share my love of books with other DAA parents, expand the range of books I choose to read, and even meet some wonderful authors along the way.”


Do join us for a lively, engaging discussion and discover incredible books you might not have picked up otherwise.


January’s Book: The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore.


LINK to join What’s App: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ji3CJaR8cTfGVg0YcdnHi6


@daapa_daa

Padel Club 


One of our longstanding DAA families  (14 years and counting) recently opened beautiful new padel courts in Al Quoz, called Padel Edition. Each Monday morning courts are reserved for our DAA parents. ALL Levels are Welcome! Beginners have access to Coaches for lessons and can find their friendly competition with courts reserved for matches. Come join and meet an active group of  DAA Parents who are ready to learn, get fit and have fun doing it! 


Click the link, be sure to sign up (there will be a waitlist at first) to catch the following week. Don’t worry if you don’t own a padel racket, they have some available for rent. 


LINK to join: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KTk5ojy4VQ2EMw5zoSoAt7


@padeledition

@daapa_daa




Sculpt & Pilates Club: “Wednesdays With Aya”

DAA Mum and Barre Instructor, Aya, creates an enthusiastic, supportive, fun environment each Wednesday teaching parents Sculpt on campus. 


Make time for yourself to get stronger, gain more energy with this once a week class! All levels are welcome. Click the link below to join the group to sign up, class size is limited to the first 25 people to sign up, then waitlist is created. 


Meet a fun group of parents after morning drop off, just bring your yoga mat, stretch bands, two water bottles for weights, and you are ready to join.  Here are a few snapshots taken over this past month.


LINK to JOIN What’s App: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GGzfvIUihYWJHUVlpW4Yr2


@aya_fitness_lab

@daapa_daa




FOOD NETWORK


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DAAPA’s Food Network Culinary Experience was so exciting .. parents traveled to Egypt to discover the amazing and rich culinary variety of  Egyptian Food through a great variety of delicious dishes from different parts of Egypt. They enjoyed great music and in true Egyptian tradition enjoyed the bukhour show !  Don’t miss our next culinary trip .. stay tuned 🙏

#DAAPA #togetherwecan


This is a culinary experience like no other in Dubai. DAAPA Food Network will take you on an epicurean journey around the world with a fun group of DAA parents.  


The group welcomes ideas for the months ahead to expand their knowledge on cultures through food. We hope you’ll sign up and consider joining the next event. 


You and your tastebuds not regret it! 

LINK to join What’s App:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/KfVPGaLoe9vFVcCrHykgam




Movie Club


If you love going to the Cinema, this is the group for you! Recently the movie club met for a matinee while the kids were at school, which worked out well. We dropped off the kids at school, met over coffee at the mall to get to know each other and made our way to the cinema. After the movie we had plenty of time to make our way back to school for pick up. It was a fun and truly enjoyable day out, please join us! 


LINK to join What’s App: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Io1sJjiqdypCoCCaeiV7gB

@daapa_daa




LEOPARDS DEN

Opening hours

Monday - Thursday mornings: 7:20am - 8am

Monday - Thursday afternoons: 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Friday afternoon: 11:40am-12:20pm

Middle School Colour House T Shirts 

Cotton t-shirts Dhs 60 or Dri-fit t-shirts Dhs 30

TRIBE T Shirts 

Dhs 50

CASH ONLY, kindly bring exact change.

COUNTRY AND LANGUAGE GROUPS 

In the spirit of fostering cultural connections, we have created country and language groups to connect parents who share the same nationality or language within the DAA community.

Please find the below link, and note that there are a few new additions!

If you don't see your country group below, please reach out to DAAPA and we'll help you create one!


Clubs

VOLUNTEER WHATSAPP GROUPS 

Calling all Moms and/or Dads who would like to be a part of our volunteers chat groups! Our divisions hosts several events throughout the year and it would be great to have you involved in organizing and hosting them along with the DAAPA team! 

The children absolutely love seeing you there at the events! Click on the link below to join:

Elementary Volunteer group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DUMrjswfGxT4daZDoc7sB7   

Middle School Volunteer group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/G6khzUwc7nGD2cdQ1qlRJk 

High School Volunteer group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/E0ffMfs9zwKAij9PLbjAZI 


Contact

Please feel free to reach out to us at:


daaparentconnect@gmail.com


You can also follow us on Instagram for all DAAPA events and updates, at:


Daapa_daa

https://www.instagram.com/daapa_daa/