Issue # 12 - March 7, 2025
Dear Middle School Students and Parents,
Please access the following forms using your student’s GAA email address. Doing so will ensure that your course choices for SY25-26 are recorded successfully onto our systems.
If you have questions about your options, please review the meeting recordings below or contact Ms. Almyra Duarte - our Middle School Counselor for advice at a.duarte_gaa@gemsedu.com.
Current Grade 6 moving to Grade 7 Course Sign-up Form SY25-26
Current Grade 7 moving to Grade 8 Course Sign-up Form SY25-26
MS Recording: This recording is of one of the MS meetings and will help all Middle School families make informed decisions about course selections. Please pay special attention to which Group you are in as that dictates most course decisions.
Thank you for submitting your choices by March 21.
Dear Families,
Ramadan Kareem! I hope that everyone has settled well into their new routines. I believe everyone is really enjoying the extra hour of sleep and leaving a little early.
We are working on our schedule for our next school year. On Thursday we sent home the course request forms for grades 6 and 7 students. If you did not get it, please see below.
We had our GAA staff iftar last night. It was a beautiful evening and it was nice to spend time with our GAA family.
Next week is a white week. Monday starts with A block.
GAA Community Iftar March 14th at 6 pm
Course request forms for 2025-2026 due on March 21st
Have a wonderful weekend!
Ms. Mollie
March 14 - Community Iftar
March 24 - April 6 - Spring Break (NO SCHOOL)
April 7 - TERM 3 STARTS
Head of School
Robert Rinaldo, email: hos_gaa@gemsedu.com
ADMISSIONS
Registrar: registrar_gaa@gemsedu.com, ext. 515
Admission Secretary (GR6-GR12): c.dumo_gaa@gemsedu.com, ext. 603
Admission Secretary (KG-GR5): s.ramakrishnan_gaa@gemsedu.com ext. 604
FINANCE
Email: finance_gaa@gemsedu.com, ext. 102
CLINIC
Email: nurse_gaa@gemsedu.com, ext. 688
Parent Relations Executive
Fatma Chabanova: pre_gaa@gemsedu.com, ext. 502
Government Relations Executive (for ADEK issues)
Mahmoud Huraimel: m.huraimel_gaa@gemsedu.com ext. 505
SLICES CATERING
Email: slicesgaa@gmail.com, ext. 566
BBT BUS TRANSPORTATION
Rameez Rasheed, email: rameez.rasheed@sts-group.com, ext. 608
GAAPA (GAA Parent Association)
email: gaa.parentsteam@gmail.com
Booster Club
email: boosterclub.gaa@gmail.com
IT
Email: support_gaa@gemsedu.com, ext. 666
ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES
Email: r.demarco_gaa@gemsedu.com, ext. 627
Secondary Principal
Garth Wyncoll, email: g.wyncoll_gaa@gemsedu.com
Middle School Vice Principal (Grades 6-8)
Mollie Williams, email: m.williams3_gaa@gemsedu.com
High School Vice Principal (Grades 9-10)
Zahra Bhatty, email: z.bhatty_gaa@gemsedu.com
High School Vice Principal (Grades 11-12)
Monica Martin, email: m.martin1_gaa@gemsedu.com
Secondary Secretary:
Email: secsecretary_gaa@gemsedu.com
Middle School Counsellor (Grades 6-8)
Almyra Duarte, email: a.duarte_gaa@gemsedu.com
High School Counsellors
Catherine Sciolis (Ali-Alp, I-P), email: c.sciolis_gaa@gemsedu.com
Lia Noronha (Aaa-Alh, B-H), email: l.noronha_gaa@gemsedu.com
Keisha McCray (Alq-Azz, Q-Z), email: k.mccray_gaa@gemsedu.com
IBDP Coordinator:
Elliot Brodie, email: e.brodie_gaa@gemsedu.com
AP and Curriculum Coordinator:
Andreia Barbu, email: a.barbu_gaa@gemsedu.com
Dean of Students:
Middle School - Paul Teehan, email: p.teahan_gaa@gemsedu.com
High School - Kelly Jamieson, email: k.jamieson_gaa@gemsedu.com
Heads of Grades:
Grade 6 - Kimberly Jeanette Strong k.strong_gaa@gemsedu.com
Grade 7 - Alan Hogan a.hogan_gaa@gemsedu.com
Grade 8 - Alan Anthony Richardson a.richardson_gaa@gemsedu.com
Grade 9 - Nour Hallab n.hallab_gaa@gemsedu.com
Grade 10 - Donal William Moynihan d.williammoyni_gaa@gemsedu.com
Grade 11 - Lauren Massman l.massman_gaa@gemsedu.com
Grade 12 - Ana Chainho a.chainho_gaa@Gemsedu.com