Gulliver Preparatory School

Gulliver Preparatory School
Coral Gables, Florida, Pinecrest, Florida, Miami, Florida, U.S.
Information
Type	Private, Independent
Opened	1926 (1926) (Gulliver Academy) 1975 (Gulliver Preparatory School)
Grades	PK - 12
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Navy Blue   White
Mascot	Raider
Rivals	Ransom Everglades School
Website	http://www.gulliverprep.org

Gulliver Preparatory School or simply Gulliver Prep, is a private co-educational school. Its management offices are in Kendall, Florida, a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Its previous administrative offices were in Coral Gables, Florida.

History

20th century

Gulliver Academy was founded in 1926. ^[1] In 1952 Marian Krutulis purchased it, reopening it in 1954 and moving it to the Coral Gables site in 1967. ^[2] High School classes were added; the first senior class graduated in 1977. ^[3] It is a for-profit school. ^{[4] [5]} The Miller Drive Campus opened in 1996. ^[6]

21st century

Marian Cline Krutulis, the school's owner, also served as director of the school until 2007 when she was succeeded by her son, John Krutulis. ^[7]

In 2021, Gulliver Preparatory broke ground on a new center for student life, which will be located at its Marian C. Krutulis PK-8 Campus. The center is the first major construction undertaken as part of the school's new master plan. ^[8]

Campuses

The school reports more than 2,200 students enrolled at two campuses. ^[9]

• Gulliver Prep - Marian C. Krutulis PK-8 Campus - Coral Gables
• Gulliver Prep - Upper School Campus - Pinecrest

4km
2.5miles

Main Office

US Campus

PK-8 Campus

   

Campuses in the Miami area

Academics

Gulliver Prep offers honors, International Baccalaureate program, Advanced Placement, work and extracurricular experiences. Gulliver offers more than 30 AP courses, an internship program, and dual enrollment opportunities at the University of Miami, Florida International University ^[10] and Miami-Dade College. ^[11]

Athletics

Gulliver's teams, The Raiders, have won district, regional, sectional, state runner-up and state championships, as well as numerous conference championships. Gulliver currently competes in the 4A classification.^{[ citation needed ]}

Student Life

Newspaper

The Raider Voice is Gulliver's online news source. ^[12]

FHSAA team championships by sport

Sport	Gender	Championships	Years	Runner-up	Years	Notes
Baseball		1	2004	2	1998, 2010
Basketball	Boys	0		0
	Girls	1	2004	0
Cross Country	Boys	3	1998, 1999, 2001	0		In 1999, cross-country became the first team to win back-to-back titles in Miami-Dade County
	Girls	2	1990, 1997	1	1996
Football		1	2001	1	2008	Team featured Sean Taylor and Buck Ortega. The 2019 Raiders football team was the first team to go undefeated in the regular season.
Golf	Boys	10		0
	Girls	10		0
Lacrosse	Boys	10		0
Soccer	Boys	40	1992, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2023, 2024	2	2013, 2021
	Girls	10	2011	4	1997, 1999, 2001, 2013
Softball		60	1998, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013	1	2007
Swimming	Boys	10	2016,	4	1981, 1982, 1983, 2017
	Girls	40	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	1	2005
Tennis	Boys	10	2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019	3	2002, 2004, 2012
	Girls	70	1994, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2019	4	1999, 2002, 2003, 2012
Track & Field	Boys	0		0
	Girls	10	1998	2	2002, 2003
Volleyball	Girls	0		0
Water Polo	Boys	4	2007, 2012, 2014, 2021	3	2001, 2006, 2011
	Girls	9	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013	5	1998, 2000, 2014, 2017, 2021
Total		61		32

Source: FHSAA.org ^[13]

Notable alumni

• George Lombard Jr., baseball player
• Alexander Acosta, attorney and former U.S. Secretary of Labor
• Michael Baiamonte, public address announcer, Miami Heat
• George P. Bush, attorney, former Texas General Land Office commissioner, eldest child of Jeb Bush
• Soman Chainani, author
• Nelson Dellis, memory athlete
• Tony Dokoupil, author and co-anchor of CBS Mornings
• CJ Donaldson, college football player, Ohio State
• Joe Dunand, baseball player
• Sylvia Fowles, basketball player
• Craig Gottlieb, reality television personality
• Enrique Iglesias, singer and songwriter
• Julio Iglesias Jr., singer and songwriter
• Joe Jackson, football player
• Evan Kravetz, baseball player
• Buck Ortega, football player
• Patrick Robinson, football player
• Paco Rodriguez, baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Blake Ross, software engineer and co-creator, Firefox
• Tina Rivers Ryan, art historian
• Eduardo Saverin, co-founder, Facebook
• Andrew Talansky, triathlete
• Sean Taylor, football player

References

1. "Gulliver Academy." Gulliver Schools. Retrieved on September 28, 2009.
2. Pincus, Laura (2000). A Personal Touch. Marian Krutulis and Her Vision for Gulliver Schools. Centennial Press. ISBN   978-0-9629402-7-9.
3. Private independent schools. Wallingford, Conn.: Bunting and Lyon. 1985. p. 165. ISBN   978-0-913094-38-9.
4. Toch, Thomas (1993). "Investment in Learning". Education 93/94. Internet Archive. Guilford, Conn. : Dushkin Pub. Group. p. 19. ISBN   978-1-56134-197-9.
5. "Gulliver Preparatory Campus". Gulliver Schools. October 9, 2011. Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
6. "Gulliver Pinecrest Prep Campus."
7. "Marian Cline Krutulis, Founder Of Gulliver Academy, Dead At 89 - CBS Miami". www.cbsnews.com. January 27, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
8. BizJournals, "Gulliver Prep breaks Ground on Center for Student Life," March 2, 2021
9. "Private School Campuses & Facilities in Miami".
10. Florida International University, "Partner Schools," accessed 8 March 2021
11. Miami-Dade College, "Miami-Dade County Private Schools Approved for Dual Enrollment," updated 2009
12. "The Raider Voice". The Raider Voice. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
13. "FHSAA.org - FHSAA Championship Record Books". www.fhsaa.org. Retrieved October 24, 2018.

External links

• Official website

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