Universal Learning Academy

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Universal Learning Academy
Address
Universal Learning Academy
28015 Joy Road

,
48185

United States
Coordinates 42°21′17″N83°19′06″W / 42.354669°N 83.31827390000001°W / 42.354669; -83.31827390000001
Information
Type Charter school
Established2004
FounderNawal Hamadeh
Authority Bay Mills Community College
SuperintendentNawal Hamadeh
PresidentHassan Alaouie
PrincipalLayal Boussi
Teaching staff41.14 (on a FTE basis)
Grades K-12
Enrollment702 (2014-2015)
Student to teacher ratio17.06
Website www.ulapsa.org
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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]

Contents

History

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]

Academics

Universal Learning Academy offers instruction in Arabic to students in grades K-5. [7]

Demographics

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]

Athletics

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]

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  2. 1 2 "MHSAA > Schools". www.mhsaa.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 Saab, Nada (Hamadeh Educational Services Arabic Language Department Director). Letter to the Editor. Published in: The Language Educator, Volumes 2-3. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2007. p. 6. "Universal Learning Academy has been authorized by Bay Mills Community College since 2004 and currently operates grades K-3 (eventually K-12), and over 90% of its students come from Middle Eastern and/or Arabic[ sic ] background."
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