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GEMS Dubai American Academy Review
GEMS Dubai American Academy, part of the GEMS school group, is a US curriculum school offering a US High School Diploma and, increasingly, the option of the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme. It is the only US curriculum school to have achieved the highest inspection rating of Outstanding from the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau, now for eight years in a row.
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3.5 out of 5 based on 75 reviews
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All through
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IB, US HS Diploma, IB DP, AP
Availability 2021/22
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AED 61,190 - 86,260
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Tammy Murphy
GEMS Education
Al Barsha, Dubai
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Founded in 1997, GEMS Dubai American Academy (DAA) is without question the most successful for-profit US curriculum school in Dubai. There is something rather ironic in its current location, next door to its nearest competitor, the not-for-profit (and significantly older) The American School of Dubai (ASD).
In fact, GEMS Dubai American Academy is the first and most successful US curriculum school within the GEMS network, and the only other US curriculum school which can compare to DAA in quality and size is ASD. However, DAA is the only US curriculum school to have achieved the highest KHDA inspection rating of Outstanding, a rating which it has retained for 9 years.
In a new initiative for the 2021-22 academic year, the Academy has recently announced a collaboration for senior students, while still at school in Dubai, that will earn them university credits at Arizona State University (ASU) as a result of GEMS Education's collaboration with the highly-rated American university.
With the focus on the IB Diploma Programme as the university entry qualification at DAA, it seems that this new relationship will provide a potentially useful addition in terms of qualifications for students seeking entry to US universities.
ASU is a comprehensive public research university based in Tempe, Arizona. It is rated a top world university by the Center for World University Rankings and ranked #9 in the world for global impact by Times Higher Education.
A total of 27 DAA students are now enrolled in college-level courses taught directly by ASU's faculty. Students can choose from over 20 of ASU's first-year Universal Learner Courses, all which are taught by experts in their respective fields. Options selected for the initial cohort include College Algebra, English Composition, History, and Habitable Worlds.
This additional online learning experience for high school students is highly flexible, enabling them to design their own tailored pathway and preparing them in advance for university success. The university credits gained can result in significant savings in terms of both time and money if students choose to enrol at ASU for an undergraduate degree. The earned credit can also potentially be transferred to any other accepting university. GEMS Education plans to roll out the opportunity to study with ASU throughout its schools in the near future.
Following DAA's relocation to the campus of the short-lived, but highly anticipated GEMS Nations Academy, student numbers have grown to around 2,730 in a campus with a capacity of 2,750. The school has grown by a further 400 students since its relocation - driven in large part, according to the school, by families who have relocated to Dubai in support of work on Expo 2020.
Parent feedback to WhichSchoolAdvisor.com has been mixed. Whilst many comments are positive, the topic of fees is mentioned regularly - particularly in the context of the pandemic and the lack of reduction in fees as the school moved to online learning.
However, positive comments far outweigh the negative with strengths defined as:
"Teacher child relationship. Tend to the whole child "
"My daughter is feeling she really belongs to this school. The teachers are amazing and really take my child's needs into consideration "
"The school is truly listening to my child's needs. Teachers are amazing "
" The high quality of the Leadership. -The high expectations of students as well as teachers. -The ongoing screening of student performance. -The existence of goals and directions. -The extent to which the school is secure and organized. "
And WhichSchoolAdvisor.com was particularly impressed by comment from a teacher:
"Of the 4 schools I have taught at in Dubai and the 11 schools I have taught at worldwide, this is by far the best."
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DAA has always had, and retains, a much broader international base of student nationalities, whilst ASD remains largely North American in terms of its student and faculty nationality. There are, in total, an impressive 100+ nationalities represented within the DAA student body, with the biggest numbers coming from the US, Canada, India, S. Korea and Egypt. There is a 50:50 male to female ratio.
The school is co-educational from KG1 to Grade 12 with much of the recent growth having taken place in the High School section which has grown from 600 students (similar to the Middle School) to 900 students. There are between 7 and 9 classes per grade with class sizes of 22 in the KG section and a maximum of 25 in Grades 1 to 12.
Superintendent, Tammy Murphy, now entering her fourth year as Principal of the school, was faced in her first months not only with the challenge of relocating the school from one site to the other, but to merging the faculty of both DAA and GEMS Nations Academy and hosting the DSIB inspection team within 5 months of the relocation. To her credit, the 2017-18 KHDA inspection visit, which took place in February 2018 and re-confirmed the Outstanding rating, suggest that these challenges were well met. Now the school has had more time to settle into its new campus, the Outstanding rating has again been retained.
With the growth of the school, and following Tammy's arrival, leadership of DAA has been devolved with a Deputy Superintendent and Principals leading the school at each level - KG, Elementary, Middle and High School sections. Four school counsellors in the High School work specifically with students to support their career and college interests and applications.
The school employs 232 teachers (a significant increase of 40 since 2015-16) and 62 teaching assistants, with staff employed at recruitment fairs in the UK, US and Thailand. The majority of teachers come from the US. The student:teacher ratio is 13:1 on average across grades. All teachers are degree educated, and a majority hold Masters degrees or above.
Staff turnover at the end of 2017, at 36%, was significantly above previous levels - and above the norm in Dubai of between 20-22% - presumably as a result of the merger. Turnover in 2018 has reduced to 19% - back to the averages of previous years such as 2015-16, when the turnover was 25%, and in the year prior, 20%. The upsurge in 2017 was almost certainly a symptom of the merger of the two schools and new leadership rather than the transient nature of Dubai, where teachers are generally employed on two year contracts, and certainly appears to have stabilised.
Digital innovation and Future Fluency the focus at DAA 2.0
What about the curriculum?
DAA is fully accredited by the Council of International Schools and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and has been since 2004. In addition to the US High School Diploma, DAA offers the IB Diploma Program for students and parents wanting a broader, more internationally focused qualification.
After the disappearance of GEMS Nations Academy, with its very strong and specific focus on technology, WhichSchoolAdvisor.com was curious to understand how much of the Nations' vision had been adopted by DAA and integrated into its curriculum.
The school follows the US Common Core curriculum leading to a NEASC accredited High School Diploma, whilst offering the IB Diploma program in Grades 11 and 12. The school will also add Advanced Placement and IB courses programs to its curriculum to respond to the requirements of students seeking US college placement on the one hand, or a more vocational pathway. According to the school, 67% of all graduates in 2018 achieved the IBDP. Click here to jump to the academic results section.
The Superintendent's introduction speaks clearly to the curriculum direction:
"At the core of our future-fluent curriculum is creative design, cutting-edge robotics and digital fluencies encouraging students to apply technology-based solutions to real-world problems. Students are challenged to identify, inspire and imagine new and innovative approaches. As they envision and engineer these new approaches they work together cooperatively to evaluate and execute new solutions. They ask questions, analyze and apply information and data, and then listen, interpret and communicate information using multi-media tools and approaches. Students are encouraged to discover and dream about the world and its issues all the while developing digital competencies and literacy as they navigate the new technologies arising daily".
So are any of the grand aspirations of GEMS Nations Academy being fulfilled at DAA? The answer is probably yes, and no. Certainly, the school is expanding the curriculum pathways for students, both in terms of AP and IB courses, and with a focus on AI through an AI curriculum for all students to Grade 10, a supply of over 1,200 iPads in the Elementary School, a Drone Activity agreement with Dubai Civil Aviation Authority to enable the students to build and fly drones, and a focus on coding and robotics. Students from Middle school (Grade 6) upwards bring their own devices to school.
GEMS Dubai American Academy Elementary has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School from 2019 to 2022, for its continuous innovation in teaching and learning and implementation of technology in student learning.
Apple Distinguished Schools are said to be "centres of innovation, leadership and educational excellence that use technology to inspire creativity, collaboration and critical thinking. They showcase innovative uses of technology in learning, teaching and the school environment, and have documented results of academic accomplishment..."
With 1:1 iPads in its classrooms, the school aims to enable its students to be constantly innovating, creating and thinking critically, "whether by creating GIFs in Keynote, using iMovie to make tutorials to share with peers, or creating multimedia eBooks, students and teachers create and collaborate anytime and from anywhere..."
During our visit, Superintendent Tammy Murphy talked to us about developing the soft skills of students and the cross-curricular approach of DAA's curriculum which integrates technology, such as AI, robotics and drones, with media and art skills, and an enquiry-based approach preparing students for jobs that do not yet exist. This is what is described as Future Fluency or DAA 2.0. Certainly the new environment of DAA would appear to support a more future-focused approach far better than that of the old campus. We do see a significant investment in curriculum and resources at GEMS Dubai American Academy and are very interested to see how the school moves forward.
However, somehow, despite all of these activities taking place and the breadth of the curriculum in providing such opportunities, the sense of innovation that GEMS Nations promised does not feel quite there at DAA. This is less in the context of technology than in other curriculum areas - and notably Arabic. A particular focus of GEMS Nations was to be the teaching of Arabic which was to be a core feature of the school, with an ambition that this would be a particular strength.
The school runs annual Week Without Walls activities (usually involving both local and overseas visits to enhance students' community involvement or internship options), and this has included a group travelling to Silicon Valley to visit major technology companies. MAP testing takes place 3 times per year to assess students' performance in key curriculum areas and to ensure that they are on track or receive additional support where necessary.
DAA is known for its friendly, participatory approach to teaching. Children are said to be a happy bunch, and look forward to going to school. The school is also noted for a strong program for children who don't have English as a first language.
What about SEND?
GEMS Education has worked on the SEND provision across all its schools for many years and has always had a more open policy. In 2013/14 academic year, 124 students at DAA had been identified as having some form of Special Educational Needs, a figure growing to 220 in 2018-19. SEND provision is deemed to be Very Good by the KHDA inspectors. The school has a governor and a champion for inclusive education and the school has an inclusive and strategic education improvement plan in place. Most students with SEND make good progress over time, according to the inspectors. Students also are provided with equivalency for the High School Diploma through the GEP programme.
What about academic achievement?
Dubai American Academy has in the past provided information on where its students head for university, and in the past, rather limited information in respect of examination results.
Although GEMS Education as a group stopped publishing exams results in 2015, in common with GEMS Jumeirah College, DAA seems to have decided to go ahead and publish themselves - something we at WhichSchoolAdvisor.com always encourage.
With the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic affecting IB Diploma students who were not able to sit examinations in either 2020 or 2021, results have been issued through a process of Centre Assessed Grades and through the submission of assessments which have been reviewed by IB examiners.
In 2021, DAA announced that a cohort of 173, which was the largest among the GEMS schools, achieved an impressive pass rate of 99.4%. The average score for the school was 34.2 with 23 students achieving 40 points or more, and two achieving the top score of 45 points.
In 2020, DAA's initial results (prior to a subsequent review by the IBO which positively impacted all schools), showed an average score of 33.6. The pass rate was 96.8% in a larger cohort of 158 students. The school also provided a further break down of the points awarded to students, with 80% of awards at 30+ points, 43% at 35+ points and 12% at 40+ points.
The 2019 IB Diploma results were published on 5th July - after the start of the Summer break and closure of the school. Information on DAA results was limited, but WhichSchoolAdvisor.com was informed by GEMS at a Corporate level that DAA's 2019 cohort achieved an average points score of 34 (the same as 2018) - some 4+ points above the global average of 29.62, and well above the UAE average of 32.26. 98.5% of 130 candidates for the IB programme achieved a pass in 2019, although no details of highest scores or breakdown of overall scores is currently available.
Across the six schools in the GEMS group offering the IBDP programme, the pass rate was 94% and we would expect that DAA's students would be among the high achievers given their overall average figure.
In 2016-17, the 146 Grade 12 students made over 1,150 university applications and graduates received approximately 500 acceptances. Students have continued their education in several countries, with the largest percentage going to the United States, followed by Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. Detailed information on destinations for 2016-17 have not been provided, but students in the class of 2015 received acceptances at top universities such as the Princeton University, Lund University, King's College London, New York University, University of Maastricht, Pennsylvania State, Columbia, Cornell, Georgetown, Boston College, Rice, McGill, University of California Berkeley, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, University of Edinburgh, London School of Economics, and Queen Mary University.
Although only 50-70% of applications are successful, the school claims to achieve "100% entry to higher educational institutions, including the best universities and colleges around the world" in the WSA Q and A. Go here. In further correspondence with DAA, the school notes that 2% of students opt to take a gap year.
What about the facilities?
The school building is organised across four floors, with KG to Grade 2 classes located on the ground floor, followed by grades 3-5 on the first floor, grades 6-8 on the floor above, and grades 9-12 on the top floor of the building. High School students have their own separate lounge and study area - designed by the students - at the top of the school. Expansive technology, science and performing arts and other specialist and sports facilities are also provided.
The facilities of the 70,000m2 campus are truly state-of-the-art and include: a 50m Olympic pool, 400m running track, a large gymnasium, playing fields and shaded playgrounds. There are also dedicated science labs across all grades, a Technology suite, with a workshop, Visual Arts with dedicated areas for all grades, including Studios for 3D and 2D art, a Ceramics/ kiln room and Photography dark room.
Facilities, of course, including MAC rooms, Drone labs and similar technology-focused classrooms, are of the highest standard. The technology focus is not just "scientific" in nature, with the Music faculty, for instance, including both a Recording and a TV studio, and green screen room.
Students interested in Performing Arts benefit from Music rooms, Band rooms, Individual music practice rooms, a Music technology suite, Recording studio. Performing Arts students also have access to a Theatre and Dance, an Ultra-modern auditorium seating 1,200, a Black box Digital theatre, Drama classrooms and a Dance studio. Multimedia facilities include a TV studio/'green screen' room, a Radio suite, Mac lab/editing suite and a Digital/blended learning zone. There are four separate libraries across the school.
Indoor Sports facilities include a Main sports hall which accommodates 3 full basketball courts with retractable seating, Elementary sports hall large enough for a full-sized basketball court, an indoor running track/fitness trail, a fully-equipped fitness suite and Sports science classrooms. Outdoor roof play areas provide space for three soccer pitches, a Baseball diamond and rooftop tennis courts.
Much investment has been made in the construction of the school, in terms of technological innovations for cooling and recycling energy. Classrooms are light, bright and as would be expected for a new-build and technologically enabled throughout. KG children all have direct access to the outside areas of the school including gardens where they plant and grow their own vegetables. Whilst the youngest children from KG to Grade 2 eat lunch in their classrooms, there are two large cafeterias for Elementary, Middle and High School students with access to outdoor space. The scale of the school is significant.
What the inspectors say (2018/2019)
GEMS Dubai American Academy is presently the only school in Dubai following an American standards-based curriculum to have been awarded an "Outstanding" rating by the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau. It is the ninth year in a row that DAA had made the grade after three years of a Good rating, although there was no inspection in the 2016-17 academic year due to the school's involvement in the KHDA's mentoring project (the Abundance Project).
In common with all schools rated Very Good or Outstanding, the KHDA no longer requires an annual DSIB inspection of the school, following a ruling announced in September 2019. This means that a one day review visit takes place, but no new report is issued and statistics are not updated. Only if there is an overall change in rating, would this be announced.
According to the KHDA, Dubai American Academy provides an Outstanding quality of education. Key strengths are:
Outstanding attainment in Science throughout the school, and impressive results in the IB Diploma program;
An enquiry approach to learning across all phases, developing outstanding learning skills;
The broad and creative curriculum, enhanced by an extensive after school program;
The school buildings and wide range of learning spaces which have extensive resources, including an abundance of technological devices;
Strong pastoral care and students' classroom interactions, contributing to outstanding personal development.
Overall ratings across the school and key performance standards remain unchanged for 2018-19 compared with the inspection of the prior year. Attainment and progress are almost uniformly Outstanding across English, Maths and Science with the exception of attainment and progress in English and Mathematics, which has remained Very Good in the Elementary and Middle School.
Progress and attainment in Arabic and Islamic Studies remain a mix of Good and Acceptable ratings. This is of course not just an issue for DAA, but one that is widespread across international curriculum schools throughout the UAE.
In terms of the other key indicators reviewed by the KHDA inspection team, Students' Personal and Social Development and their Innovation skills, Teaching and Assessment, the Curriculum, the Protection, Care, Guidance and Support of students and the Leadership and Management of the school are rated Outstanding almost across the board. The sole exceptions are Teaching for Effective Learning in the Elementary school. Governance of the school was also downgraded to Very Good from Outstanding in 2017-18 and has retained this rating for 2018-19, due to a need for the role of the Local Advisory Board to be promoted further.
Overall recommendations for improvement from the inspection team include the need to:
Increase students' attainment and progress in Islamic Education and Arabic by providing teachers with sufficient support so that their teaching is highly effective and reflects the best practices observed in other subjects; [and] raising teachers' expectations of students in these subjects;
Provide consistency of challenge so that all students reach the highest possible level of achievement across all subjects.
To read the full KHDA inspection report - which we strongly recommend you do in order to understand the reason behind the rating - go here.
In the WhichSchoolAdvisor.com Parent Survey, opinions are very definitely mixed. With an overall rating from just over 70 parents of 3.6/5, this is a 72% positivity rating. Whilst 62% of respondents say that they would recommend the school to other parents, 19% (double the UAE average), said they would not. A surprisingly high 53% have said that they have considered moving their child to another school - a high figure compared with the UAE average of 27%. and only 15% of respondents agreed that fees represent value for money, whilst 30% of parents totally disagreed.
However, parents also feel that their children enjoy going to school. And although over 87% of parents are partially (34%) or fully satisfied (53%) with the level of academic performance of their children, 30% still believe that their children require additional tuition outside of school.
If you are a parent, teacher or senior student at DAA, please share your feedback with us and other potential members of your community through our Survey here.
Some 445 parents participated in the KHDA pre-inspection survey and almost 90% said that they were satisfied with the standard of education the school provides. They agreed that leaders and teachers listen to them and act on their views. A large majority of parents felt that DAA offers value for money, that they are well informed and that their children are safe and well provided for.
Over 600 students responded to the survey and almost all were positive about their school experience. They are engaged with their learning, with their peers and teachers and a high proportion said that they were happy with their school.
There is no doubt that for parents seeking a US curriculum education for their children, with the added benefit of the IB Diploma option in addition to a High School Diploma, GEMS Dubai American Academy will remain a very popular choice.
Whilst perhaps not having the 'cachet' of the neighbouring American School of Dubai, and without the not-for-profit status, DAA comes as close to a high quality US curriculum school - and with all the attendant co-curricular and extra-curricular options and the strong community involvement - that parents are likely to want to find for their children.
The fact that it has been rated Outstanding for so long is an additional factor, particularly for families who want their children to receive the full US curriculum experience, but alongside the Islamic Education and Arabic provision which has long been an area where ASD has fallen down (as indicated by the Good rating which has held for a number of years).
There is currently no doubt, that there is not yet another US/IB curriculum school in Dubai which compares to the provision of GEMS Dubai American Academy. But this provision comes at a significant price. The only school that we currently see being able to compare to DAA - and this is still some way off - is Dunecrest American School, operated by ESOL Education, which will also offer the US/IB combination.
What about the fees?
Fees at the school are in the premium range, with fees of AED 61,190 in KG1 and KG2, and from Grade 1 to Grade 12 a flat figure of AED 86,260. There is a registration fee of AED 500 for new admissions, together with a deposit of AED 10,000 on offer of a place; the latter is offset against the tuition fees in the first year. A re-enrollment fee of 10% of the tuition fees is payable annually to confirm a place for the following academic year and is adjusted against the first term's fees.
This school is in a Best School by parents ranking
GEMS Dubai American Academy is a Best of school, a ranking determined by parent surveys on the site. It can be found in the following Best of rankings:
#125 in Best Schools in the UAE
#46 in Best Premium Schools in Dubai
#10 in Best American Schools in Dubai
#24 in Best IB Schools in Dubai
#80 in Best Schools in Dubai
#22 in Best IB DP Schools in Dubai
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La  des British Academy Film Awards, organisée par la British Academy of Film and Television Arts, s'est déroulée en 1979 et a récompensé les films sortis en 1978.

Palmarès

Meilleur film
 Julia
 Midnight Express
 La guerre des étoiles (Star Wars)
 Rencontres du troisième type (Close Encounters of the Third Kind)

Meilleur réalisateur
 Alan Parker pour Midnight Express
 Fred Zinnemann pour Julia
 Robert Altman pour Un mariage (A Wedding)
 Steven Spielberg pour Rencontres du troisième type (Close Encounters of the Third Kind)

Meilleur acteur
 Richard Dreyfuss pour le rôle d'Elliot Garfield dans Adieu, je reste (The Goodbye Girl)
 Peter Ustinov pour le rôle d'Hercule Poirot dans Mort sur le Nil (Death on the Nile)
 Anthony Hopkins pour le rôle de Corky Withers & Fats (la voix) dans Magic
 Brad Davis pour le rôle de Billy Hayes dans Midnight Express

Meilleure actrice
 Jane Fonda pour le rôle de Lillian Hellman dans Julia
 Anne Bancroft pour le rôle d'Emma Jacklin dans Le Tournant de la vie (The Turning Point)
 Marsha Mason pour le rôle de Paula McFadden dans Adieu, je reste (The Goodbye Girl)
 Jill Clayburgh pour le rôle d'Erica dans La femme libre (An Unmarried Woman)

Meilleur acteur dans un second rôle
 John Hurt pour le rôle de Max dans Midnight Express
 Francois Truffaut pour le rôle de Claude Lacombe dans Rencontres du troisième type (Close Encounters of the Third Kind)
 Gene Hackman pour le rôle de Lex Luthor dans Superman
 Jason Robards pour le rôle de Dashiell Hammett dans Julia

Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle
 Geraldine Page pour le rôle d'Eve dans Intérieurs (Interiors)
 Maggie Smith pour le rôle de Miss Bowers dans Mort sur le Nil (Death on the Nile)
 Angela Lansbury pour le rôle de Salome Otterbourne dans Mort sur le Nil (Death on the Nile)
 Mona Washbourne pour le rôle de la Tante dans Stevie

Meilleur scénario
 Julia – Alvin Sargent Un mariage (A Wedding) – John Considine, Patricia Resnick, Allan Nicholls et Robert Altman
 Adieu, je reste (The Goodbye Girl) – Neil Simon
 Rencontres du troisième type (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) – Steven Spielberg

 Meilleure direction artistique
 Rencontres du troisième type (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) – Joe Alves La guerre des étoiles (Star Wars) – John Barry
 Julia – Gene Callahan, Willy Holt et Carmen Dillon
 Superman – John Barry

 Meilleurs costumes
 Mort sur le Nil (Death on the Nile) La guerre des étoiles (Star Wars)
 Les Duellistes (The Duellists)
 Julia

 Meilleure photographie
 Julia – Douglas Slocombe Les Duellistes (The Duellists) – Frank Tidy
 Rencontres du troisième type (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) – Zilmos Zgismond
 Superman – Geoffrey Unsworth

 Meilleur montage
 Midnight Express – Gerry Hambling Rencontres du troisième type (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) – Michael Kahn
 La guerre des étoiles (Star Wars) – Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas et Richard Chew
 Julia – Walter Murch

 Meilleur son
 La guerre des étoiles (Star Wars) Superman
 La Fièvre du samedi soir (Saturday Night Fever)
 Rencontres du troisième type (Close Encounters of the Third Kind)

 Meilleure musique de film
Anthony Asquith Award.
 La guerre des étoiles (Star Wars) – John Williams La Fièvre du samedi soir (Saturday Night Fever) – Bee Gees
 Rencontres du troisième type (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) – John Williams
 Julia – Georges Delerue

 Meilleur film documentaire
Flaherty Documentary Award.
 The Silent Witness - David W. Rolfe Meilleur court-métrage
 Meilleur court-métrage basé sur des faits
 Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook – Tony White I'll Find a Way –
 Planet Water – Derek Williams
 Sunday Muddy Sunday – Lindsay Dale

 Meilleur court-métrage de fiction
Aucune récompense

 Meilleur film spécialisé
 Twenty Times More Likely – Robert Young How a Man Schall Be Armyd – Anthony Wilkinson
 Play Safe – David Eady
 The Safety Net – Leonard Lewis

 Meilleur nouveau venu dans un rôle principal
 Christopher Reeve – Superman
 Melanie Mayron – Girlfriends
 Mary Beth Hurt – Intérieurs (Interiors)
 Brad Davis – Midnight Express

Meilleure contribution au cinéma britannique
Michael Balcon Award.
 Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys N. Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic et Wally Veevers (L'équipe des effets visuels du film Superman)

Fellowship Award
Prix d'honneur de la BAFTA, récompense la réussite dans les différentes formes du cinéma.
 Lew Grade
 Huw Wheldon

Récompenses et nominations multiples

Nominations multiples

 Films
  10  : Julia
  9  : Rencontres du troisième type
  6  : Midnight Express, La guerre des étoiles, Superman
  4  : Mort sur le Nil
  3  : Adieu, je reste
  2  : Intérieurs, Un mariage, Les Duellistes, La Fièvre du samedi soir

 Personnalités
  2  : Steven Spielberg, Robert Altman, John Williams, John Barry, Brad Davis

Récompenses multiples
Légende : Nombre de récompenses/Nombre de nominations

 Films
  4 / 10  : Julia
  3 / 6  : Midnight Express
  2 / 6  : La guerre des étoiles

Les grands perdants
  1 / 9  : Rencontres du troisième type
  1 / 6  : Superman

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 British Academy of Film and Television Arts
 British Academy Film Awards
  des Oscars
  des Golden Globes
  des César

Liens externes
  Site officiel de la BAFTA
  Les BAFTA Awards par année sur l'Internet Movie Database

British Academy Film Awards par année
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In This Article Expand or collapse the "in this article" section Law and Society in Latin America since 1800
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Complex intersections between legal codes, practices, and institutions, on one hand, and social structures, on the other, have played a central role throughout Latin American history. The modern history of law and society in most Latin American countries properly begins with the severing of colonial ties with Spain in the early 19th century and the subsequent introduction of new constitutions and legal codes in the decades that followed. Even countries such as Cuba and Brazil with different historical trajectories took steps to modernize their laws and legal institutions during this period. From the beginning, legal scholars in Latin America have devoted considerable time and energy to reconstructing and analyzing the laborious, convoluted efforts made in each country to reconcile the colonial legal legacy with new ideas about the role of laws and legal institutions in the governance of modern societies. Written for the most part by lawyers and judges rather than by professional historians, these works concern themselves almost exclusively with legal developments within their respective countries (rather than across the region) and generally pay scant attention to the larger historical frames in which these developments occurred. Despite their limitations, many of these local legal histories are foundational works of great value, and scholars would be foolish to overlook them. Still they are often hard to find outside their countries of origin (although more recent articles are sometimes accessible online); for that reason and in the interest of space, only a few of these country-specific "traditional" legal histories appear in this article. In terms of historical scholarship, the turning point in the history of the intersections between law and society in modern Latin America was the mid-1990s. During this period, scholars influenced by recent developments in social and cultural history began to ask new questions of historical sources, especially court records, which had been largely overlooked by traditional legal historians, and to engage with new theoretical approaches, especially philosopher-historian Michel Foucault's insights into the linkages between knowledge and power. This so-called "new legal history" of Latin America has been especially prominent in two of the fields of inquiry included in this article: Gender, Sexuality, and the Family and Crime and Punishment. In contrast, scholars working in the other five fields—constitutions and codes, Legal Institutions, Indigenous Rights, environmental regulation, and International Law—generally engage with the more conventional research questions and theoretical frameworks of legal historians, economic historians, political historians, and (for more recent periods) political scientists.
Historical overviews of modern Latin American laws and legal institutions typically take a "traditional" approach to legal history. Most are written by legal historians and political scientists rather than by social or cultural historians. Although attentive to the larger political, economic, social, and cultural forces that shape Latin American laws and institutions, these authors focus mostly on the influence of ideas and politics on legal systems and the institutions and practices that emerge as a result. Benton 2002 analyzes legal regimes in world history, including Latin America. Golbert and Nun 1982, Mirow 2004, and Snyder 1985 provide broad-based historical surveys of the major epochs in Latin American legal history. Dezalay and Garth 2002a, Dezalay and Garth 2002b, and Mendéz, et al. 1999 specifically deal with late-20th-century legal reforms.
Benton, Lauren A. Law and Colonial Cultures: Legal Regimes in World History, 1400–1900. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Analyzes the "legal pluralism" produced by colonial regimes as colonizers adjusted legal systems to suit local circumstances, including efforts by the colonized to resist the imposition of foreign laws and institutions. Provides background on Latin American colonial legal regimes and comparative case studies from British Africa and Australia. Chapters on the Spanish colonial borderlands (pp. 31–79) and mid-19th-century Uruguay (pp. 210–252) are of special interest to Latin Americanists. Helpful bibliography.
Dezalay, Yves, and Bryant G. Garth, eds. Global Prescriptions: The Production, Exportation, and Importation of a New Legal Orthodoxy. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2002a.
Essays on neoliberal legal reforms around the world, including chapters on Latin America, Mexico, and Argentina. The comparative approach would help Latin Americanists put their work in a global context. The chapter on Latin America (pp. 139–161), coauthored by historian Jeremy Adelman, provides an excellent summary of the history of legal reform—especially liberal initiatives to institute rule of law—in the region.
Dezalay, Yves, and Bryant G. Garth. The Internationalization of Palace Wars: Lawyers, Economists, and the Contest to Transform Latin American States. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002b.
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226144276.001.0001E-mail Citation »
Penetrating critique of the neoliberal legal reform projects in Latin America that began in the 1960s and 1970s. Organized by themes, the study draws on the comparative histories of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. Strong on the political debates around reform and the institutional developments that emerged from those debates. Includes extensive interviews with participants from two sets of political actors—legal technocrats and old-school legal policymakers—whose interests often conflicted.
Golbert, Albert S., and Yenny Nun. Latin American Laws and Institutions. New York: Praeger, 1982.
Provides a good overview of Latin American laws and institutions, including their historical development, through 1980. Strong on legal procedures throughout Latin America and hemispheric legal disputes. A good place to start for researchers interested in the workings of Latin American law and legal institutions. Includes excerpts from legal documents and extensive citations.
Mendéz, Juan E., Guillermo O'Donnell, and Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, eds. The (Un)Rule of Law and the Underprivileged in Latin America. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1999.
Essays by prominent political scientists on Latin American law and legal institutions, especially their role in addressing and often reinforcing social inequality, since the so-called "democratic transition" that began in the 1980s. Divided into thematic sections on lawless violence, attempts to overcome discrimination, and access to justice. All essays are comparative and deal with the region as a whole. Strong on the impact of legal institutions, especially the police and courts, on marginalized populations.
Mirow, Matthew C. Latin American Law: A History of Private Law and Institutions in Spanish America. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2004.
Surveys Spanish-American private law and institutions over three eras: the colonial period, the 19th century, and the 20th century. Each section includes short parallel chapters on structures and courts, legal education and lawyers, sources, personal status, land and inheritance, and commercial law along with period-specific historical overviews and thematic chapters. Includes an up-to-date bibliography. Sensible starting point and invaluable resource for researchers, teachers, and students interested in the history of Latin American law.
Snyder, Frederick E., ed. Latin American Society and Legal Culture. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1985.
A bibliography of Spanish- and English-language sources on Latin American law from the pre-Columbian era into the 1980s. Good on the role of ideology, politics, and economics in shaping the law and legal institutions, especially over the course of the 20th century. Includes extensive citations for transnational and international issues in Latin American law.
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Maybe someone has seen ported driver? Or any useful ideas to help me?
There is no USB 3.x suport in CentOS 5. It's too old. CentOS 6 has support and so does 7. CentOS 7 has the added advantage of receiving updates until 2024 where 6 expires in 2020.
USB 3.0 drivers are tightly integrated with the kernel. USB 3.0 drivers may not be suitable for older kernels.


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While City responded in the flawless manner to Liverpool's victory on Saturday, Chelsea looked far from the top-four side they aspire to be.
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"It's never been what they've done before but it's how intent they are on seeing that style change", Neville added.
Manchester City have apologized to Chelsea for appearing to troll the club by playing the Madness song "One Step Beyond" - seen as one of the London club's anthems - after hammering the Blues 6-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
The third for AGUERO would come in the second half through a penalty kick.
Reflecting on his remarkable miss in front of an open goal from two yards, which occurred when the score was 1-0, Aguero said: "Sometimes those things happen but the annoyment lasted for five seconds".
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"Eamon Yzalli" is an alias used by Corran Horn in the Star Wars expanded universe novels.
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I must admit that I was pretty nervous before starting the detox. This was going to be 9 whole days, with strict routines and dealing with cravings. Worst was of course not to drink as much coffee. Unfortunately I had to postpone the detox for a week due to pneumonia. But in a way that was good! The box was in the house, I had time to have a look at the products. Prepare mentally and get used to the idea.
I woke up the first day , pretty excited actually . Ready to take on the whole world. oh, well at least the detox.
Throughout these days I had a bit of headache, probably down to the lack of coffee. I felt very hungry and even woke up in the night feeling hungry. That is something I never do. So this was probably just my head playing mind games. Started to exercise on day 1.
Loads of energy. And I do mean LOADS. Exercised everyday to the point that I realized that I had pushed my body a little bit too hard too quick…..oh well. Live and you´ll learn 😉 . Finally allowed a 600 calorie meal at dinner. But shakes and the free food kept me going and I didn´t feel hungry throughout the day or at night at all.
Drink LOADS of water. I even mixed my shakes with just water.
Take pictures of yourself! Before – during – after! You will feel motivated hen you see the changes!
Cut down on coffee/tea, stick to 1 cuppa in the morning and then quickly grab a bottle of water. To change your head from wanting more.
Free Food which is fruits and vegetables, you are allowed during the whole detox. Try and eat a lot of it!! It will help prevent headache, low blood pressure and hunger. I learnt the hard way 🙁 Cut them up, box it up for easy access during the day.
Start with light exercise. Even if you haven´t done some in years or if you don´t have "time". Everyone has 20 minutes or so , during the day. Maybe while watching you favourite television program?
Plan you food for the next day.
Less carbs more vegetables on you plate. Surprisingly filling.
Make your food from scratch. In that way you will get less sugar, salt and fat. Make some extra and freeze it for the days you are to busy to cook.
Continue to eat LOADS of fruit.
Continue to be aware of what you eat. Do the small changes.
Set yourself new goals. Remember you managed to do this. You DO have the strength !!!
Enjoy ! Appreciate ! And use you new ENERGY !


The United States seeks to exploit the loopholes of a bilateral security pact it struck with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in 2008 in order to extend its military presence in the war-torn country.
"There is a giant loophole in the treaty that Bush and Maliki put together for any troop that is not employed through the Department of Defense", David Swanson, co-founder of War is a Crime.org, told Press TV's U.S. Desk on Sunday.
"So for example a gang of thousands of mercenaries employed through the U.S. State Department under the guise of protecting their so-called embassy in Baghdad would be in perfect compliance with the treaty", he added.
According to American news reports, Iraq will ask for future defense contracts to include provisions for training, bypassing the Iraqi MPs who have been put in charge of deciding whether U.S. soldiers should remain in their country past the withdrawaldeadline of December 31.
Swanson, the author of "War Is A Lie" said that selling U.S. weaponry to Iraq indicates once again that"what drives U.S. policy here is, in large part, profits for U.S. military and weapons companies".
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Is Passport Required for SAT Exam?
Is Passport Required for SAT?
Answers is Yes and No. Depends on where you are goign to take the SAT Test.
You are responsible for bringing a valid and acceptable form of identification each time you report to an SAT test center. It is your responsibility to ensure that your ID documents are up-to-date and available on the day of the test.
So, you may ask, what is considered to be acceptable form of identification to take SAT Test?
bear the test-taker's full name, in roman English characters, exactly as it appears on the Admission Ticket (if the name is too long to fit on the Admission Ticket, the name on the ID need only match the part that appears on the ticket).
Is Passport Required for SAT in India?
Yes, to take SAT test in India, passport is Mandatory.
For SAT Testing in India, Ghana, Nepal, Nigeria and Pakistan – The only acceptable form of identification is a valid passport with your name, photograph and signature. There are no exceptions to this policy.
For SAT Test takers in India, make sure you register for SAT with exact name that appears in the Passport.
I have answered so many questions due to mismatch between the names used for test registration and passport.
You are responsible for ensuring that the name you used to register exactly matches the name on the ID document(s) you will present at the test center. If you need to make a change to your name after registering, please contact Customer Service well in advance of test day.
I'm going to take the SAT on Jan. 26 2013. So, since I do not have a passport as of now, do I need to get it made? Or is any other form of identification acceptable? And if there isn't, how many days will it take to get a passport, given that i'm a minor (16 yr old) and an Indian citizen by birth.
You do need to apply for passport and get it before January SAT Test date.
I'm not sure how many days it would take to apply for a new passport and get one. Check with your regional passport office about Indian passport issue time.
Hi, I want to take the SAT in May 2019 in Bangalore but do not have the passport. I am an Indian national. Will I be allowed to take the test with Aadhar Card as proof of ID? Thanks.
No, You need the passport.
I have registered in SAT exam with my full name & my passport doesn't have surname. Is it going to be an issue while appearing for the upcoming exam in October .
My passport expires in 4 months and my test Is tomorrow. Will be allowed to take the test?
is it ok if my passport address and the address on my SAT admission ticket do not match ?
My passport is under processing, but i am not sure it will be available before sat of October 7,any proof of that my passport is under processing will be granted?
Your Comment *hi ,i am jagruti actually i am going to take sat exam on 6 may 2017,and i have applied for passport but it will get 10 to 12 days .there is an any other option like passport appointment no or adhar card?
Sir, I am going to register for my SAT examination but I didn't have a passport can I register for my SAT exam?
I would get my passport by test date.
My passport is valid! But the picture isn't uptodate! I mean the pic that's on my passport was clicked when I was in 6th grade and currently I'm in 11th grade and I'll be taking my sat very soon! Is that a problem ?
I have my SAT Subject Tests on Dec 5 2015 and my passport expires on Dec 10 2015, will it be considered valid?
I applied for renewal but due to some complications the process can only be completed after Dec 11 2015.
You should be good to take the test.
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My brother has his ACT test on 12th December, 2015. His passport expires on 22nd April, 2016.
Will he be able to give the test?
He should be fine. Asl long as passport is valid, that's good enough. 6 Months rule is only when going for visa interview.
Is passport mandatory for sat test in Nepal?
Yes, its mandatory for all international locations.
My cousin does not have passport and she was not allowed to give test held on June 6 2015.
Is she able to take test later with same registration or need to pay again for next SAT test.
Sir,my passport has been dispatched…bt I won't get it by to tomorrow …I ill get it on day after tomorrow due to courier issues….can I sit for the xam…wid its print out copy??my xam is to tomorrow …help me out sir..waiting for ur reply….I have the passport number Also.
I am from INDIA.I have applied for my passport with final status as granted , they said that I will get the passport with in 25-30 days .
I have my SAT exam on 6th june . I won't have my passport at that time .
What should I do ? My test center is in Dehradoon (INDIA). Will you plz allow me to sit in the exam with another my Govt. issued identity proof (aadhar card) and receipt copy from passport office ?
Please HELP , I am depressed .
Passport is mandatory de the exam. You will not be allowed to take the test.
We have registered our son's name for SAT exam 0n June 6th, after that we came to know candidate must have passport, now we are applying for passport, will they allow to write exam if we show the applied form. Plz reply us we are in tension.
No, Passport is mandatory to take the SAT test.
I have applied for my passport today with final status as granted . They said that I will get the passport in 25-30 days .
I have my SAT exam on 7th june . I wont be having passport at that time .
What should I do ? My test center is in Lucknow . Will they allow me to sit in the hall after seeing my Govt. issued aadhar card and recepient copy from passport office ?
I am in the same situation as you were. Were you allowed to take the test?
ditto here…..my friend told me that they only check your passport to compare your photo and cross-check your name. But the admit card states 'current and valid' passport. I'm dying to know if they allow students to give the test in such cases. Also will it affect score processing?
Frankly speaking. No you won't be allowed to enter the examining venue. You will be checked twice before being allowed to sit in the hall where they will check your passport again. Your passport will be checked thrice. There's no way you can give the exam without a passport no matter what the reason be. Harsh but true.
Have they allowed you to take your SAT without passport?
so if we arent allowed to give the exam what will happen. well we be refunded ? can we give it another time ?
You need to check with College Board.
There's not a lot you can do now. go to the test center with your expired passport. If they allow, take the test. If not you have to get new passport and then take the test.
If you've not had a good under graduation in computer science engineering, say you don't know certain things and you have to re learn a few things is it possible to dramatically turn things around in the masters program MS.


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An Bonnán Buí
Éan Eile
Flight of the Earls Exhibition
Open during An Bonnán Buí Cafe & Bistro Hours
Adult - €2
Children (Under 12) - €1
Family Ticket (2 Adults & 2 Children) - €5
In 2007 Donegal County Council marked The 400th anniversary of the Flight of the Earls throughout Donegal, with a regatta of tall ships, fireworks, lectures, and conferences. Rathmullan was at the centre of these commemorations as it is where the Earls started their flee to the continent. As part of the celebrations, an exhibition was set up at the "Flight of the Earls Centre" at the Martello tower in Rathmullan. However, problems in the building forced it to close and the great displays to be stored in an attic.
An Bonnán Buí hosts this great collection of informative posters and works of art and a multimedia exhibition on the second floor of the restaurant in Rathmullan.
What is The Flight of the Earls?
The Flight of the Earls took place on 14 September 1607, when Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone and Rory O'Donnell, 1st earl of Tyrconnell, and about ninety followers left Ireland for mainland Europe. The Flight of the Earls was a watershed in Irish history, as the ancient Gaelic aristocracy of Ulster went into permanent exile.
An Bonnán Buí & Éan Eile © 2022


Global financial markets faced renewed volatility in 2018 as a confluence of macroeconomic factors increased investors' sense of uncertainty, pressuring returns across almost all major asset classes. Stocks and corporate bonds had their worst annual performance since 2008, while basic commodities such as oil and copper experienced significant declines. Compared to the historic placidity of 2017, US stocks had two major corrections of greater than 10% in 2018.
1) Economic and corporate profit growth are decelerating. 2018 began with economies around the globe experiencing a synchronized expansion. In the US, economic growth and corporate profits surged on the back of the Trump/GOP corporate tax cut and increased federal spending. As 2018 came to a close, however, economic growth in the major economies of Europe and Asia was faltering, while US economic and corporate profit growth were projected to decrease substantially as the stimulus from the tax cuts and increased spending began to wear off. US economic growth in 2018 was approximately 3% in 2018, yet is expected to decelerate to 2.5% in 2019, and 2% in 2020. Similarly, corporate profits are seen decelerating from growth of 22% in 2018 to 8% in 2019.
2) Liquidity (money available for lending/investment) in the financial system is being removed. The US Federal Reserve raised its target for the federal funds overnight interest rate a full percentage point in 2018 to over 2.25%. At the same time, it is effectively liquidating the substantial bond portfolio it accumulated during the post-crisis policy of "quantitative easing", thus increasing the supply of debt on the market while simultaneously withdrawing funds from the banking system. Further compounding the liquidity draining activities of the Federal Reserve, the US Treasury is having to significantly increase its issuance of bills, notes, and bonds to finance the above cited tax cuts and increased spending. This all has the net effect of decreasing the funds available for private lending and investment.
3) Trade tensions are suppressing corporate investment. In 2018, President Trump followed through on his promise to initiate trade wars on US trading partners. He began by putting on an across the board tariff on all aluminum and steel imports and then a 10% tariff on over $200 billion of goods from China. He has also held out the threat of further tariffs on Chinese imports and European automobiles, as well. Given the highly integrated nature of the global industrial supply chain, such threats are substantially disruptive, creating uncertainty for corporate executives, and decreasing corporate investment. Ultimately, decreased trade leads to higher prices and lower economic output, a lose-lose situation for all involved.
Whether or not 2019 turns out to be a better year for financial markets hinges primarily on the actions of the Federal Reserve and the trade agenda of President Trump. As the US economy is already decelerating, the market does not believe further monetary policy tightening is necessary. The Fed said in December that it sees itself raising the overnight interest rate a further half of a percentage point in 2019 and continuing to sell bonds from its portfolio. If they stick with their stated agenda, there is an elevated likelihood of an economic recession and lower share and corporate bond prices. Similarly, if President Trump cannot de-escalate the trade tensions he has injected into the global economy, we would expect corporate investment and global growth to continue to suffer, leading to further decreases in the prices of risk assets such as stocks and corporate bonds. Speaking more broadly, the President's erratic behavior has become a distinct source of concern for the markets beyond any specific policy item.
We are admittedly agnostic on the points discussed above. The Federal Reserve has a poor track record of managing a decrease in liquidity without causing a recession, while President Trump's inherent instability makes predictions on the outcome of the trade wars a highly fraught endeavor. In such an environment, we will stick to our strategy of focusing on investments in high quality companies, diversification, value, and patience. Such a strategy held up well in 2018, and we are confident in its continued performance regardless of the macroeconomic environment. For the remainder of the year we expect the US stock market, as represented by the S&P 500 stock index, to trade in a range of 2200to 2800. It closed 2018 at 2507.
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