Gulliver Schools

Gulliver Schools is a group of private co-educational schools. Its management offices are in Kendall, a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida.[1][2] Its four campuses are across the county.

Gulliver Academy
Gulliver Schools
Location
Coral Gables, Florida, Pinecrest, Florida, Miami, Florida, USA
Information
TypePrivate, Independent
Opened1926 (Gulliver Academy)
1975 (Gulliver Preparatory School)
GradesPre-K, 3 to 12
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Navy Blue and Gray          
MascotRaider
Websitehttp://www.gulliverschools.org

Previously the administrative offices were in Coral Gables.[3]

History

Gulliver Academy was founded in 1926.[4]

The management offices of Gulliver Schools were formerly located in Coral Gables.[5]

Gulliver Preparatory opened in 1975.[6]

The Miller Drive Campus (formerly ) opened in 1996.[7]

Campuses

Campuses operated by Gulliver schools include:

  • Gulliver Academy - Marian C. Krutulis Campus (PreK3-8) - Coral Gables[1]
  • Gulliver Academy's Montgomery Drive Campus (6-8) - Pinecrest[1] - Formerly Pinecrest Middle School[8]
  • Gulliver Preparatory School (9-12) - Pinecrest[1]
  • Gulliver Preparatory School's Miller Drive Campus (9-12) - Olympia Heights[1][9] - Formerly Pinecrest Prep Campus[7]
Campuses in the Miami area

Accreditation

Gulliver is accredited by five agencies: the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS), the Florida Kindergarten Council (FKC), and the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA).

Student life

More than 2,200 students are enrolled at Gulliver’s four campuses.

Academics

Gulliver Schools offers honors, International Baccalaureate program, Advanced Placement, work and extracurricular experiences. The average class size at Gulliver is 16 students; the student/teacher ratio is approximately 8-to-1. Gulliver offers more than 25 AP courses, an internship program, and dual enrollment opportunities at the University of Miami, Florida International University and Miami Dade College.

Gulliver Preparatory awards the International Baccalaureate Diploma.

Academic Programs are offered at the Academy and Preparatory campuses. The Academy offers middle school students Gateway to Technology and Gateway to Technology for Girls. The Preparatory Signature Academic Programs include architecture, biomedical sciences, engineering, international business and entrepreneurship and law and litigation.

Age discrimination lawsuit

In 2014, news outlets in North America and Europe reported that 69 year old Patrick Snay, a former headmaster for the Miami, Florida location had been awarded a settlement of $80,000 in regards to an age discrimination complaint he had brought against the institution when his 2010-11 contract was not renewed. Snay's daughter, Boston College student Dana Snay, posted about the settlement on social media. The post, in which Snay's daughter wrote that her mother and father had won the case against the school, that the school was paying for her vacation to Europe, and told the school to "Suck it," was used as evidence that the Snays had violated the non-disclosure agreement with Gulliver Preparatory; courts ultimately ruled in the school's favor.[10]

Notable alumni

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. The Miami Herald awarded Gulliver the All Sports Award for having the top program for small schools in Miami-Dade County, and the Florida High School Activities Association ranked Gulliver Schools 2nd in the state in the 2A and 3A classifications dependent upon sport.

The football field was renamed Sean Taylor Memorial Field on September 5, 2009 in honor of the late football player.

FHSAA team championships by sport
SportGenderChampionshipsYearsRunner-upYearsNotes
Baseball1200421998, 2010
BasketballBoys00
Girls120040
Cross CountryBoys31998, 1999, 20010In 1999, cross-country became the first team to win back-to-back titles in Miami-Dade County
Girls21990, 199711996
Football1200112008Team featured Sean Taylor and Buck Ortega
GolfBoys00
Girls00
LacrosseBoys00
SoccerBoys61992, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2014, 201512013
Girls1201141997, 1999, 2001, 2013
Softball61998, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, 201312007
SwimmingBoys12016,41981, 1982, 1983, 2017
Girls42014, 2015, 2016, 201712005
TennisBoys92003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 201432002, 2004, 2012
Girls61994, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2013, 201441999, 2002, 2003, 2012
Track & FieldBoys00
Girls1199822002, 2003
VolleyballGirls00
Water PoloBoys32007, 2012, 201432001, 2006, 2011
Girls92001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 201341998, 2000, 2014, 2017
Total5131

Source: FHSAA.org[12]

References
  1. Home page. Gulliver Schools. Retrieved on January 3, 2016. "Executive Office: 9350 South Dixie Highway, 11th Floor Miami, Florida 33156[...]Academy - Marian C. Krutulis Campus: 12595 Red Road Coral Gables, Florida 33156[...]Montgomery Drive Campus: 7500 SW 120 Street Pinecrest, Florida 33156[...]Preparatory School: 6575 North Kendall Drive Pinecrest, Florida 33156[...]Miller Drive Campus: 8000 SW 56 Street Miami, Florida 33155 • 305.274.9535"
  2. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Kendall CDP, FL" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 26, 2015.
  3. "" (Archive). Gulliver Schools. October 9, 2011. Retrieved on January 3, 2016. "1500 San Remo Avenue, Suite 420 Coral Gables, Florida 33146"
  4. "Gulliver Academy." Gulliver Schools. Retrieved on September 28, 2009.
  5. "About Our Campuses." Gulliver Schools. Retrieved on September 28, 2009. "Gulliver Schools 1500 San Remo Avenue, Suite 420 Coral Gables, Florida 33146"
  6. "Gulliver Preparatory Campus". Gulliver Schools. 2011-10-09. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  7. "Gulliver Pinecrest Prep Campus."
  8. "Gulliver Schools - About: Pinecrest Middle School". 9 October 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  9. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Olympia Heights CDP, FL" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 3, 2015.
  10. "Girl costs father $80,000 with 'SUCK IT' Facebook post". CNN. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  11. "EF Education First Drapac p/b Cannondale - Pro Cycling Team". EF Education First - Drapac p/b Cannondale. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  12. "FHSAA.org - FHSAA Championship Record Books". www.fhsaa.org. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

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