{"id":1591,"date":"2018-04-07T22:19:46","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T19:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/?p=1591"},"modified":"2018-04-09T01:17:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-08T22:17:11","slug":"dearborn-academy-celebrates-20-years-of-educational-service%e2%80%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/dearborn-academy-celebrates-20-years-of-educational-service%e2%80%8f\/","title":{"rendered":"Dearborn Academy celebrates 20 years of educational service\u200f"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a classic celebration fashion, the Dearborn Academy known as (TDA) celebrated 20 years of educational services at Greenfield Manor on March 16th, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Dearborn, MI <\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Yemeni American News<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1613\" src=\"http:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/11-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/11-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/11-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/11-1024x497.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/11.jpg 1330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The charter school which is now on Oakman and Michigan Avenue was founded by Mahmoud Younis 1997 managed by American Institutional Management Services. His son, Waseem has taken over the company. Not only he\u2019s the president of the management company, but he is an active educator and coach at the school. The school which is located on Ford Rd in East Dearborn has 60% percent of its students in the ELL category (English-language learners).<\/p>\n<p>The event was introduced by Dan Quisenberry, president of the Michigan Association of Public School Academies. Mary Bigler was one of the keynote speakers of the night and presented some of her students\u2019 work in a funny and amusing presentation. The other speaker was Mike Enayah, who blogs for Arab America presented some of the Arab norms and contributions of Arabs to literature, math, and science.<br \/>\n\u201cI always enjoy teaching, and making it fun always brings joy and success,\u201d Bigler said. She stressed the essence of teamwork in teaching and that everyone contributes to the learning process.<br \/>\nSiknah Bazzi and Soha Younes were honored for their contribution ever since the start of the Dearborn Academy. Mike Sareini, President Pro Tem of the City Council thanked the Dearborn Academy for contributing to Dearborn\u2019s learning community and provided the school a citation of appreciation on behalf of the mayor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Students also had their own share of the event. Danielle Jiminez-Colon, an eighth-grader sang the national anthem, and eighth-grader Nevaeh Adams recited a poem titled, \u201cTDA: My Home.\u201d<br \/>\nPresident Waseem Younis thanked everyone who supported the Dearborn Academy. He stressed the importance of next steps beyond TDA. \u201cWe want our student to know what college life looks like, that\u2019s why we provide university tours,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The event concluded with a cultural dance by the Arabian Knights dance group and entertainment by a live DJ.<\/p>\n<div class='clear '><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a classic celebration fashion, the Dearborn Academy known as (TDA) celebrated 20 years of educational services at Greenfield Manor on March 16th, 2018. Dearborn, MI The Yemeni American News The charter school which is now on Oakman and Michigan Avenue was founded by Mahmoud Younis 1997 managed by American Institutional Management Services. 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