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Gulliver Preparatory School

Gulliver Preparatory School or simply Gulliver Prep, is a private co-educational school. Its management offices are in Kendall, a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida.[1] Its three campuses are across the county.

Gulliver Preparatory School
Gulliver Preparatory School
Location
Coral Gables, Florida, Pinecrest, Florida, Miami, Florida, USA
Information
TypePrivate, Independent
Opened1926 (Gulliver Academy)
1975 (Gulliver Preparatory School)
GradesPK - 12
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)  Navy Blue
  White
MascotRaider
Websitehttp://www.gulliverprep.org

Previously the administrative offices were in Coral Gables.[2]

History

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Gulliver Academy was founded in 1926.[3] Gulliver Preparatory opened in 1975.[4] The Miller Drive Campus opened in 1996.[5] 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. It is also part of Gulliver's long-term plan to consolidate its four academic campuses into two.[6]

Campuses

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The school reports more than 2,200 students enrolled at two campuses.[7]

  • Gulliver Prep - Marian C. Krutulis PK-8 Campus - Coral Gables
  • Gulliver Prep - Upper School Campus - Pinecrest
 
 
5km
3miles
 
Main Office
 
US Campus
 
PK-8 Campus
Campuses in the Miami area

Academics

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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 [8] and Miami-Dade College.[9]

Gulliver Preparatory awards the International Baccalaureate Diploma.

Age discrimination lawsuit

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In 2014, Patrick Snay, a former headmaster for the Miami, Florida location, was awarded a settlement of $80,000 related to an age discrimination complaint he had brought against the institution when his 2010 contract was not renewed. Snay's daughter, Dana Snay, posted information about the settlement on social media and her post 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

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Author

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Baseball

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Basketball

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Football

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Musician

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Politician

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  • Alexander Acosta - Attorney and politician who served as the 27th United States Secretary of Labor from 2017 to 2019
  • George P. Bush - Attorney and politician who served as the commissioner of the Texas General Land Office from 2015 to 2023. Eldest child of Jeb Bush

Athletics

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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.

FHSAA team championships by sport

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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 ever go undefeated in the regular season. While the raiders did not win a state championship that year, this team included some big names like, Donell Harris, Diego La'Monica, Gabriel Taylor, Terell Torrence, Westley Neal, and Will Bettridge
Golf Boys 0 0
Girls 0 0
Lacrosse Boys 0 0
Soccer Boys 7 1992, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2020 2 2013, 2021
Girls 1 2011 4 1997, 1999, 2001, 2013
Softball 6 1998, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 1 2007
Swimming Boys 1 2016, 4 1981, 1982, 1983, 2017
Girls 4 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 1 2005
Tennis Boys 10 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019 3 2002, 2004, 2012
Girls 7 1994, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2019 4 1999, 2002, 2003, 2012
Track & Field Boys 0 0
Girls 1 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[11]

References

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  1. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Kendall CDP, FL" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "[1]" (Archive). Gulliver Schools. October 9, 2011. Retrieved on January 3, 2016. "1500 San Remo Avenue, Suite 420 Coral Gables, Florida 33146"
  3. ^ "Gulliver Academy." Gulliver Schools. Retrieved on September 28, 2009.
  4. ^ "Gulliver Preparatory Campus". Gulliver Schools. 2011-10-09. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  5. ^ "Gulliver Pinecrest Prep Campus."
  6. ^ BizJournals, "Gulliver Prep breaks Ground on Center for Student Life," March 2, 2021 [2]
  7. ^ "Private School Campuses & Facilities in Miami".
  8. ^ Florida International University, "Partner Schools," [3] accessed 8 March 2021
  9. ^ Miami-Dade College, "Miami-Dade County Private Schools Approved for Dual Enrollment," updated 2009 [4]
  10. ^ "Girl costs father $80,000 with 'SUCK IT' Facebook post". CNN. 3 March 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  11. ^ "FHSAA.org - FHSAA Championship Record Books". www.fhsaa.org. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
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