# Universal Learning Academy
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{{Infobox school
| name = Universal Learning Academy
| logo =
| address = 28015 Joy Road
| city = [Westland](/source/Westland%2C_Michigan)
| state = [Michigan](/source/Michigan)
| zipcode = 48185
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|42.354669|-83.31827390000001|display=inline,title|format=dms}}
| type = [Charter school](/source/Charter_school)
| grades = [K-12](/source/K-12)
| authority = [Bay Mills Community College](/source/Bay_Mills_Community_College)
| established = 2004
| founder = Nawal Hamadeh
| superintendent = Nawal Hamadeh
| president = Hassan Alaouie
| principal = Layal Boussi
| enrollment = 702
| enrollment_as_of = 2014-2015
| teaching_staff = 41.14 (on a [FTE](/source/Full_time_equivalent) basis)
| ratio = 17.06
| website = {{URL|http://www.ulapsa.org/}}
| footnotes = [{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=260030007820|title=Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Universal Learning Academy|website=nces.ed.gov|access-date=14 December 2017}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.mhsaa.com/Schools/westland-universal|title=MHSAA > Schools|website=www.mhsaa.com|access-date=14 December 2017}}][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](/source/American_Council_on_the_Teaching_of_Foreign_Languages), 2007. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=KCZXAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Universal+Learning+Academy%22 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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'''Universal Learning Academy''' is a charter school in [Westland, Michigan](/source/Westland%2C_Michigan), in the [Detroit metropolitan area](/source/Detroit_metropolitan_area), serving grades Kindergarten through 12.[{{cite news|author=Farhat, Zahraa|url=http://www.arabamericannews.com/2017/07/07/nawal-hamadeh-education-is-my-passion/|title=Nawal Hamadeh: Education is my passion|newspaper=[The Arab American News](/source/The_Arab_American_News)|date=2017-07-07|access-date=2017-12-15}}]
Previously the school had a main campus and a kindergarten campus, both in [Dearborn Heights](/source/Dearborn_Heights%2C_Michigan).["[https://web.archive.org/web/20110508225701/http://www.ulapsa.org/about/locations/ Locations]." Universal Learning Academy. May 8, 2011. Retrieved on December 16, 2017. "Locations K-5 Building 24480 George St Dearborn Heights, MI 48127[...]Pre-K Building 22579 Ann Arbor Trail Dearborn Heights, MI 48127"] The current campus for all grade levels, in Westland, opened on November 18, 2011.[{{cite news|url=https://www.arabamericannews.com/2011/12/02/Universal-Learning-Academy-holds-grand-opening-in-Westland/|title=Universal Learning Academy holds grand opening in Westland|newspaper=[The Arab American News](/source/The_Arab_American_News)|date=2011-12-02|access-date=2017-12-15}}]
==Academics==
Universal Learning Academy offers instruction in Arabic to students in grades K-5.[{{cite web|url=http://www.ulapsa.org/our-programs/|title=Our Programs « Universal Learning Academy|website=www.ulapsa.org|access-date=14 December 2017}}]
==Demographics==
According to the [National Center for Education Statistics](/source/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](/source/Elementary_and_Secondary_Education_Act) school.[
==Athletics==
The Universal Learning Academy Blue Jays participate in three [Michigan High School Athletic Association](/source/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.]