Gulliver Preparatory School

Gulliver Preparatory School or simply Gulliver Prep, is a private co-educational school. Its management offices are in Kendall, Florida, a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida.^[1] Its previous administrative offices were in Coral Gables, Florida.^[2]

Gulliver Preparatory School
Students at Gulliver Preparatory School in May 2010
Location
Coral Gables, Florida, Pinecrest, Florida, Miami, Florida, U.S.
Information
Type	Private, Independent
Opened	1926 (Gulliver Academy) 1975 (Gulliver Preparatory School)
Grades	PK - 12
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Navy Blue   White
Mascot	Raider
Website	http://www.gulliverprep.org

History

20th century

Gulliver Academy was founded in 1926.^[3] Gulliver Preparatory opened in 1975.^[4] The Miller Drive Campus opened in 1996.^[5]

21st century

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

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

4km
2.5miles

Main Office

US Campus

PK-8 Campus

   

Campuses in the Miami area

Academics

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

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]

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.

FHSAA team championships by sport

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	10		0
	Girls	10		0
Lacrosse	Boys	10		0
Soccer	Boys	40	1992, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2020	2	2013, 2021
	Girls	10	2011	4	1997, 1999, 2001, 2013
Softball		60	1998, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013	1	2007
Swimming	Boys	10	2016,	4	1981, 1982, 1983, 2017
	Girls	40	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	1	2005
Tennis	Boys	10	2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019	3	2002, 2004, 2012
	Girls	70	1994, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2019	4	1999, 2002, 2003, 2012
Track & Field	Boys	0		0
	Girls	10	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]

Notable alumni

• Alexander Acosta, attorney and former U.S. Secretary of Labor
• Michael Baiamonte, public address announcer, Miami Heat
• George P. Bush, attorney, former Texas General Land Office commissioner, and eldest child of Jeb Bush
• Soman Chainani, author, The School for Good and Evil
• Nelson Dellis, memory athlete, consultant, and five-time USA Memory Champion
• Tony Dokoupil, author and co-anchor of CBS Mornings
• CJ Donaldson, college football player, Ohio State
• Joe Dunand, former professional baseball player, Miami Marlins
• Sylvia Fowles, former professional basketball player, Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx
• Craig Gottlieb, militaria and antique dealer and reality television personality, Pawn Stars
• Enrique Iglesias, Spanish singer and songwriter
• Julio Iglesias Jr., Spanish singer and songwriter
• Joe Jackson, former professional football player, Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys
• Evan Kravetz, professional baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
• Buck Ortega, former professional football player, New Orleans Saints
• Patrick Robinson, former professional football player, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, and San Diego Chargers
• Paco Rodriguez, former professional baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Blake Ross, software engineer and co-creator, Firefox
• Tina Rivers Ryan, curator, researcher, author, editor, and art historian
• Eduardo Saverin, co-founder, Facebook
• Andrew Talansky, triathlete
• Sean Taylor, former professional football player, Washington Commanders