About Bridge Academy West

Bridge Academy West is a free public charter school district serving students in grades 6-8. Conveniently located in the Hamtramck community, Bridge Academy has both an East (K-5th and PreK) and West campus (6-8th). Bridge Academy West goes well beyond the curriculum mandates. We offer Arabic education, after school programs, tutoring and more!

Bridge Academy East (PreK-5th)
9600 Buffalo St.
Hamtramck, MI 48212

Bridge Academy West (6-8th)
3105 Carpenter Ave.
Detroit, MI 48212

School Mission

To promote lifelong learning by nurturing academic excellence, positive character, and appreciation of cultures.

School Vision

The vision of Bridge Academy West is to have a school where all students are entitled to reach their highest potential through a meaningful educational experience.

Our academy is placed in diversely rich, international communities with aspirations of a better future for themselves, and their children, via education and support. Parents are partners in the learning process and educational success.

About Principal Raihan Akther, LLMSW, ED. S.

I have been part of Bridge Academy since 2005 and have been at Bridge West since 2014. Before becoming the Principal, I was the assessment coordinator at BAW. I have loved being part of this community and watching these fantastic minds grow and learn every single year. I cherish all my kids and what they teach me with every interaction. My students and my team are my reason to always try my best and give more every day. I try to live up to my personal motto; “I am only as good as the team I lead”.

About Global Educational Excellence

GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE (GEE) is an educational management company that was founded in 1998 by Mohamad Issa and Dr. Said Issa. GEE was established as a vehicle for developing educational environments where all children are offered quality educational opportunities. Since 1998, the GEE family of schools has grown to include thirteen campuses in the following cities; Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Dearborn Heights, Dearborn, Hamtramck, Detroit, Warren as well as a campus in Toledo, Ohio.