[6][7] GEMS World Academy provides an extensive Language Institute and Entrepreneurship Club in addition to a vast variety of after-school activities.

Offered activities include golf, swimming, cross-country, basketball, rock-climbing, horseback riding, skiing, dance, martial arts, and more, are also provided on or off campus by external companies.

[7] The sports facilities present include a 400 meter athletic track and an artificial pitch; an Olympic sized swimming pool and a trainer pool; covered tennis and squash courts; a large gymnasium, fitness centre as well as a junior gym and indoor climbing wall.

During the week of travel, students are expected "to engage in sustainable service and/or gain awareness of issues that transcend national borders".

[9] As of December 2016, the competitive sports offered include football, netball, swimming, track and field, basketball, rugby, cricket, volleyball, tennis, badminton, golf, skiing, aquathlon and water polo.