Text Box: The secret of good reading is to regard the child’s intelligence as a fertile field in which seeds may be sown. — Maria Montessori Text Box: Our Goals To provide our children with an Islamic atmosphere in which they can grow and learn as whole individuals: intellectually, spiritually, socially, and physically. To strengthen and prepare students to effectively navigate the challenges of living in the modern American society. To nurture learning from an Islamic word view and with a global perspective. To prepare students for active leadership roles in the world in which they live. To foster lasting friendships among classmates. To encourage mastery of the Arabic language so they may access the sources of Islamic knowledge.

Islam is the basis of our curriculum and is integrated into academic and social instruction throughout the day. In addition to Qur’anic instruction all students focus on learning and applying a special weekly ayah or surah.

 We pray the noon prayer together throughout the year and also Asr when it occurs during the school day.

In math, students use models, manipulative and visual thinking to explore, develop understanding, and solve problems.

Science, social studies, language and Islamic studies are integrated within themes. This is compatible with the functional design of the brain and with the

 Islamic vision of knowledge.

Our reading program is literature-based and theme-related. Writing, like reading, is done across the curriculum and skills are taught in context.

We stress the love and importance of  the Arabic language. By immersing students in Arabic, we enable them to progress naturally from hearing, understanding and speaking classical Arabic to reading with understanding Qur’an, hadeeth and other sources of our religion.

Text Box: Islamic School of Seattle

Challenging and Nurturing  the Mind and Spirit for More than Twenty-Five Years
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