Extended Learning

Before & After School · Summer · Ages 2–6Open

A longer day that still teaches.

Enrichment at either end of the school day, plus Summer Explorers — a calm, purposeful start in the morning and afternoons of Qur’an practice, literacy, STEM and creative arts. Real support for working families, without turning the afternoon into waiting.

Children playing outdoors
  • Before & After School
  • Qur'an & Literacy Practice
  • STEM & Enrichment
  • Creative Arts
  • Summer Explorers

What your child will learn

Academic and Islamic learning are taught together across one integrated day, not as two separate curricula.

Academic & Developmental Learning

  • English Language & LiteracyStructured LearningDecoding, sentence writing, comprehension
  • MathematicsStructured LearningOperations, geometry, mathematical reasoning
  • Science & DiscoveryApplied LearningExperiments, drawing conclusions, explaining findings
  • STEM & Problem SolvingProjectsTeam projects, iteration, presenting a solution
  • Social-Emotional LearningIndependenceSelf-direction, responsibility, helping others
  • Physical DevelopmentContinuingSport games, endurance, fine-motor precision
  • Creative ArtsApplicationPlanned art, performance, reflecting on work

Islamic, Arabic & Character Learning

  • Qur'an StudiesUnderstanding & ApplicationPurposeful memorization and recitation, growing independence, gradual understanding of meaning
  • Arabic LanguageReading & Written ExpressionReading simple text, writing words, conversation with growing independence
  • Islamic StudiesUnderstanding & ApplicationApplying knowledge in daily school life, explaining it in their own words
  • Du‘a & Daily Islamic PracticeIndependent Daily HabitA settled daily habit, leading du‘a for the class
  • Islamic Character & AkhlaqAppliedIntegrity, service to others, leadership among peers

A day in Extended Learning

  • BeforeArrival & breakfastSocial-Emotional
  • BeforeQuiet readingEnglish & Literacy
  • BeforeMorning du‘a & greetingsDu‘a & Daily Practice
  • BeforeTransition to the school daySocial-Emotional
  • AfterSnack & outdoor playPhysical Development
  • AfterQur'an practice or Arabic gamesQur'an · Arabic
  • AfterReading, STEM or creative artsLiteracy · STEM · Creative Arts
  • AfterQuiet choice time before pick-upSocial-Emotional

A typical day. Daily routines vary with the season and the group.

Children painting and making at an art table
Reading corner
Building and STEM

Program details

Ages
Before & After School · Summer · 2–6
Extended Learning
Before & After School
Enrollment
Open

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