Noteworthy School Projects

First Amendment School in Richardson, TX: IANT Quranic Academy
"While civics lessons teach about democracy, in schools themselves, orders come from above", said Matthew Moes, principal of the Quranic Academy, an Islamic school in
Richardson. "It's really too bad. It's a really big irony,,,,,"The First Amendment is at the heart of what makes the Muslim community live and flourish peacefully," he said. "It's
exciting for us to ... show how a Muslim school can embody those democratic principles." Read more about IANT Quranic Academy's activities as a First Amendment School.

Preschool Teacher Creates Class Web Site: Islamic Foundation School, Villa Park, IL
A great class web site was created by one of the Islamic Foundation School's preschool teachers. This is a great way to communicate with parents and keep them in touch with their child's activities, schedule, homework and other newsworthy events. Among other information it includes an interactive program called Slate Canvas (www.slatetechnology.com) that allows students to interact with the web site. Visit the Classroom Web site at http://teacherweb.com/IL/IslamicFoundationSchool/NusratZoha/.

PeaceLeaders Program: Conflict Resolution from the Islamic Perspective, Al Fatih Academy, Herndon, VA
The Peace Leaders Program is a conflict resolution and peace building program designed for Muslim Pre-K through 5th graders and their communities currently in development at the Al Fatih Academy, Herndon, Virginia. The Peace Leaders Program is rooted in Islamic faith values and practices while also incorporating elements from a wide variety of conflict resolution education programs. For more information about the program, download and print out Peace Leaders Program. You can also fill out the Peace Leaders Program Survey.

Discover Islam Project, Al Fatih Academy, Herndon, VA (Please allow a few moments for the Power Point program to open in your browser.)
Al Fatih Academy coordinated and presented a display about Islam that was displayed at the Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland for a week after September 11, 2001. In addition to the items displayed and the Discover Islam Poster series, the administrators of Al Fatih Academy conducted workshops for groups of middle school students who visited the display. Their visit was part of the public school system's appreciation of diversity effort. (Click here to view pictures of the Al Fatih display at Anne Arundel Community College.)

The objective of the display was to showcase the various elements of Muslim identity - both in the practices and cultural expressions.

The display was recognized by the College Diversity committee and since then, other community colleges and educational institutions have requested that the display be brought to their sites. We are currently applying for a grant so we may purchase needed items as well as use this effort as a fundraiser for our school.
For more information, contact Afeefa Syeed at Afeefas@aol.com).