1. Problem with existing education system. How is Islamic system better?

2. Child psychology (from an Islamic lens) & the learning process.

3. First aid, health & nutrition of children.
4. Art of (quranic) story-telling.
5. How to teach language?
6. Arabic: Vocabulary & Simple sentences.
7. How to teach tajweed & hifz.
8. Preparation of rhymes, action song, speech, story
9. Child & environment.
10. Montessori; activity-based; problem-based; child-centric learning.
11. Assessment in an Islamic/fitrati way.
12. Transversal skills: Learning to learn, multi-tasking.
13. On-boarding parents.

Problems with Current Education System vs Islamic System

 Objectives of Education: Different perspectives
 How did the current system evolve? Historical perspective
 Core philosophies
 Methodology: Forced vs Fitrah-based

Child Psychology & Learning Process

 Developmental stages in children: Physical, cognitive, emotional, social, spiritual
 Detriments of development
 Fitrah and effect of external factors (Before & after 7yrs).
 Fear-based (punishment) vs love-based (reward) psychology. What’s effective at which age?
 How to nurture rububiyah of Allah?
 Building a strong value system and purpose for life.
 Individual difference & its educational implication.
 Techniques of Motivation.
 Strategies for Fostering Creativity.
 Learning Process

First Aid, Health & Nutrition of Children

 Common health issues with children and their treatments
 First aid practice
 Accidents and prevention
 Health & hygiene: Checkpoints
 Mother’s care and habit formation
 Nutritional requirements and healthy food choices
Art of Story-Telling
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How to Teach Language

 Raising multilingual children
o https://medium.com/@spb_kate/21-insightful-tips-to-raise-a-trilingual-child-
a4506aceedf6
o https://www.trilingualchildren.com/p/language-strategies.html
o https://raisingchildren.net.au/preschoolers/connecting-communicating/bilingualism-
multilingualism/raising-bilingual-children-tips
 Phonics – Sound Awareness and alphabet
 Develop listening and speaking skills

Arabic
 Basic Vocabulary
 Simple sentences
 How to teach Tajweed
 How to teach Hifz

Preparation of Rhymes, Action Song, Speech, Story

Child & Environment
 Effect of environment
 Developing an environment conducive for creativity & imaan
 Classroom + grassroom concept

Our Methodology
 Activity-based / Kinesthetic education
 Problem-based / Context-based learning
 Inter-disciplinary approach and its advantages
 Child-driven vs Curriculum-driven learning
 Freedom-discipline balance
 Montessori method – brief overview (esp. mixed-age class & productive work)

Assessment
 Need for assessment
 Problems with current assessment methodologies
 Conscious vs subconscious behavior – Examination vs Continuous & comprehensive evaluation
 Tools and methods of CCE(Continuous & comprehensive evaluation)
 Performance for the sake of Allah’s pleasure vs for the sake of grades or parental/teacher’s
(dis)pleasure
Transversal Skills
 Learning to learn
 Multi-tasking
 Self-motivation (especially for mothers)

On-boarding parents
 Typical parental motivations
 Reforming parental philosophy & motivations
 Benefits of our program & our core values
 Making parental profiles before approaching
 Extensive mock interviews