Salma K. Farid Academy
Encyclopedia
Salma K. Farid Academy is a private Islam
ic preschool and elementary school
in Hamden
, Connecticut
.
The non-profit coeducational school's core principles, curriculum, and daily practices are based solely on the Quran and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad
. The school serves children between the ages of 3 and 12 years old during the day, and up to 18 years after school. It also offers adult classes in the evenings.
in its students. The curriculum includes Qur'an, Arabic, Islamic Studies, language arts, mathematics
, sciences and social studies
. The school hopes to have the first Islamic library
and reading center in North America
.
and his family. It is named in honor of Farid's mother, Salma K. Farid, who died in 2005.
Islam
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ic preschool and elementary school
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
in Hamden
Hamden, Connecticut
Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." Hamden is home to Quinnipiac University. The population was 58,180 according to the Census Bureau's 2005 estimates...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
.
The non-profit coeducational school's core principles, curriculum, and daily practices are based solely on the Quran and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
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. The school serves children between the ages of 3 and 12 years old during the day, and up to 18 years after school. It also offers adult classes in the evenings.
Programs
The mission of SKF Academy is to provide excellent all-around care and education in a pleasant and stimulating Islamic environment and to inculcate Islamic mannersManners
In sociology, manners are the unenforced standards of conduct which demonstrate that a person is proper, polite, and refined. They are like laws in that they codify or set a standard for human behavior, but they are unlike laws in that there is no formal system for punishing transgressions, the...
in its students. The curriculum includes Qur'an, Arabic, Islamic Studies, language arts, mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, sciences and social studies
Social studies
Social studies is the "integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence," as defined by the American National Council for the Social Studies...
. The school hopes to have the first Islamic library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
and reading center in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
History
The school opened in October 2008 under the sponsorship of Tariq FaridTariq Farid
Tariq Farid is an entrepreneur who is the owner and CEO of Edible Arrangements International Inc.In 2009 he was recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year by the International Franchise Association.- Biography :...
and his family. It is named in honor of Farid's mother, Salma K. Farid, who died in 2005.