Education:
CASAS Assessment. CASAS – Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems
Virginia
2016
Montessori Lower Elementary Certification
North American Montessori Center
2008
Pre-K and Kindergarten Montessori Certification
World Montessori Institute, Atascadero, CA
2001
Masters in Comparative Cultural Studies
International Islamic University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2000
Bachelors in Social and Cultural Studies
University of Constantine Algeria
1995
Halimah Abdul-Mateen, Academic Adviser/Liaison
Sameen Rafi, Finance Manager
Nadia Maqsher, Front Desk Manager
Olya Mariam: Middle/High English Literature and Language Arts
Education: BA – Education, MA – English Literature, Post Graduate Diploma in English Language Teaching, Virginia certified teacher
Syed Hyder: High School Mathematics
Education: BS – Science BA – Education ; 33 years experience
Maheen Mubashar: Middle School Math
Education: BA – Inter-disciplinary Statistics
Usamah Townsend: Middle/High Sciences
Education: BS – Science ; Biology Degree, State Certified Teacher of Biological Sciences, Certification in Diversity Awareness Training
Sumaila Moeen Khan: Upper School Social Studies
Education: Scholarship in Religious Sciences, Post Graduate in Education, Research Oriented Teacher, Ijaza in Tafsir, Certification in Usul al-Waqf and Tajweed Pursuing Ijaza in Hadith -2nd year.
Wafa Ben – Said, Qur’an Instructor & QAIS Department Lead
Education: Hafidha, Al-Noor’ania certified, Bachelor’s of Psychology
Sheikh Tanveer Shahid, Arabic Reading and Recitation
Education: Hafiz-e-Quran; Al-Noor’ania certified; Currently seeking Ijazh in Quran
Hiba Alsalehi, Quranic Grammar / Arabic
Education:
Mounira El Khayat, Arabic // 6th grade – 12th
Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Interior Architecture. Arabic and Islamic sciences (Tafseer, Seerah, Aqidah, and Fiqh)
Amira Alsalehi, Conversational Arabic // 6th grade – 12th Tech Teacher KG – 5th
Education:
Sumaila Moeen Khan, Upper School Islamic Studies
Education: Scholarship in Religious Sciences; Post Graduate in Education; Research Oriented Teacher; ‘Ijaza in Tafsir, Certification in ‘Usul al-Waqf and Tajweed Pursuing Ijaza in Hadith -2nd year-
Aisha Daniels Al-Qur’an Tafsir
Education:
Aminah Martinez: KG Homeroom Lead Teacher
Education: AAS Early Childhood Education , BS Child Studies, Montessori Trained
Aya Saleh: Co-Teacher KG
Faye Malik: First Grade Homeroom
Education: 23 years classroom teacher, reading specialist; 15 years in Forensic Science at the State Laboratory
Sammar Makshar: First Grade Assistant
Saleha Aslam: Second Grade Homeroom
Education: BS Business
Cheryl Hackett: Third Grade Homeroom
Education: 2nd year Student Teaching To Complete Bachelor of Education and Licensure
Nasirah Rollins: Fourth Grade Homeroom
Education: BS from Georgetown University; MS – Johns Hopkins University
Javeria Mir: Fifth Grade Homeroom
Education: BS and MPH from University of Massachusetts Amherst; Montessori certification- Houston Montessori Center-
Sadaf Khan: Lower School PE Teacher
Education: BA Honors-Mass Communication, MS-Mass Communication
Reguia Seffah: PK 3-4 Teacher/Montessori, Qur’an, Culture and Islamic Studies
Education: Early Childhood Education; Nooraniya Certified
Monique Orr: Co-Teacher