Faculty & Staff

Faculty & Staff

Administration

Zina Bakha, Principal

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)

 


 
Administrative Assistants

Halimah Abdul-Mateen, – Assistant Principal – 

Sameen Rafi, Finance Manager

Sarah Mahdawi, Front Desk Manager

 

 

Middle/High School

Olya Mariam: Middle/High English Literature and Language Arts; AP Seminar 10
Education: BA – Masters degree in English Literature, Postgraduate diploma in English Language Teaching, Virginia state certified teacher with an endorsement in English, working on a graduate degree in Technical Writing

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: Postgraduate in Education, Bachelors in Economics and Civics
Doctorate in Islamic Studies – Concentration Tafsir and Hadith Sciences
‘Ijāzah in Tafsīr, ‘Ijāzah in Six Works of Hadīth. ‘Ijāzah in al-’Ahādīt al-Musalsalāt
‘Ulūm al-Qira’āt (Sciences of Variant Recitations) – al-‘Ashrah al-Sughrah (Ten Variant Readings of Qur’ān – Currently Learning from Two Different Schools)
Shahādah in Nahw and Sarf
Tajwīd: Matn Tuḥfatul ‘Aṭfāl, al-Muqadimah al-Jazariyyah Qasidah al-Khāqāniyyah Shātabiyah
‘Ilm al-Waqf (Science of Pausing and Stopping in Recitation)
المدخل إلیٰ علم الوقف والإبتداء ومعہ تسہیل الإھتِدَاء فی الوقف والإبتداءِ – al-Mudkhal ‘ila ‘Ilm al-Waqf wa al-’Ibtidā wa Ma’a Tashīl
علم الضبط – ‘Ilm al-Dhabt
علم الرسم – ‘Ilm Al-Rasm
The Evolution of Islamic Thought and Theology Publication : Attribution of Teachers and Students regarding Success and Failure of the Students, at Upper Primary Level” in Private Schools. 

Siddiqah Mujahid: 6th and 7th Math; 8th, 9th Language Arts; Academic Counselor; Student Council Lead

Education:  Bachelors of Psychology, Minor in Chemistry, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Zain Ramadan: 8th, 9th, 10th 11th MATH: Algebra I , Algebra II, Geometry and Pre-Calc 

Education: Degree in Computer Information systems and  Business Administration. Completing degree from VSU from School of Science.

Quran, Arabic, Islamic Studies Department (QAIS)

Wafa Ben – Said, Quran Memorization teacher : Upper School,Tafseer and Seerah / Upper School & Qur’an Department Lead
Education: Ejaza with Sanad (Riwayat Hafs an Assim )from MIshkah University USA //Riwayat Qaloun and Warsh an Nafea from a Tunisian (Institute),Tajweed Level 1 and 2 from and Nourania Certificates (English Language) from Noorani Learning Center ,Nourania Certificate (Arabic Language ) from Al Furqan Center , كتاب الموطأ,كتاب الفقه على المذاهب الأربعة) فقه , متن الجزرية و تحفة الأطفال و علم الوقف و الإبتداء ,علم المواريث ) , Bachelor dgree in Computer Science /2nd year Master degree (Computer Science) //Robotic Training Certificate 

Sheikh Tanveer ShahidArabic Reading and Recitation
Education: Hafiz-e-Quran;  Al-Noor’ania certified; Currently seeking Ijazh in Quran

Hiba AlsalehiQuranic Grammar / Arabic Upper School
Education: BA from University of Baghdad 

Amira Alsalehi, Conversational Arabic // KG – 5th and Islamic Studies KG – 5th 
Education: Fine Arts Degree and Nooraniya certified

Sumaila Moeen Khan, Upper School Islamic Studies and Islamic Studies Department Lead
Education: (See Upper School Notations Above)

Mounira El Khayat, SIP, Head of Arabic Teachers, I.S Curriculum Specialist
Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Interior Architecture. Arabic and Islamic sciences (Tafseer, Seerah, Aqidah, and Fiqh)

Elementary School

Aminah Martinez: KG Homeroom Teacher
Education: AAS Early Childhood Education , BS Child Studies, Montessori Trained

Amel Baa: Co-Teacher KG 

Madelyn Breckenridge: First Grade Homeroom

Education:  Completing Art Education Degree

Samar Maqshar: First Grade Assistant

Nour Ahmad: Second Grade Homeroom

Education: Bachelors in English Minor in Philosophy of Law

Sha’Quira Holemon: Third Grade Homeroom

Education: Bachelors and Masters in Early Childhood Ed/Completing 2nd Masters in Curriculum and Instruction

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

 

Pre-Kindergarten 3-4

Reguia Seffah: PK 3-4 Teacher/Montessori, Qur’an, Culture and Islamic Studies
Education: Early Childhood Education; Nooraniya Certified

Monique Orr: Co-Teacher