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, – Assistant Principal –
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
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-
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
Samar Maqshar: First Grade Assistant
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
Reguia Seffah: PK 3-4 Teacher/Montessori, Qur’an, Culture and Islamic Studies
Education: Early Childhood Education; Nooraniya Certified
Monique Orr: Co-Teacher