Al-Maqasid Academy powered by Sanad Prep is a full-time academic program for students in grades 7-12th in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. The Academy utilizes a blended-learning coach model on-site at the Al-Maqasid campus. This program aims to meet the personal, academic, and spiritual needs of students through leveraging the resources of an accredited curriculum (for the Standard Sciences) with certified teacher support online and qualified on-the-ground learning coaches, altogether enhanced with a Sacred Science curriculum taught by respected teachers at Al-Maqasid.

 
 

OUR BLENDED-LEARNING COACH MODEL

Our holistic approach to learning is intended to ensure that all knowledge is engaged with a worldview of taqwa, and that love, understanding, and practical application remain part of the learning process. We work with public school options available to students and families. The Standard Sciences of Math, Science, Language Arts, and History are learned using a curriculum trusted and accredited in the State of Pennsylvania. 

As a student at Al-Maqasid Academy, your child will be registered as a public school student and receive certified teacher support as they engage the Standard Sciences and meet state standards. Al-Maqasid Academy will additionally provide your child with:

  • a team of qualified, trained, and personal learning coaches,

  • a safe moral environment,

  • small group learning for each grade level,

  • and personal attention from registration to graduation.

In addition to the above, Al-Maqasid Academy brings an opportunity for meaningful, long-term benefit for our students by making the Sacred Sciences a part of their daily experience. Our sacred sciences program is rooted in sound knowledge passed down through isnad (chains of transmission), a unique hallmark of the Islamic scholarly tradition. In addition to exploring essential (fard ‘ayn) concepts in the core sciences of belief, law, and spirituality, we emphasize the importance of good character and ensure that students engage in a broad and empathetic study of the Prophetic Sunna, life (Sira), and inward and outward characteristics (Shama’il). Our Qur’an classes are tailored to the learning needs of our students, with emphasis on developing students' tajwīd and fluency, memorization, and/or reviewing what students may have previously memorized, while simultaneously cultivating a deep reverence and appreciation for Allah’s Book.

We believe that quality education and broad learning, encompassing both the standard and sacred sciences, will pave the way for our students to reach their fullest potential and bring true benefit to humanity and all of creation, in sha Allah.

Al-Maqasid Academy was inspired by a model successfully implemented by our partners at Sanad Prep, who are physically based in Broward County, Florida. To learn more about Sanad’s unique model of learning, visit https://sanadtrust.org/sanadprep/