A note from the Principal's desk...

Assalamu – Alaikum and welcome back to the 2011 – 2012 school year. Insha-Allah in this blessed month of Ramadan may Allah (swt) accept your prayers, duaa and fasting. Ilhemdililah we have had a wonderful start to the new school year and we are looking forward to a year filled with new learning experiences academically and Islamically. We are pleased to offer an academic program to our youth ”From Crayons to College”. Our average on the IOWA standardized achievements is well above the national average in all grades 2nd – 8th with many individual students receiving scores that reflect that they have performed better than 95-99% of students nationally in 2010. Our students' success and the acceptance rate to college never cease to amaze me as well, with students attending guaranteed medical programs, Yale, U of C, MIT, Northwestern, IIT and many other prestigious universities. These successes, as well as our curriculum and yearly growth, will be the foundation of our application for renewal of accreditation with the North Central Association of Schools. With our teachers diligence, continuous documentation, class room practices and teaching methodology we will successfully show that we have consistently exceeded the benchmarks set for Universal School by the NCA and the State of Illinois . We also continue to renew our efforts of offering a nurturing and Islamic environment to our students, through continuous mentoring, regular assemblies on character development, daily khateeras and group prayer. Wa-Assalamu- Alaikum Wa Rah mat Allahu Wa Barakatu.

Hanan Abdallah
Principal