الولايات المتحدة: المدرسة الإسلامية تستقبل أولياء الأمور

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نظَّمت المدرسة الإسلامية بمدينة "كلومبيا" بولاية "ميسوري" الأمريكية يومًا مفتوحًا مخصصًا لاستقبال أولياء الأمور الراغبين في زيارة المدرسة، والاطلاع على التغييرات الإيجابية والتطورات التي تقوم بها إدارة المدرسة لزيادة جودة التعليم ووسائل الراحة للطلاب.

وقد أكد المسؤولون شغفهم بمطالعة أولياء الأمور التوسعات التي تجري بالمدرسة ومبانيها، والتي تُعد حاليًّا قيد الاستكمال، إلى جانب التوسعات التي تجري بالمركز الإسلامي بـ"ميسوري الوسطى".

وقد أكد أولياء الأمور أنهم يُحضرون أبناءهم إلى هذه المدرسة، لحرصهم على تلقي التعليم الديني والدراسات الإسلامية إلى جانب العلوم العامة.

وعلاوة على التوسعات وزيادة الخدمات التعليمية، أكدت الإدارة أنه يمكن نقل الطلاب يوم الجمعة لحضور الصلاة ثم العودة للمدرسة.

وقد أكد بعض المعلمين غير المسلمين أنهم تعرَّفوا فيها على حقيقة الإسلام وتعاليمه، ويعملون مع زملائهم المسلمين في مناخ من التفاهم والاحترام المتبادل؛ المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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Parents visit new Islamic School of Columbia during open house

The Islamic School of Columbia is making big changes, and Taélor Jones, the head of school, can’t wait for school to start.

“I’m very excited,” Jones said. “I’m excited to see the looks on the kids’ faces when they see the new building. I’m most excited about the space and having more space to grow.”

The Islamic School’s new, temporary location is 5210 S. Cowan Road, southeast of Columbia in Boone County. Jones said the school will be in that location throughout an expansion project at the Islamic Center of Central Missouri at 201 S. Fifth St. That expansion, including a new school, will take at least a year or two, she said.

There is still work to be done at the building, but an open house on Friday drew several parents and children, with a preview of the happy faces Jones anticipates.

Mahmoud Nawar said his daughter, Reem, 5, and son, Abdelrahman, 7, will attend the school. He said the new building is much larger than the previous one. He said a religious education is important to him.

“We came here mainly for Islamic studies,” he said.

Ruwayda Hassan said her son, Ahmed, will be in kindergarten and daughter, Mariam, will be in third grade. She said the building size is good.

“The only problem is it’s very far away,” she said.

She said her children receive a normal curriculum at the school, as public school students do, with the addition of Islamic studies.

Jones said the school has been in a building and a trailer adjacent to the mosque with limited space. Classrooms were in the trailer with offices in the building. The school opened in 1998, serving children in preschool through second grade, and expanded to serve up to fifth grade in subsequent years.

Mahmoud Nawar said his daughter, Reem, 5, and son, Abdelrahman, 7, will attend the school. He said the new building is much larger than the previous one. He said a religious education is important to him.

“We came here mainly for Islamic studies,” he said.

Ruwayda Hassan said her son, Ahmed, will be in kindergarten and daughter, Mariam, will be in third grade. She said the building size is good.

“The only problem is it’s very far away,” she said.

She said her children receive a normal curriculum at the school, as public school students do, with the addition of Islamic studies.