Hira Learning
Ilm

Ilm

Subject-specific reading and dialogue.

WhoGrades 5 to 12
WhereIn school · After school · Online
Schedule2 sessions a week, 60 minutes
Group size8 to 12 students

Ilm means علم, knowledge, science.

Ilm uses Arabic to learn real subjects. Students read short, carefully chosen texts in science, math, history and civics, then talk about what they read. The vocabulary of each subject becomes theirs, in Arabic.

What students learn.

Subject vocabulary

The words of science, math, history and civics, introduced in context and reused.

Reading to learn

Short non-fiction texts with a clear purpose and support for hard words.

Dialogue

Structured discussion: explain, compare, agree and disagree in Arabic.

Write it up

A short written response each unit: a summary, an explanation or a position.

How it unfolds.

Unit 1

The living world: plants, bodies and habitats.

Unit 2

Numbers and shapes: measuring, graphs and patterns.

Unit 3

People and places: maps, cities and how communities work.

Placed by level.

A short check on day one puts each student in the right group.

Upper elementaryMiddle schoolHigh school

Families stay in the picture.

A unit summary with key words, so parents can follow the subject at home.

  • Offered classroom, after school, online
  • Taught by trained teachers, with Fajr's curriculum behind them
  • Coaching for your staff from Abraham Education
Sample student, week of the 9th

Layla's Arabic this week

4 of 5 practice days
Great rhythm. One more this week.
Letters and sounds 82%
Reading 64%
Listening 71%
Speaking 48%
Try this at home
Read one page aloud for five minutes. Then say the letters ع غ ف (ayn, ghayn, fa) slowly together.

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