​Academics - Learning Goals
Academics
Textbooks/Tests: New Fusion, Math in Focus, Saxon, IOWA (Iowa Test of Basic Skills
Electives: Computer science, art and PE (Physical Education)
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Hosted Programs: Duke Tip (Talent Identification Program) and annual STEM Night (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
Academic -Supplemental: IXL (for Language Arts & Math), Quizlet Online (an Islamic Studies tool), BrainPop, Writing Without Tears (for PK students) and Scholastic Reading Series
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Competitions
For many years LUA has consistently competed and won top positions in District, Regional and State Science Fair, Geography Bee and Spelling Bee.
Learning Goals
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Guiding students to engage in ethical decision-making and applying Islamic principles in their daily lives;​
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Providing students with a challenging program, high academic standards, and a positive climate conducive to learning; Incorporate critical thinking, analytical reasoning, effective communication, and problem solving skills;​
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Inspiring students to hold high expectations of themselves for academic achievement, personal growth, and development; ​​
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Enhancing the students’ understanding of the Qur’an through instruction in the Arabic language;
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​Helping students to build positive character and to acquire essential life-skills to enable them to succeed and to become contributing citizens of a global community;​
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Instilling in student’s universal values of honesty, respect, responsibility, and self-discipline and encouraging them to demonstrate these values through their actions;​
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Inspiring students to become God-Conscious leaders guided by justice, supported by ethics, empowered by knowledge, and driven by logic;​
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Incorporating critical thinking, analytical reasoning, effective communication and problem solving skills in a student-centered environment;​
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Creating an active learning environment in which experimentation, exploration, intellectual curiosity, and self-discovery are encouraged; ​​
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Creating a nurturing learning environment in which students are valued as unique individuals and their special gifts are discovered and nurtured to optimum potential;​
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Nurturing the development of social skills by encouraging self-expression, discussion and healthy interaction with peers and adults in a safe environment;​
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Emphasizing to students that social responsibility and justice must be balanced by the desire for personal rights and ambitions;​
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​Promoting in student’s high self-esteem through academic achievement and a positive self-concept;
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Instilling in students a lifelong love of learning by applying a stimulating, hands-on curriculum; and ​
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Establish through our diverse student body an atmosphere of mutual trust, respect, and appreciation within the school and larger community