As Rochester, Minnesota's only full-time Islamic school combining academic and Islamic education, Al-Khair provides strong instruction, adaptive learning tools, regular assessment, and cross-curricular practice so students can strengthen weak areas and move ahead when they are ready.
We combine in-person teaching with carefully selected learning tools so students receive explanation, practice, feedback, and regular measurement of progress.
Students use CTC Math to work at their own pace. The program provides clear explanatory video lessons from Kindergarten through Calculus, allowing students to review difficult concepts or move forward when they demonstrate mastery.
Reading instruction begins with a phonics-based approach. We use tools such as Lexia Core5 and TotalReader to develop reading skills and regularly evaluate each child's reading level.
Students learn science through a combination of educational software and in-person instruction. Lessons are designed to help students understand scientific concepts while also making meaningful connections between Islam and the study of the natural world.
Students practice English and Arabic writing every day. Writing is not limited to one isolated class; it is connected to what students are already learning and memorizing.
Students do not all have to move at the same pace in every subject. We look at what each child knows, what they still need to strengthen, and what they are ready to learn next.
Our focus on individualized learning has allowed several students to advance beyond their original grade placement when their academic performance showed they were ready.
Academic decisions are informed by ongoing performance, reading-level checks, subject mastery, and formal yearly assessment.
Students take the California Achievement Test (CAT) annually to provide an additional measure of academic progress.
Programs such as Lexia Core5 and TotalReader help us monitor reading skills and track changes in student reading level throughout the year.
Teachers use daily work, software progress, writing, discussion, and subject performance to determine what students have mastered and what they need next.
At Al-Khair, Rochester's only full-time Islamic school combining academic and Islamic education, Qur'an, Islamic Studies, English, math, science, Arabic, and personal development reinforce one another. Our goal is to develop students who can think clearly, communicate well, understand their deen, and continue advancing academically.
