Islamic Weekend School
PURSUE KWOLEDGE AND PRACTICE ISLAM
OUR MISSION & VISION
OUR MISSION
OUR VISION
OUR GOALS
The Goal of Seera is to provide Islamic education to the Muslim Community in Baton Rouge area. Seera will presently operated by a body of volunteer parents, who perform the faculty and administration functions. General instruction is given in English and Arabic by a highly motivated team of professional instructors and volunteers. The School operates throughout the school year with a summer break, following the same schedule as the East Baton Rouge County Public School System. Classes are held on Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM. Zuhr Prayers are then held in a group setting that includes children and parents, from 1:15 PM to 1:30 PM. The mission of Seera is to educate American Muslim children so that they develop into strong individuals who are proud of, and confident in, their religion. We achieve our goal by providing our students with a strong background in the Quran and the Sunnah/Seera that they can draw on as adults. High school students attend seminar type classes, where current issues are raised and discussed in the context of the Quran, Seera and Sunnah. Seera</strong><strong> provides educational and other services including holding prayers, seminars, religious celebrations, and community service events.
Seera Non-Discrimination Policy:
Seera is open for enrollment to all people regardless or race, color, national origin, ethnic grouping and disability. Services are offered to students and families of diverse backgrounds, thereby fostering growth and development within the community at large.
Ignite the Love for Allah and his Messenger
In the hearts, minds, and souls of our children guiding them to a deeper more personal relationship with the creator.
Prepare our youth with the Islamic knowledge and spirituality necessary to their modern day lives.
Basic Islamic Education
Embrace Muslim American Identity
- Cultivating courage and confidence
- Strengthening values, beliefs, and characteristics
- Encouraging spiritually & physically healthy interests, talents, roles, and goals
Relevant to Now
- Islamic approach to understanding the meaning to life, minds, experiences, and behaviors
- Learn from the stories of the prophets and Islamic history
- Contemporary application of Islamic teachings on current issues
Build Tolerance of Others
- Within the faith on opposing points of view
- With other faiths
- Love for nature, animals, and all creations
Model Islamic Etiquette, Manners and Behavior
- Derived from the Quran and Sunnah
- Learning Islamic traditions, law, key values, and social acts
