History

Mutanafisun Academy started in 1999, by a group of Boston area Muslim home schooling families who joined their efforts, to provide their children with a richer learning experience. In its different incarnations, it has been a home schooling cooperative, a Preschool cooperative, with triple the students and staff, and in 2001, we expanded further into an Academy and received approval from the superintendent of the Quincy School Department.  Since then we have been working diligently on developing a strong academic and religious curriculum, as well as teaching methods, which equip our graduates with tools for success in this life and the next.".  

Our Mission

To provide students with a challenging and stimulating environment that will nurture their natural desire to learn.

To instill the desire to implement their knowledge and skills in Allah's service.

To become truly God-fearing individuals whose main concern is improving their lives and the lives of those around them.

*Our primary goal is to seek Allah’s pleasure and guidance by fostering an Islamic environment modeled on the Islam practiced and taught by our Prophet (peace be upon him) to his companions (may Allah be pleased with them all).

* It is our hope to fill our school with mutual love, harmony, respect, tolerance, patience, friendship and fear of Allah (SWT).

* Our teachers are highly qualified and have long histories educating and nurturing children.  They love their careers and this shows in their interactions with their students.

* We keep Qur'an and Arabic in their rightful positions as core subjects four times a week each.  As a result our students excel and develop strong skills in these areas, propelling their ebadah in their later years.

* Our computer lab has full internet access and is open for students to complete research projects.  All grades have weekly computer instruction with a qualified computer teacher.

* Mutanafisun Academy is located inside of The Islamic Center of New England ( Quincy , MA ).  As part of our school's integration into the larger masjid community, we make salat behind the Imam, and have ample opportunities to practice elements of deen such as community service, charity, and brotherhood.

* Our teacher student ratio is 8 to 1.  Classes are small enough for each student to learn, and grow towards their potential.  No student goes unnoticed or unchallenged.

* We use the DISTAR reading program in our Kindergarten 1 class, providing a strong beginning in language arts.  As a result these students have ease and confidence as they strengthen reading and writing skills in K2 . This early success also fosters a lasting positive outlook on school.

* Assigned homework is a meaningful continuation of classroom learning.  Journals, practice and projects compliment and enhance the regular classroom curriculum. It's not boring busy work.

* The Harcourt and McGraw-Hill curricula help our students develop scaffolded and progressive skill sets which are reinforced throughout their elementary years.

* The Engrade grading system is used for grades 1 through 5.  This enables the parents to follow their child's grades, missing work, etc. so that parents remain active participants in their child’s learning. 

* Our morning assemblies re-enforce our motto of striving through "sincere worship of Allah, Upright Character, and Academic Scholarship" through weekly memorization of hadith and dua with explanations.