Registration

Documents needed at registration: Proof of age Birth Certificate or Passport Completed registration forms Signed Enrollment Agreement and Tuition Plan Signed Emergency Information Sheet Signed Student Handbook Acknowledgement Certificate of Ear, Eye, Dental Screening Immunization Records Transcripts and/or report cards for transfer students An interview will be required $100 registration fee per child

Tuition
The City of Knowledge Islamic School is a private non-profit Islamic institution, and as a result, the only means of financing the schools operation is to charge tuition, fees, receive donations, and conduct fundraising events. We offer very reasonable rates. Limited educational grants are available for students in Kindergarten through 8th grade based on financial need and class availability. Currently financial assistance is not available for Pre-K. Pre-K classes K 5th grades 6th - 8th grades Hours of operation: 180 calendar school days (August May) School operating hours: Monday through Friday 7:45 am 3:15 pm $450.00 per month $450.00 per month $600 per month

City of Knowledge Islamic School

Montessori Preschool Kindergarten 8th grades

Age Requirements
Our Montessori Preschool accepts students starting a 3 years of age. A child must be 3years old before August 1st. There is a minimum age requirement for each grade level. Your child need also be mentally, socially, and educationally ready for each grade level and administration reserves the right to determine.

City of Knowledge Islamic School 4255 Lawrenceville Highway Lilburn, GA 30047 770-638-1899 www.cityofknowledgeschool.org

4255 Lawrenceville Highway Lilburn, GA 30047 770-638-1899 www.cityofknowledgeschool.org

Our School

The City of Knowledge is focused on combining excellent education with Islamic teachings in a unique learning and interacting environment. Under the supervision of an education committee led by experienced teachers in the state of Georgia as well as professors from Emory University and Georgia Tech, all resources are used to make sure that The City of Knowledge provides an education level at a comparable, or even higher, level than the best private schools in the state of Georgia. The education curriculum is comparable to those of the best private schools in Georgia. The Islamic and cultural education will be supervised by local Islamic educators who have more than 20 years of experience.

Montessori Primary
Our Montessori Primary curriculum is characterized by an emphasis on independence, freedom within limits, and respect for a childs natural psychological development. We offer a mixed aged classroom (3 yrs - 6 yrs), student choice of activities within a prescribed range of options, uninterrupted blocks of work time, a constructivist or discovery model, where students learn concepts from working with materials, rather than by direct instructions. Our specialized classroom materials help develop the senses, Math skills and awareness, cultural appreciation, English language acquisition and development, and care of self, others and the environment. Our Montessori Pre-K class is licensed through Bright the Start (BFTS), the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning. Our Montessori curriculum aligns with Georgia Content Standards set by BFTS and reflects the most current educational research for successful preschool programs.

Language Arts: (McGraw/Hill SRA Open Court

Reading) The most complete, effective reading program available. Literature enriched reading and language arts program that instills passion in children for a lifelong learning and love of reading.

Phonics: (Saxon Phonics) A highly rigorous curriculum

for Kindergarten and 1st graders that includes instruction and practice integrated in spelling, fluency, and handwriting.

Math: (Everyday Math) Scientifically research-based and

proven to build students Mathematical knowledge from the basics to higher-order thinking and critical problem solving.

Social Studies: (Scott Foresman) Offers a variety of

ways for your students to think critically about key conceptsthrough reading, hands-on activities, and technologyso they actively experience the world they live in.

Science: (Scott Foresman) 1st 4th grade inquiry rich

content with cross-curricular connections that link reading and science skills, hand-on activities and experiments. (Delta Foss) 5th 7th grade use Delta Science modules to investigate key science topics through powerful combination of hands-on activities and reading.

Elementary & Middle School

Our elementary and middle school students continue their rigorous academic studies in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Health, Humanities (PE/Health, Spanish, and Technology) Arabic, Islamic Studies and Art. Our school aged curriculum aligns and excels past the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) set for public schools.

Health: (Harcourt) Promotes health literacy through

cross-curricular activities using practical and important life skills that are introduced, taught, reinforced, and assessed.

Art: (Scott Foresman) Enrichment Art program that

fosters creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, and learning skills in cross-curricular lessons.

Arabic & Islamic Studies: (Various resources)

Applying modern instructional methodologies to the teaching of Arabic and Islamic Studies for Muslim children through interaction, stories, hands-on and group activities.