OUR CURRICULUM

An Overview

Our curriculum focuses strongly on building effective communication skills in Arabic, English and Bangla. Arabic being the language of the Qur’an, the aim is to make students fluent in all the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. By the end of their secondary school, they should be able to read any text in Arabic, write creatively and speak with confidence. 

The medium of instruction for general subjects at Madrasatun Naseeha is English. Therefore, a strong emphasis is given on English language classes. English being the global lingua franca, it is imperative that students achieve an advanced level of fluency and proficiency in the language. It will prepare them for their future academic career and profession.

The curriculum also focuses on a strong foundation in English, addressing the fact that in many English medium schools today students often remain very weak in their mother tongue. For this reason, besides specific classes for Bangla language, the curriculum includes Islamic Studies in Bangla at the elementary level of education.  

Taught in 2 languages in three different stages

  • Stage 1

    Playgroup to class 2: basic knowledge of Islam in English.

  • Stage 2

    Class 3 to Class 7: Fundamentals of Islam, Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, Balaghah, etc. in Arabic language following the Islamic Studies curriculum of of Al- Asr Institute.

  • Stage 3

    Class 8 to Class 10: Islamic Studies curriculum of Pearson Edexcel in English for preparing the students for O level examination.

Stages of Madrasa Academic Program

The entire program is divided into the following four stages

Stage 1

Tamheedi

Ages 4-6

Stage 2

Ibtidaiyyah

Ages 6-11

Stage 3

Mutawassitah

Ages 11-16

Stage 4

Sanawiyyah

Ages 16-18

At all the four stages, the madrasa seeks to provide

  • Quality education through individual care for all students.
  • A secure foundation through planning the teaching and learning process carefully, and assessing and reviewing what the students have learnt regularly.
  • A close partnership between the guardians and the madrasa for the best learning outcomes of children.

Tamheedi Stage

The Tamheedi stage (Preparatory stage) comprises the first two years of children’s education. The first year is called Tamheedi Mubtadai (preparatory 1) and the second year is called Tamheedi Mutaqaddim (Preparatory 2). This stage prepares children for full time in madrasa and ensures that they receive adequate knowledge and skills that provide the foundation for the subsequent stage. This stage prepares children to become full-time students and ensures that they receive adequate knowledge and skills that provide the foundation for the subsequent stage.

At the end of this stage students will be able to:

  • Recite Qur’an with appropriate tajweed.
  • Memorize selected Surahs.
  • Memorize selected azkaar.
  • Attain basic knowledge of manners, etiquettes and akhlaq, and apply them in daily life.
  • Recognize, read, and write words and small sentences in Bangla, English and Arabic.
  • Gain foundational knowledge of Mathematics.

Ibtidaiyyah Stage

This is the elementary stage of education that stretches from class 1 to class 5. During these five years, students will acquire a strong foundation in the fundamentals of Islamic knowledge like Eemaan, Aqeedah and Fiqh, and continue to develop good akhlaq and manners. Throughout the Tamheedi stage and the first two years of Ibtidaiyyah stage (class 1 and class 2) students will learn Islamic Studies in Bangla. However, from class 3 they will begin to learn it in the Arabic language.

At the end of this stage students will be able to:

  • Memorize 5 Juzz of the Qur’an.
  • Memorize selected Hadiths.
  • Memorize selected azkaar and du’as, and apply them in their daily lives.
  • Complete a seerah of Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam)
  • Communicate well in all the three languages (Bangla, English and Arabic)
  • Acquire fundamental knowledge of Mathematics and Science

Mutawassitah Stage

The third stage of education at Madrasatun Naseeha is the Mutawassitah Stage which comprises the next five years (Class 6 to Class 10). This stage prepares students for their IGCSE exams (O level) or/and Dakhil exams. The students are expected to appear for Arabic language and Islamic Studies in their IGCSE/O levels besides other subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English language, etc. 

At the end of this program students will be able to:

  • Memorize 5 more Juzz of the Qur’an.
  • Memorize selected hadiths.
  • Acquire deep knowledge of Arabic grammar and language.
  • Obtain advanced level of speaking and writing skills in Bangla, English and Arabic.
  • Memorize and apply more selected Du’as and azkaar from Hisnul Muslim.
  • Acquire adequate knowledge of various branches of Islamic Studies such as Usulut Tafseer, Usulul Hadith, Fiqh, Aqeedah etc in both English and Arabic.
  • Acquire required knowledge on subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, etc.

Sanawiyyah Stage

This stage consists of the last two years of madrasa life (Class 11 and Class 12). It prepares students for their A Level examination, while simultaneously continuing advanced studies of all the important fields of Islamic knowledge. Students during these two years will attain the ability to conduct small scale research and ponder deeply on different subjects of Islam as well as other subjects of Edexcel curriculum.