by Dr. Jaime Dodd, Founder & Trustee | Sep 3, 2024 | Articles
I spent part of my Memorial Day Weekend this year, in middle America. Specifically, I found myself in the not-so-sleepy town of Lebanon, Illinois. Settled in 1814 and incorporated in 1857, this place is steeped in history. Today, it boasts a population of roughly 4600...
by Dr. Jaime Dodd, Founder & Trustee | Jul 12, 2024 | Articles
A child’s perspective or understanding is something that emerges over time and through exposure to circumstance, revealing information from which a child’s first inklings of the world are constructed. These glimmerings of early childhood are especially poignant, as...
by Monika Veal | May 26, 2024 | Articles
The Rise of Islamophobia Since October 7th I. INTRODUCTION I was born in 2007. Of course, being born six years after the September 11th attacks, I am not old enough to have experienced the turmoil felt by many Americans after it. I am only old enough to have heard...
by Fatema Rehmani | Feb 1, 2024 | Articles
The Prophet (صلى الله علیھ وسلم) said: “There are two blessings that many people are deceived into losing: health and free time.” Without dhikr and consciousness, there is only a deep-set feeling of uncertainty as time passes. Every moment is an...
by Dr. Jaime Dodd, Founder & Trustee | Jan 19, 2024 | Articles, Essays
Islamic Montessori schools and those who practice in this niche educational setting, need a collective – a unified voice and presence to champion faith education as a distinct subset of the larger Montessori community. The problem is that even the greater Montessori...
by Dr. Jaime Dodd, Founder & Trustee | Nov 30, 2022 | Articles
The Imperative Need for AIMA: Why AMS is Not Enough By Dr. Jaime M. Dodd Despite legions of American and international fans of Montessori education, and despite its renown as a superior method for teaching young children, neither the term “Montessori” nor the...
