The Sumayyah Institute · Grades 1–8

رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا

A school that shows you the work.

Take the full academy, or one subject after school. Either way the week ends in something your child made, said or proved, kept in a Portfolio Passport you can open and understand.

Live
Cohorts or one-to-one
Weekly
Work showcased
Visible
Teacher feedback
A focused reading and writing session at homeLearners collaborating around a hands-on projectA mother guiding two children through a hands-on home learning lesson
Home stays centralTeachers lead. Parents can see the growth.
Visible every weekReal work replaces vague progress.

Ways to learn

Your child’s whole week, or one evening of it.

Sumayyah runs as a full academy for Grades 1–8, and as an after-school academy of single subjects and short courses. The same teachers, the same record of the work.

Grades 1–8 · Full academic year

The Full Academy

Sumayyah is your child’s school. Core academics, Qur’an and character, and future skills in one timetable, taught live and practised at home.

  • Live cohort days each week with a named anchor teacher
  • The full subject spread, not a patchwork of tutors
  • Weekly home missions verified by parents
  • Portfolio Passport and a monthly parent report

Who it suitsFamilies schooling at home who want structure, teaching and a record they can show.

Grades 1–8 · Evenings and weekends, term by term

The After-School Academy

Your child keeps their school. Sumayyah adds the subject support and the skills their school day has no room for, in cohorts, one-to-one, or a short course.

  • Pick single subjects rather than a whole timetable
  • Evening slots for Pakistan, weekend slots for families abroad
  • One-to-one where a child needs the pace to be their own
  • The same portfolio record, kept for whatever they take

Who it suitsFamilies happy with their school who want stronger subjects, Qur’an, or confidence and voice.

Small live cohortsA capped group, taught live
One-to-one classesOne child, one teacher
Short coursesA fixed run of weeks
Exam & board readinessPrepared, not crammed

Every subject, format and course in full

Methodology

The Portfolio Passport

Learning becomes a curated record of thought, character and creation, not a pile of completed worksheets.

A photographic learning portfolio with observation notes, reasoning and teacher feedback

Quarterly showcase

Curating intellectual growth

Parents can follow the path from an early attempt to a polished explanation, presentation or project, and see the teacher’s next step.

Explore the Portfolio Passport
A child completing a practical mathematics learning mission at home

Study piece 07

Applied fractions

Reasoning is shown line by line, then reviewed by the teacher who taught it.

Children documenting a supervised science investigation

Observation 08

Water-cycle mapping

Scientific observation becomes a labelled diagram and a clear written conclusion.

The weekly cycle

A rhythm of rigour & reflection.

Five movements carry every subject from guided teaching to visible evidence, whether your child takes eight subjects or one.

01L

Learn & locate

A live lesson places the Qur’an, the text, the number or the idea in context, taught by someone who knows the child.

02P

Practise at home

A purposeful home mission turns the lesson into something the child can do without the teacher in the room.

03Q

Question & reason

Children explain their thinking, are challenged on it, and take correction while it still matters.

04M

Make & document

Writing, building, an experiment or a recording becomes evidence, and the evidence goes into the Portfolio Passport.

05S

Present & review

The week closes at the showcase, with a teacher’s note on what improved and one clear next step.

The journey

Four seasons of growth

Each band asks something different of a child. Placement follows what your child can do, not only the year they were born in.

A young learner investigating a topic with hands-on materials

Grades 1–2

Foundations & wonder

Warm routines, phonics, number sense, du‘a and stories that make learning feel safe and worth turning up for.

Key milestoneFirst independent narrative
A child completing structured project work at home

Grades 3–4

Confidence & structure

Fluent reading, expressive writing, mental mathematics and the confidence to explain a process out loud.

Key milestoneQuarterly research project
A learner presenting a completed project

Grades 5–6

Reasoning & creation

Projects, coding, research and respectful debate move a child from consuming what others made to making their own.

Key milestoneFormal project defence
An older learner sharing work during a showcase

Grades 7–8

Readiness & leadership

Independent study, leadership and pre-secondary habits come together in a portfolio a child can stand behind.

Key milestoneCapstone exhibition

Why families choose us

Serious learning. A human school.

01

Islamic identity, lived

Qur’an habit, adab and akhlaq shape the learning rhythm instead of appearing as an extra subject.

02

Learning made visible

Parents see what their child made, said and proved, not a grade standing in for the work.

03

A community of inquiry

Small live cohorts give every child a voice, a known teacher and a reason to contribute.

Admissions

See whether Sumayyah is right for your child.

Request a parent orientation and seat review. We respond within 48 hours with the clearest next step for your family, whether that is a full year or one subject.

20 AugAcademic year begins, Grades 1 to 8
1 SepNext after-school wave, all subjects
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