Who They Are

Your 7 to 10 year old is active, curious, and enjoys hands-on learning. Though they’re starting to come into their own, they still benefit from gentle guidance and modeling as they develop their foundational beliefs, character, and social skills.

Exploration, experimentation, and building good habits are a large part of learning in this stage.

Our Waldorf inspired program provides a rich and engaging experience that includes a balance of artful skills building, core disciplines, passion projects, and elective courses that allows your child to intellectually feast on a variety of skills and ideas.

Core Disciplines

Morning Mindset

“Your life is a direct reflection of your dua.” –Shaykh Muhamamd Al-Shareef

Morning Mindset sessions are daily Islamic discussions to help your child feel motivated, inspired, and provoke deeper thoughts about their character, purpose in life, and identity.

Mathematical Thinking

“There should be no such thing as boring mathematics.” - Edsger W. Dijkstra, Scientist.

A blend of independent learning and group activities, this course supports your child in progressing through their individual, self-paced math curricula (brought from home) and inspires them to experience mathematics in new ways through games, projects, and more.

Note: WHC offers support to any enrolled family needing help in choosing curriculum.

MUSIC AND Movement

Music and Movement combinse exercise, Islamic songs, speech, and dance that are targeted to build motor skills while connecting your child’s inner being with their outer world.

LANGUAGE ARTS

“Iqra” – Noble Qur’an

Combining Waldorf language lessons and individual skills building, mentors facilitate guided discussions and activities for your child that focus on strengthening their reading, writing, and comprehension skills based on their current level.

Your child will engage in group discussions and projects that aim to develop self-expression and practice their writing mechanics while building a deep love for literature and stories.

WALDORF ART SKILLS

“There is no must in art because art is free.” —Wassily Kandinski

Your child will get to dive deep into process-based Waldorf art skills such as Watercolor Painting, Form Drawing, Felting, Clay Work and more, allowing them to experience joy and beauty in all that they learn.

Nature Studies

“Verily, among the best servants of Allah are those who observe the sun, the moon, the stars, and the shades for the remembrance of Allah.” – Hasan hadith reported in Sunan Al-Bayhaqi.

Nature Studies is an interdisciplinary exploration of the natural world, its inner workings, and benefits for mankind practically and spiritually.

Your child will get to explore, engage with and investigate a variety of local natural themes and elements. They will learn to think deeply and reflect upon nature and its lessons through methods such as keen observation, journaling, collecting and preserving, nature-based art, experimenting, exploratory play, and participating in regular nature outings.

Passion Projects

Children thrive when they are allowed time and freedom to pursue the work that genuinely interests them. In this course, your child will get to explore a wide variety of new tools and materials while learning to create and manage their own projects from start to finish.

ELECTIVES

It’s mentee choice during elective time! Your child gets to choose from one of our short-term, rotating courses to explore new ideas and skills under the guidance and support of passionate volunteer parents.