Arabiyya School

Almadharasathul Arabiyyathul Islamiyya (Arabiyya School) is the first Arabic Islamic school in the Maldives and educates students from primary to upper secondary grades. It opened on February 8, 1987.[1] The school moved into a new building in 2013.[2]

Motto

نبني أمتنا بالإيمان والعلم والعمل

School song

The school song was introduced in 2016.[3] The song is sung in Dhivehi and does not contain any music.

Houses

Four houses operate at Arabiyya School. They are Umar bun al khathab (Green House), Ali bin abi thalib (Violet House), Uthman bin affan (Blue House) and Aboobakr bin guhaafa (Red House).

Education

There are three steps or groups of grades. Ibthidhaaee is similar to primary school and includes grades one to six. Iudhaadhee is similar to middle school, starting at grade seven and ending at grade nine. The group of students in grades ten to twelve belong to Saanavee, which is similar to secondary school. In grade ten, students choose a stream of study. They can pursue the science stream (Ilmee) or the arts stream (Adhabee).[4]

Extracurricular Activities

Scout, Cub scout, Girl-guide and Little maids are four uniform body activities held out in Arabiyya school. Students can also join a club such as ElA, DLA, Quran, Homescience etc. Club activities are held after school on the selected day of the week.

References

  1. ↑ Hazim, Hassan (April 29, 2015). "Arabiyya school exhibition begins". vnews.
  2. ↑ "President visits Arabiyya School". Maldives Times. January 2013.
  3. ↑ Rasheed, Zaheena (January 13, 2016). "Schools open for new academic year". Maldives Independent.
  4. ↑ http://arabiyya.edu.mv/

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