Beyond the Classroom is an initiative of Al Haadi School in line with our school’s vision as a two-way educational hub between the school and the community. Beyond the Classroom specifically targets students in high school and young adults through various educational programs, ranging from educational and interactive lectures, discussion circles on contemporary issues, field trips, movie evenings accompanied with reviews and critical analysis, storytelling, poetry sessions, hack-a-thons and much more.
Overarching Goals: mentoring, critical thinking, transformation, building our communal strength, and realigning our communal priorities.
Archives and Resources
Resource: Spotting the 5 False Prophets
Who’s really shaping your mind? Influencers. Algorithms. Ideologies dressed as inspiration. They sell identity, purpose, and power but leave out God.
🧠 In this Beyond the Classroom launch session, we expose the false prophets of our time and explore how Muslims can reclaim their minds, values, and direction in a chaotic digital world.
Resource: Prioritization of Knowledge Sources and Degrees of Knowledge
We live in a world of competing truth claims — from theology to philosophy, mathematics to science. But how do we know which ideas truly stand, and which collapse under scrutiny?
🧠 This session explores metacognition — thinking about our thinking — and how it equips us to evaluate conflicting truths with clarity and confidence.
An Evening of Connection
Beyond the Classroom invites you to Minds in Collaboration — a night where thought meets community. Explore collective intelligence (al-ʿaql al-jamʿī) through dialogue, creativity, and shared purpose. Bring your voice, your curiosity, and a dish to share for the potluck!🍲Let’s build minds that think together.
Resource: Flow Chart
As the lines between culture and creed blur, how do we stay rooted without isolating ourselves? Session #4 of Beyond the Classroom explores the jurisprudential principle of Tashabbuh bil-Kuffār — imitating the disbelievers — and its application from traditional contexts to modern holidays, pop culture, fashion and daily choices.