Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy

Full-time private Islamic school in Philadelphia, PA.

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Spelling Bee

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Grades 4-6 held a spelling bee. Ms. Sabah is the fifth grade teacher in the photo and Ms. Nuri, 4th grade teacher, organized the affair. 1st place winner is Adam Amer (5th grade) 2nd place winner is Musa Ahmad (6th grade) 3rd place winner is Eden Ibrahim (5th grade) … [Read more...]

Mural Arts

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Shahd Mohamed, Dania Khorchid, Asiyah Johnson, Michael Khan and their teacher, Ms. Ekram Barakat presented a mural at Girard College in honor of Martin Luther King. The mayor of the city, Mr. Kenney, and others spoke. … [Read more...]

5th Grade Science Projects

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The 5th grade has been busy with science experiments and projects! Students started an experiment about the effects of the sun on the growth of a plant. After burying the seeds and watering the soil, half of the cups that have seeds were exposed to sun while the other half were covered. In a … [Read more...]

Talking Museum

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The second and third grade classes have a top-secret mission! Students, your task is to dig through the records of history and identify a superhero (or a villan!) to find the most compelling individual to portray. … [Read more...]

Fun with Science!

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Today in Ms. Abdus-Salaam's 4th grade class, the students did a science experiment to observe how water moves through plants. Students used items such as celery, food coloring, and water. Next they created a chart to record observations. … [Read more...]

School Activities

5th Grade Poetry

Ms. Jessica Eldredge’s 5th grade class has written some truly wonderful and powerful poems. Muhammed Hope is like a breeze in the air Nice winds are happy everywhere Birds chat and tweet all day I like the sounds of wind It feels like a relaxing vacation Blowing trees make my day Today was a blowing […]

4th Grade Claymobile Project

4th graders from Ms. Nuri Abdus-Salaam’s class showing off their pottery bowls that they made with the help of the Claymobile Project that will be on exhibit January 11th. The Claymobile group are artists with the ArtWell Institute and they come each Thursday afternoon.

Mural by Al Aqsa Student Artists

Four talented Al Aqsa high school student artists created a mural that will be presented on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Girard College where they met the Mayor, Mr. Kenny, and other dignitaries with their murals.. The project was supervised by Mr. Parish Stanacell.

Claymobile Fun!

Ms. Nuri’s 4th grade class has a blast preparing clay models. The Claymobile comes each week with three artists as a part of the Artwell Association who adopted our school for this fun activity.

Field Trip to Shady Brook Farms!

K-6th Grades Trip to Shady Brook Farm On October 3, students will have a tour through the Farm and enjoy exciting activities such as rides around the farm, picking their own pumpkins and other hands on activities. Cost is $15. Children in K-3 must have chaperons.

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Al-Amana Grocery Store

Al-Amana Grocery Store
Connected to the Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy and Society is the Al-Amana Grocery Store which provides a variety of Middle Eastern and Oriental foods. Halal meat and poultry are also available. Read More

Virtual Hajj at Al Aqsa Islamic Academy

Interview with God

Al Aqsa Islamic Academy in the News

Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy was interviewed by the Indonesia Voice of America outlet and has the potential to be seen by 30 million viewers in Indonesia.