Fitrah Homeschool Collective is located in the basement section of 1467 Stittsville Main Street, Stittsville.
We hope to build a program that allows your child’s FITRATI (innate) talents to flourish.
We are so grateful to Allah to be able to offer you Fitrah Homeschool Collective, an initiative by Coach Hafsa Khan and Ustadha Sakina Binterik.
Parent Updates!
Here’s where FHC parents can learn about upcoming trips & activities and breaking news!
We’ve chosen this upcoming Kids Market to teach about business, social enterprise and halal earning. Your children will be working on business ideas while making the intention for donating for Palestine. Applications are due September 22, so we will be very busy working towards that!
Your children will be entering a contest to test their math skills on September 22, 2024! The Caribou (Calcrostic) Contest challenges students of all levels to solve timed math puzzles! We encourage parents to visit the site and guide their children to practice:
Week One Done!
Alhamdulilleh, we completed our first week of homeschool! Students got to know us, and we learned a lot about each other.
This week we started off with visiting the Bill Mason Center, and exploring the forest. We took note of all kinds of animals, plants and fungi, and roasted hot dogs and marshmallows over an open fire for lunch.
We started to explore Stittsville and tried out 3 different play parks and fields, swinging on the swings and playing football.
We couldn’t wait to check out the local library and so we took our students there to look at books, arrange for their own library cards and walk back to have lunch outside.
The week finished off with our first trip to the musallah with Jumuah prayers with our community. What better way to end each week than to blend into Jumuah prayer and benefit from the reminders of Allah!
Starting next week, we hope to begin our online math lessons with Khan Academy, and to practice more with the Calcrostics math puzzles. All students must come to the homeschool with their own mushaf, a device and an excellent niyyah!
Parents, please double-check your supply lists (for JK-2 and for Gr 3-Gr 8) as some students were missing essentials like their own mushaf, and a curiosity journal.
First Day of Homeschool!!
Our first day of homeschool at FHC was great!
Parents and students enjoyed a POTLUCK BREAKFAST at 8:30 am, followed by our first field trip!
We visited the Bill Mason Centre. We explored, experienced, appreciated and learned about mushrooms, tree species, manners of the forest and the beauty of Allah’s creation in this beautiful natural setting.
Our Open House was a Success!
Community members, parents and littles enjoyed a fun evening of meeting the teachers, playing games and eating CAKE!
Parent Resources
Here’s where FHC parents access info, supply lists and other information about the homeschool year.
*When sending your payment, please add ‘FHC” to the notes as well as the name of the student and the purpose of the payment.
Example: -FHC Salman resource fee –
Full-Time (4.5 days/week)
First child: $400 monthly first child, $375 second, $350 third+
Part-Time (2 days a week of your choice): $250/month per child
Supply Fees (One-Time)
Full-Time: $100
Part-Time: $50
To pay fees, please e-transfer [email protected]
EARLY CARE
If you need to drop off your child BEFORE 8:30 am, we offer before care; $50/month/child made our paypal account here.
AFTER CARE
If you need to pick up your child AFTER 1:30 pm on JUMAH, we offer after care; $50/month/child made here.
We’ve opened a Whatsapp Community and a chat group for parents and teachers to freely ask questions and support each other. Join via this link
Jk-Grade 1 List (for PDF checklist, click here)
- nooraniya/mushaf
- device (tablet/chromebook/laptop)
- extra special notebook (chosen by student) for their Curiosity Journal
- clipboard
- pencils + sharpener + erasers, crayons, ruler + scissors, liquid school glue, pencil case
- pastels, mr sketch markers
- watercolors set + brushes and watercolor 50 page pad
- 3”binder (with a clear front sleeve for putting in a title page) + dividers and lined paper x 2 packs
- white paper x 1 pack
- index cards x 2 packs
- lunch box, water bottle, backpack
- indoor shoes
- spare full outfit
Grade 2 – Grade 8 List (For PDF checklist, click here)
- mushaf
- device (tablet/chromebook/laptop)
- extra special notebook (chosen by student) for their Curiosity Journal
- clipboard
- -pencils + sharpener + erasers, calculator, black roller ink gel pens x12, multicolor highlighter pack, white out x2, pencil crayons, pencil case, liquid school glue, ruler + scissors
- pastels
- mr sketch markers
- watercolors set + brushes & watercolor 50 page pad
- tracing paper 50 page pad
- 12-sided dice
- ruler + geometry set
- graphing paper x 2
- lined paper x 2 packs
- 3” binder (with a clear front sleeve for putting in a title page) + dividers
- white paper x 1 pack
- index cards x 4 packs
- lunch box, water bottle, backpack
- indoor shoes
For a document that gives an overview of our programs, click here.
Meet the Teachers!
Both of us have homeschooled our children and taught at local Islamic Schools for years. We love teaching through reflecting on Allah’s creation, hands-on experiences, and experiments of all kinds.
Even though we’re veteran homeschool educators and experienced Islamic School teachers, our journey and our students’ is the same: seeking Allah’s guidance and wisdom to continually better ourselves as God’s servants on Earth (khalifatul ardh). We’ve just been on that journey for longer, and intend to pass on what we’ve learned to our young apprentices.
This year we were both asked to homeschool others’ children and we were about to do just that, separately. However, this opportunity came to us to work together at the same location and we are excited to support each other and the greater community, and cheer children on as they grace us with their presence each day.
Ustadha Sakina Binterik
Sakina bint Erik holds a Bachelor’s in Islamic Studies and is a Canadian convert to Islam of 29 years. She is a homeschooling mom of 8, an entrepreneur, freelance social media manager, public speaker, social media influencer and published author. Her favorite topics empower Muslim women reminding them of their legacy of scholarship and adherence to Quran and Sunnah, and the success (falaH) of Muslim families living in the West.
Coach Hafsa Khan
Hafsa Khan holds a Bachelor’s of Health Science, is a homeschooling mom of 4, an experienced and well-known educator, working at Tarbiyah Learning Academy and active in programs for youth and summer camps. She previously ran the ‘Generous Juniors’ youth charity club at Human Concern International. She prefers the use of the title ‘Coach’ due to her philosophy about education: she is there as a coach or cheerleader for students, as opposed to merely instructing them.
About FHC
Our program, the Fitrah Homeschool Collective is a distinct and enriching alternative to traditional education, and *a separate stream* from Fitra Full-Time Elementary School. We’re located in the basement of 1467 Stittsville Main Street.
Everything we study is approached through a
- God-centric
- Prophetic-manners-based
- Islamic Lens and framework
We strongly believe that students succeed when their learning allows their FITRATI (innate) talents to flourish, is mastery-based, and is self-directed.
Teacher-Student Ratio
Our role as educators is to mentor and coach students individually (~1:10 teacher:student ratio); to cheer them on while they aim to be their higher selves – spiritually, academically and whole-heartedly.
Quality Control
We assure you that our program is excellent.
How? It has to be – our kids are our students too. It has to be the BEST to be good enough for our own kids, so you know we’re invested in making it the best for your kids as well.