Safa & Marwa Islamic School

Mar 1st, 2023

Feb 7th, 2023

Jul 18th, 2022

I attended SAM high school a few years ago, overall a pleasant experience for the first two years of high school I went here for. Teachers were overall great. We had some fun field trips and school events. Wasn't so impressed or pleased with a few of their policies such as the "No phone/device policy" (Your not allowed to have your cell phone on you during school hours) keep in mind this is for high school students as well, not only for elementary school students. Secondly, there were set days for when you were allowed to leave the school to buy yourself lunch when I was there, I believe it was 2 days a week you were allowed to buy lunch from the nearby establishments and 2 days a week girls went and 2 days a week boys went and on Friday's nobody was allowed to leave. Not sure what has changed in the last 3-4 years but that was the setup system at that time. Now keep in mind not all of us students are lucky enough to have home packed lunch to bring to school, some of us could only purchase lunch at the available establishments near the school. I found the whole "2 days a week" leaving school to buy lunch policy unacceptable, I understand due to possible conflicts the school couldn't allow everyone at the same time to leave and buy lunch but they could have put a teacher in place or a staff member to supervise students to ensure bad behaving students are banned to avoid conflicts so that students could purchase food everyday. We have to eat everyday to stay healthy and not starve ourselves (I starved myself many times because of the policy in place). At one point the school did permit ordering food which was banned not too long after for no apparent reason. I found the whole food purchasing days a joke honestly. Other than these two points (No cell phones & selective days you could leave the school to buy food.) I had a overall pleasant experience at this school. I have been to many schools throughout my student years and there was no such policy about not having cell phones on you or not being able to order food or leaving ONLY on selective days to buy food from nearby establishments. I wish the best of luck to SAM and hope improvements are put in place.
May 9th, 2022

The majority of negative reviews seem to be from 2+ years ago, so I'll speak of my personal experience starting from 2020. My daughter started during the pandemic, and I must say that they handled it very well. They were very communicative before school began, especially for new parents who were nervous sending their children. They answer emails very quickly and are always there to communicate with any concerns/questions. The education is top-notch with qualified teachers. Now, the reason we choose to send our kids to Islamic school: the Islamic education. They use a very gentle approach, and teach Islam as a way of life. My daughter LOVES deen class and Quran class Alhumdulillah. Ms. Nagla is an AMAZING teacher. She has a way with children, and I've seen her treat each child with patience and respect. Yes, the facilities may be lacking a little, but it is a non-profit school running on donations. Despite that, they do their best to ensure that the students experience many extracurriculars. Overall, we've been having a great experience with this school Alhumdulillah. May Allah bless the teachers and administration for all that they do! JAK for your hard work.
Apr 23rd, 2022