School for Contemporary and Islamic Learning
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School for Contemporary and Islamic Learning or SCIL, is a private school system established in 2003 imparting education from Pre-Nursery to GCE A Levels aimed at combining Contemporary and Islamic Education located in Lahore, Pakistan.[1]
About SCIL[edit]
Since its opening in September 2003 and thus spanning the years in between, SCIL has become an established institution with six branches, namely the Boys branch (up to GCE O Levels), the Girls branch (up to GCE A Levels), the Elementary branch (up to Grade III) and the Junior branch (Up to Kindergarten). Five branches are currently located in Gulberg, Lahore while a purpose-built campus on an area of 30 kanals has been established in Defence (Barki Road). [2]
The founder and Director of the school is retired Pakistan Air Force Officer Wing Commander (Retired) Gul Abbas Mela.[3]
Various types of sports facilities are available for both indoor and outdoor games, such as riding and swimming.[4]
Curriculum[edit]
SCIL offers all contemporary subjects offered at other English-medium private schools from Pre-Nursery to GCE A Levels. In addition, SCIL offers a range of additional subjects in order to imbibe students with Islamic teachings and values:
- Quran (Nazra)
- Tajweed
- Translation & Tafseer
- Seerah & Hadith
- Quranic Arabic
- Hifz (Optional)
Hifz Programme (Optional)[edit]
SCIL offers an optional Hifz (memorization of the Quran) programme for both male and female students. The option can be exercised on the part of the student upon promotion to Grade IV. The student will be tutored and tested for proficiency in the subjects of English, Urdu and Mathematics of his/her particular level during the Hifz programme. The duration of the Hifz programme is normally three (03) years.[5]
Campuses[edit]
There are currently six branches of the School for Contemporary and Islamic Learning in operation:
- Junior Branch & Head Office
- Elementary Branch
- Boys Junior Branch
- Girls Senior Branch
- Boys Senior Branch
- Defence Branch (Barki Road)
Defence Campus[edit]
SCIL had purchased approximately 30 kanals of land in DHA Phase VIII in order to construct a school building, which includes classrooms, activity rooms, libraries, laboratories, a multipurpose hall, outdoor and indoor sports facilities, a mosque with a prayer hall for ladies and a cafeteria over two stages.
Work has been completed on Project I in 2014, which consists of a three-storey building that spans over a covered area of 48000 sq. ft., basketball courts, and football fields. The next stage is Project II, which will start post completion of Project I.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.scil.edu.pk/about.html
- ↑ "Welcome to SCIL". www.scil.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ↑ http://www.scil.edu.pk/founder.html
- ↑ "Welcome to SCIL". www.scil.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ↑ "Welcome to SCIL". www.scil.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ↑ "Welcome to SCIL". www.scil.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
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