In this episode, Dr. Abdullah talks about travel while homeschooling. She mentions what she does before the beginning of a new year to incorporate camping and backpacking into the family calendar. Dr. Abdullah also sheds some light on homeschool co-ops and their benefits. She also talks about experiences that can direct your career choices to make a meaningful impact. You can reach her at https://www.instagram.com/khadeejabdullah/

In this episode, Fazila discusses homeschooling her three boys, the importance of sports and movement, and balancing life, school, work, and family. She drops many gems on how to prevent burnout and the evolution of her homeschool journey as circumstances change. You can find out more about Fazila at https://homeschoolballers.blogspot.com/?m=1. 

Hifdh is the memorizing of the Quran, the holy scripture for Muslims. In this episode, Farah discusses the process of memorization with her guest Qanita, whose son embarked and completed this honorable journey.  

Research has shown the amazing benefits of learning a second language. Amazing Director Lena khan (more about her later) is not a native Arabic speaker but has been successful in teaching her children fluent Arabic. In this episode, Lena discusses what helped her teach her son Arabic. She mentions exposure is the most important in learning a language. She delves into the methodology OPOL (one person-one language), that worked for her. She gives tons of resources and ideas in this discussion.

More can be found at bit.ly/arabicresources. 

Now a little about Lena Khan, Lena is an Award-winning Canadian American writer and director who recently finished a major studio film for Disney. With a background from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and experience at noted production companies such as Participant Media, Lena spent years directing short films, commercials, and music videos for artists such as Maher Zain before embarking on her first film. Lena and her work have been profiled in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Teen Vogue, USA Today, The New York Times and more. Lena has committed herself to making competitive and entertainment content that is also relevant to the social needs of our time. She has been honored as a guest speaker at various universities, received numerous awards. Farah will be having Lena as a guest in future episodes.

Farah answers a listener question by discussing 11 strategies that can help a student in their homeschool. These strategies can be applied in other aspects of life as well! 

In this episode, you’ll hear ways to keep the family motivated. She gives you ideas on what she uses as an inspiration to keep the learning going. She gives you ways to keep yourself motivated and gives you an example of what she outsources to keep the momentum going.

In this episode, a listener asks regarding juggling teaching and managing a household. Farah talks about how this is very specific to different situations and different people. Find what works for you and your family and know perfection is not required. 

In this episode, Farah gives her thoughts on how she connects with her children while homeschooling. From being present and interested in the children's perspectives to connecting one on one with each child at different times. 

In this episode, Farah answers a listener question regarding how does one know they are doing enough in terms of teaching the child. Firstly, being present in your children's lives and education is enough. Utilize the resources you may have at your disposal to assess if the children are retaining what is being taught. Listen for more thoughts.