A day at Astrolabe
From the front door to the last bell
The day has the same shape every time, so students know what comes next. The week's prayer times follow the sun, and the office posts them every Monday.
- 8:00
Step 1: Arrival
A teacher stands at the front door. Shoes stay on in the halls and come off at the prayer room.
- 8:15
Step 2: Morning gathering
The whole school meets for a few minutes: announcements, a short reading and a song or two.
- 8:30
Step 3: Morning lessons
Arabic first, then reading, writing and math in grade-level classes.
- 11:45
Step 4: Lunch
Hot lunch is halal and served in the hall. Families can pack lunch instead.
- 12:20
Step 5: Dhuhr prayer
The midday prayer in the prayer room, in groups by grade, then quiet time outdoors.
- 12:50
Step 6: Afternoon lessons
Science, Islamic studies, art and the weekly seminar, ending with a last reading.
Lunch
Lunch from the school kitchen
Hot lunch is halal, cooked in the school kitchen and ordered by the month. Once a month a class of older students helps in the kitchen and eats what it made. Tell us about allergies at the visit; we ask privately once you enroll.
Come for a morning
A visit day follows this schedule, from the front door to lunch.