Project summary
Grantee: Al Siraat College
Priority Area: Education
Flagship Program: International Speakers Program
Country: Australia
Islamic schools are growing in western countries, including in Australia. The 'Continuity and Change: Envisioning the way forward for Islamic Schooling in the West' conference will offer valuable insights into how Islamic schools are managing this growth.
The conference will bring world leading educators to Australia to inform local providers on best practises of incorporating values based education into schooling. The conference, supported by Independent Schools Victoria and Griffith University, will also examine the strong interest from Arab countries to replicate holistic schooling models in which they can deliver mainstream and Islamic/ cultural education in their schooling institutions, as opposed to the traditional madrassas.
The conference will hopefully serve as a first step in developing a National Centre of Excellence in Islamic schooling.
Council for Australian-Arab Relations grant offer: $20,900.00 GST inclusive
Total project value: $64,344.00