SELM: Strive, Explore, Learn, and Move in Peace

A NEW BEGINNING FOR SELM: SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL PROJECT
We are delighted to announce that our offer to purchase a new school has been accepted on the day of Eid al-Adhaa. Located north of New Market on 3.25 acres of land , the school has a more than 4,000-square-foot building that can be expanded to meet our needs for the next 5 to 10 years , Inshaa Allah. Our fundraising target is 3.5 million dollars , which we need to raise in 45 days . We have Khums ijazas from major marajae, including Ayatullah Sistani . Your support will help make this project a reality.

Goal: $3500000

Raised: $2683495.21

50%

About Selm Academy

Selm Academy is a full-time Canadian Islamic primary school established in 2020, dedicated to offering a balanced education that seamlessly integrates academic excellence with spiritual growth. At Selm, our thoughtful and experienced educators mentor students to become mindful, compassionate individuals who are prepared to make meaningful contributions to both our community and society at large.

“Selm” means Peace. At our school, we Strive, Explore, Learn, and Move in Peace.

“O believers, enter the peace (Selm), all of you, and follow not the steps of Satan; he is a manifest foe to you.” [Q 2:208]

Vision, Mission, and Values

Our Vision

Our vision is to be a leader in educating children and youth who serve humanity so that they seek to provide solutions to the problems that challenge the human society while they are conscious of the spiritual dimension of their existence.

Our Mission

Our mission is to educate for excellence in moral character, intellectual rigour, and physical well-being, in order for students to develop a balanced attitude towards life, with measurable and observable outcomes spiritually, academically, socially, and athletically, consistent with an Islamic Ithna-Ashari perspective. We emphasize co-curricular programs in order to help realize our values. We also aim to promote in our students a sense of collaboration and leadership, a set of thinking skills to prepare them for future, and the capacity to grow academically, physically, socially, emotionally, and creatively to their full potential.

Art at Selm

Our Values

We are committed to fostering in our children God-consciousness, compassion, reason, respect, dignity, and service in light of the teachings of the Qur’an, the Prophet, and his Ahl-ul-Bayt. We expect that by internalizing these qualities, our students will develop a sense of contentment in this world and for the Hereafter, and that they will make meaningful contributions to the society as exemplary role models. We will try to promote in our students a sense of honesty, responsibility, community, integrity, respect, and resilience.

What makes us different?

- Personalized Mentorship

- Enriching Islamic Environment

- Comprehensive Holistic Education

- Mother Tongue Preservation

- Advanced Curricular Offerings

- Dynamic Co-Curricular Programs

- Seamless Ultra-Integrated Curriculum

Meet the Team

Dr. Mohammadreza Ardehali

Principal

Experience

More than 10 years of teaching experience in Higher Education, Middle School and High School  

Education

University of Toronto,
Doctor of Education Candidate, Educational Leadership and Policy
Master of Education – Curriculum, Teaching, and Pedagogy
University of Toronto,
Doctor of Philosophy – PhD, Islamic Studies
American University of Beirut,
Master of Arts – MA, Arabic Language and Literature
University of Tehran,
Bachelor of Arts, BA, Arabic Language and Literature

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Mrs. Sara Ahmadi

MA Child & Adolescent Clinical Psychology,Montessori Certified Teacher, MBA
SK/JK Teacher

Mrs. Nuzhat Haidari

Montessori Certified Teacher
SK/JK Montessori Teacher

Mrs. Maryam Jahangir

MA ECE
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher

Mrs. Leila Mahrokhzad

BA. Chemistry, Montessori (Age 6-9), TESL Certified Teacher
Grade 1 Homeroom Teacher

Mrs. Fatima Raza

MA. Human Resource Management, MA. Islamic Studies
Grade 2 Homeroom Teacher

Mrs. Hina Hanif

BA. in Social Studies and ECE
Grade 5 Homeroom Teacher

Mrs. Fatima Ali

BA. in Engineering
Grade 4 Homeroom Teacher

Mrs. Fatema Dhalla

Diploma in Interior Design and Business Administration – Human Resources
Gujarati Language  Teacher

Mrs. Lili Zahedi

Masters in Chemical Engineering Biotechnology and Bioprocessing
Grade 6 Teacher

Mrs. Mona Pouradib

MSc in Educational Psychology
Persian Teacher

Mrs. Arwa Bharwani

B.Sc.Human Nutrition, Postgraduate diploma in Dietetics (U.K)
Urdu Language Teacher

Mrs. Faezeh Dalirian

MEd. French Language Instruction
French Language Teacher

Mrs. Maryam Aghazadeh

MA. Curriculum Design, Montessori Certification,
Persian Language Teacher

Mrs. Rabab Al-Kishmeri

CECE Arabic Language Teacher

Mrs. Hoda Sadri

BA. French Language, MA. Islamic Studies
Art Teacher

Mrs. Zainab Abedininasab

MSc. Clinical Psychology, PhD Candidate in Islamic Studies
Islamic Studies Teacher and School Counsellor

Dr. Ebrahim Talaee

PhD in Education (Curriculum and Instruction)
Curriculum and Assessment Coordinator

Mrs. Syeda Sarah Raza Zaidi

BBA, Diploma Office Administration
Office Administator

Mrs. Maedeh Ghafouri

Early Childhood Educator ECE,
Remedial Teacher

Mrs. Arifa Jaffer

Education Studies and Early Childhood BA (Combined Hons)
Grade 3 Teacher

Mrs. Hosnieh Heshmati Barough

MA Persian Literature
Persian Teacher

Join us for a bright career

We always look for qualified candidates to join our team.