SELM: Strive, Explore, Learn, and Move in Peace
A NEW BEGINNING FOR SELM: SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL PROJECT
Goal: $3500000
Raised: $2683495.21
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.
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
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 InstructionFrench Language Teacher
Mrs. Maryam Aghazadeh
MA. Curriculum Design, Montessori Certification,
Persian Language Teacher
Mrs. Rabab Al-Kishmeri
CECE Arabic Language TeacherMrs. Hoda Sadri
BA. French Language, MA. Islamic StudiesArt 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