Academics at London Islamic School
At London Islamic School, academic excellence and Islamic identity grow together. Our program is fully aligned with the Ontario curriculum and enriched with daily Islamic Studies, Qur’an, and Arabic. Together they support the intellectual, spiritual, and personal growth of every student.
Kindergarten to Grade 8
From their first day of Kindergarten to their Grade 8 graduation, students learn in an environment that expects their best and helps them reach it. Recognized by the Fraser Institute in 2019 as one of the top schools in London, LIS prepares graduates to succeed in secondary school and beyond, grounded in faith, knowledge, and a strong sense of purpose.
Our Campuses
LIS serves students across two campuses. Each one is designed for the age and stage of the learners it serves.
Our early years campus gives young learners a nurturing space to build strong foundations in literacy, numeracy, and faith. Its outdoor surroundings support the play-based, hands-on learning young children need.
Explore the LMM Woods experienceLocated at 151 Oxford Street West, our Main Campus is where students deepen their learning, take on greater independence, and grow into leaders within their school community.
Explore the Main CampusEarly Years
The LIS Preschool opened in 2015 as the first Muslim licensed daycare in the community. Children are introduced to learning through play, exploration, and routine, in a warm environment where Islamic manners and values are part of everyday life.
Our Kindergarten program follows Ontario’s play-based Kindergarten Program. Children develop early language and math skills, social and emotional confidence, and curiosity about the world around them. Each day also includes their first steps in Qur’an, Arabic letters, short du’as, and the stories of the Prophets.
Students in Grades 1 and 2 learn at the LMM Woods Campus and move to the Main Campus in Grade 3. During these years, students build the core skills that everything else depends on: reading fluency, writing, number sense, and problem solving. Islamic Studies focuses on the pillars of faith, daily worship, and good character. Qur’an instruction builds recitation and memorization of short surahs.
In the junior grades, students apply their foundational skills to more complex ideas across language, mathematics, science, and social studies. They learn to research, think critically, and express their ideas with confidence. Islamic Studies expands into Seerah, Fiqh of worship, and Islamic history. Arabic instruction grows to include reading comprehension and vocabulary.
Our oldest students are prepared for the academic demands of secondary school. Learning becomes more independent and analytical, with greater emphasis on writing, advanced math, and inquiry-based science. Islamic Studies helps students connect their faith to real-life questions and the world they live in. As senior students, Grade 7 and 8 learners take on leadership roles in the school community and model the values LIS stands for.
Faith Across Every Grade
Islamic learning at LIS is part of the school day, not an add-on to it.
Recitation, Tajweed, and memorization, building year over year
Language skills that connect students to the Qur’an and the Islamic tradition
Aqeedah, Fiqh, Seerah, and Islamic manners, taught in an age-appropriate way
Congregational prayer and morning du’a at assembly
Early Years at LMM Woods Campus
Kindergarten to Grade 2
At London Islamic School, our youngest learners begin their journey at the LMM Woods Campus, a space designed for children in their most formative years. From Kindergarten through Grade 2, students build the foundations that will carry them through school and life: early literacy and numeracy, confidence and independence, and a love for Allah and His Book. Our nurturing environment encourages children to ask questions, try new things, and grow at their own pace, surrounded by teachers who know them well.
Young children learn best when they are engaged, supported, and given room to explore. In our early years program, teachers meet each child where they are. Some students need more time with a new concept, and others are ready for the next challenge. Learning happens through play, conversation, hands-on materials, and guided instruction, all within a day shaped by Islamic values.
At LIS, we bring this to life through:
Following Ontario’s Kindergarten Program, children learn through purposeful play, exploration, and discovery.
Teachers work with children in small groups to strengthen reading, writing, and math skills at the right level.
Qur’an, du’a, and Islamic manners are part of the daily rhythm, not a separate subject alone.
Families stay connected to their child’s progress and are welcomed as partners in their learning.
The early years shape how a child sees learning, their faith, and themselves.
The LMM Woods Learning Experience
The LMM Woods Campus is a warm bridge between home and school. Our classrooms are designed specifically for young learners, with spaces that spark curiosity and invite children to explore. The campus’s outdoor surroundings give students room to play, move, and connect with the world Allah created.
We believe children learn best when ideas connect. A lesson on plants might bring together science, counting, drawing, and reflection on the blessings of creation. This kind of learning keeps children engaged and helps them see how knowledge fits together.
Early Years Curriculum
Students begin with learning the Arabic letters and correct pronunciation, then move to recitation and memorization of short surahs. Teachers build each child’s confidence and love for the Qur’an from the very start.
Children learn the basics of their faith through stories of the Prophets, the pillars of Islam and Iman, daily du’as, and Islamic manners. Lessons focus on helping students live their values at school, at home, and with others.
Students develop early Arabic skills through letters, sounds, everyday vocabulary, songs, and simple conversations, laying a foundation for reading and understanding the language of the Qur’an.
Students build strong communication skills through phonics, guided reading, sight words, oral language, and early writing. By Grade 2, students are reading with growing fluency and writing to share their ideas.
Hands-on materials and games help students build number sense, counting, patterning, measurement, and early problem solving. Math groups allow teachers to support and challenge each child.
Students explore living things, materials, and the world around them through observation, questions, and simple experiments, encouraging curiosity and wonder at Allah’s creation.
Through active games and movement, students develop motor skills, coordination, and teamwork, while learning healthy habits for body and mind.
Students express themselves through drawing, painting, building, and other creative work, developing fine motor skills and imagination.
Children learn to understand their feelings, build friendships, solve problems with peers, and show kindness and respect, guided by the example of the Prophet ﷺ.
LIS Main Campus
Grades 3 to 8
At the LIS Main Campus, students build on the strong foundations of their early years and grow into confident, capable learners. From Grade 3 through Grade 8, students take on more challenging academic work, deepen their understanding of their faith, and develop the independence and leadership they will carry into secondary school and beyond. Teachers know each student well, as a learner and as a person, and hold high expectations while giving them the support to succeed.
The Main Campus is a place where questions are welcomed, effort is valued, and every student is encouraged to use their talents in service of their community. Here, learning and faith are not separate parts of the day. They grow together.
Pursue knowledge with excellence, curiosity, and sincerity
Take responsibility, make good choices, and set an example for others
Live Islamic values in a way that uplifts family, school, and community
Grades 3 to 8 Curriculum
Students continue to strengthen their recitation and Tajweed while memorizing progressively longer surahs. In the upper grades, they also explore meaning and reflection, connecting what they recite to how they live.
The Islamic Studies program builds year over year, from the fundamentals of Aqeedah and worship to Seerah, Fiqh, and Islamic history. In Grades 7 and 8, students take on real-life questions about identity, ethics, and being a Muslim in Canada, preparing them to carry their faith with confidence into high school.
Students grow from reading and vocabulary to grammar, comprehension, and writing. The program strengthens their connection to the language of the Qur’an and the wider Islamic tradition.
Students move from building reading fluency to analyzing literature, writing in a range of forms, and presenting their ideas clearly. Through novel studies, research projects, persuasive writing, and public speaking, they develop the communication skills needed for success in every subject.
Following the Ontario math curriculum, students progress from multiplication, fractions, and geometry to ratios, algebra, and data analysis. The program also includes coding and financial literacy, with an emphasis on reasoning, problem solving, and showing understanding.
Through hands-on experiments and design challenges, students explore life systems, matter and energy, structures and mechanisms, and earth and space systems. Students learn to ask questions, test ideas, and draw conclusions like scientists, while reflecting on the wonder of Allah’s creation.
In Grades 3 to 6, Social Studies takes students from communities in early Canada to Canada’s role in the world. In Grades 7 and 8, History and Geography explore how Canada was formed, how people interact with the physical environment, and the global issues shaping our world today.
Students build fitness, sport skills, and teamwork through a range of activities and games, while learning about healthy living, safety, and well-being.
Students develop creativity and technical skills through visual arts and other creative work, learning to express their ideas and appreciate the work of others.
Students develop self-awareness, empathy, and responsibility, guided by the akhlaq of the Prophet ﷺ. Senior students take on leadership roles across the school, mentoring younger students and modelling the values LIS stands for.
By the end of Grade 8, LIS students are ready for the academic demands of secondary school, and ready to carry their faith with them. Our graduates leave with strong skills, good character, and a clear sense of who they are and what they can contribute.