Salma K. Farid Academy
Salma K. Farid Academy (SKF Academy) is a private non-profit Islamic coeducational preschool and elementary school in Hamden, Connecticut.
Its curriculum, and practices are based solely on the Quran and Sunnah. The school serves children between the ages of 3 and 12 years old during the day, and up to 18 years after school. It also offers adult classes in the evenings.
History
The school opened in October 2008[1] under the sponsorship of Tariq Farid and his family. It is named in honor of Farid's mother, Salma K. Farid, who died in 2005.[2]
References
- ^ Michael P. Mayko and Marian Gail Brown, Muslim population is growing[permanent dead link], Connecticut Post, October 18, 2008
- ^ Both sides adamant in mosque dispute Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, by Jeffery Kurz, Meriden Record-Journal, July 6, 2008
