A day at Sanad Day Camp…

10:00 to 10:15a Intention
Recitation of Arabic, English with understanding

10:15 to 10:45a Quran/Hadith

Recitation of Arabic, English with understanding. Faitha, Short Surah, Hadith from “Content of Character” (Printed out Surah’s)

10:45 to 11:00a Question/Answer of the Day

Ask students to discuss their interests and what type of questions they have in relation to their interests and/or being Muslim. Students write down questions privately and enter in “answer box”. Camp Coordinator provides answers to at least 1 or 2 questions a day after review and research of questions received on day 1 of camp.

11:00 to 12:30p Main Activity: Maze of Trust

Girl group and Boy group will design and draw their maze for the other group to complete. The maze will have to fit in a 15’ by 20’ area. Maze will be taped down by team. Each group will choose one member to be blind-folded and receive instruction from team to complete other groups’ maze. After blind-folding, team member is spun around and placed at beginning of maze. He/she will then receive direction (i.e. 1 step forward, turn right, 2 steps forward, etc.) by each of his/her team member one-by-one. Completion is goal, not time. Camp leader however should keep track of time to ensure both teams complete activity in full.

Supplies: Green Painters tape, construction paper, pencils, crayons, blind-fold, paper for journal entries, print out of surah’s , duo-tang

Learn about: trust, team work, creativity, problem-solving, critical thinking, design.

12:30 to 12:45p Snack
Light snack and drink. No junk food please. Proper clean up. Encourage conversation.

12:45 to 1:30p Living Seerah

A discussion about the life of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). His life example shared in a way they can relate to, connect with, and live. Beginning with birth. Fiqh lesson when and where appropriate (eg. azaan, iqamah, wudu, taharah-properly cleaning oneself… etc)

1:30 to 1:45p Memorization (Printed out Surah’s)

Repetition of Short Surah read at beginning of day, with intention of memorization with proper pronunciation and understanding.

1:45 to 2:00p Journal (Paper for Journal entries)

Divide notebook paper in four squares, one for each day. Write or draw (for younger kids) what they learned today. They should be able to explain to someone with ease what they write or draw.