Nur Islamic School of Louisville

Nur Islamic School of Louisville is an Islamic school in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

It is a small private school with about 100 students. The school begin in 1999 with only about 20 students and has since grown to its current more significant number. The school has all the basic subjects such as Science, Math, Social Studies, and Language Arts. The school also includes Islamic Studies, Arabic, and Quran. The school has grades Pre-school through eighth grade. This school has a program for high-schoolers called JCPS E-school. This is an online high school course that does not require a teacher. The students simply stay in class with younger middle school students and do their E-school program but all other religious subjects are taught by a teacher. The school is rapidly expanding and becoming more popular throughout the Muslim Louisville Community, with an average growth rate of about 20 to 30 extra students per year.

New building and masjid

On September,22,2010 the Nur Islamic School of Louisville board of directors closed on the deal and officially own the building on Six Mile Lane. The Board has settled on a name for the Masjid and a name for the school and masjid combined as one center. The Masjid is to be named Masjid At-Tawheed. The masjid and school combined will be named the "Guiding Light Islamic Community Center" (GLICC for short) An opening date for the masjid is still pending. The Nur Middle school moved into the building over Thanksgiving break. They began classes on November,29,2010. The elementary school is scheduled to join them on January,3,2011.

The masjid continues to be renovated from a church format to a masjid format. The steeple has been removed from the roof of the old church. The stage and baptism tub have been removed as well. An opening date for the masjid is still pending.

Several renovations were needed following the school's purchase of the building. The school section's renovations have been completed,excluding the high school section which will not be available for use until the 2011-2012 school year or later. The remaining portions have been completed. New walls were constructed in an exceptionally big room on the second floor to divide the room into three separate sections. New tiles were laid throughout the school's hallways and classrooms. Various rooms were also painted. Two rooms had walls knocked down which made them larger in size. The board had stated that the school was their top priority to renovate before the masjid. Due to the school's urgency to move from the Buechel Bank location. The school hopes that the building will not only create a more spacious environment for their current students, but will also bring more people to attend the school simply because they will have a plentiful amount of space.

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 38°10′41″N 85°39′00″W / 38.1780°N 85.65°W / 38.1780; -85.65