Moving from home country in to a foreign country is a quite painful thing for Muslim parents. Their basic fear is the non Islamic culture which can affect their children’s mind and they may not take their own religion seriously. It is a fact that countries like America, Australia, UK, Germany, France and other European countries culture is not supportive for Muslims. They feel uncomfortable within these countries if they are migrated from a Muslim country. However they send their children in community schools or pre schools and in primary schools as well but after 14 years of age they avoid to send them back to school because usually at this stage cultural values starts to develop quickly due to the environment in the surroundings.

Many parents after primary school take their children back to their home country so that they should continue their higher education in an environment which gives them true religious values. After completing their education they return to the foreign country. It is seen that normally students in non Muslim countries usually adopt unethical things in the high school like smoking, drinking alcohol and sexual activities too. This negatively impacts their personality and their life. Secret parties, dance parties among student groups are now a part of western culture. Especially in high school locals in the western institutions do not like those individuals who don’t participate in their cultural activities. This is the point where Muslim boys and girls surrender their religious values to survive because of the culture shock.

Now the scenario is changing a bit because Muslim community schools, primary and secondary schools are appearing on the scene. Due to lack of awareness many Muslim parents send their children to normal schools. Even there is no religious education associated with normal schools in Europe and USA but there is an environment which gives an impression of other religions values such as Christianity cross and poems which include other religions words or phrases.

Islamic schools are making progress in terms of quality education and best facilities. In UK there are several Muslim schools that are supporting education in poor countries as well. These are basically Islamic charitable trusts that fund to support schools in various African countries. The problems of Muslim parents in UK are almost over as Muslim schools are present in almost every city of UK. Within these schools standard education is given with Islamic values which not only prepare a Muslim child for the hostile cultural environment outside but also makes them a perfect human being.

Islamic schools in Manchester are quite popular due to their high quality standard and facilities. They have implemented latest techniques for preschool and small school education. All teachers are Muslims and majority of management staff too. Teachers are perfectly trained to develop creative and a religious mind of children. Islamic ethics and etiquettes lessons other than the preschool or small school curriculum are taught. These Muslim community schools have made Muslim parents life heaven as they have no more to worry about their children’s religious education.

In the past the mother was considered to be the first school for the child and until the child begins to understand how to read and write he/she will not be sent to school. But with the passage of time the concept of Pre-school education (Infant Education) has immerged. Infant Education is necessary to put quality standards in the children’s minds from their very young age. The age of the child is quite sensitive at this stage of Pre School because they are going to discover the world outside. Their minds should be prepared for it with proper care and teaching.

Basically the educational training given in these types of schools consists of Play-school, Nursery and the like kinds. But now the Pre-School concept has combined all these aspects with more work coming in the small school. The Pre-School system is mainly followed in the UK and other English countries while their branches are also in other countries as well. Many countries are following Pre-School system as an international standard because of their significant success rate. The whole curriculum is designed according to the child psychology, within these schools. Also the curriculum is flexible enough to fulfill the needs of every child because at this stage the child is subject to a variety of physical and mental growths.

The objective of the Pre-School education system is to provide children an environment in which they can learn new things independently. In order to make the child confident it is necessary to overcome the initial separation anxiety and independent learning is the solution for it. Usually the child learns automatically how to adjust in the school’s environment and by interacting continuously with other children vocabulary and language skills also develop rapidly. Cognitive approach is also followed in the pre-school environment to improve learning process. In this case the curriculum is designed with the activities that involve vibrant colors, patterns and shapes to grab child’s attention.

Distinctive tools are used in the processes of learning because it is an easy way to remember. And it is very important for the child to remember all the basic alphabets and letters so that they can learn more advanced lessons. This is the reason blocks with letters printed over them are used to keep the child remember the alphabet shape and similarly other tools are used with more knowledgeable experience. Good habits and etiquettes teaching is also followed within these schools with a proper plan.

There are various community training centers in the UK who are offering Pre-school and small school services especially Muslim schools are well known in this domain. Islamic charitable trusts are quite popular in the whole UK due to their quality education system with fewer charges. It is one of the greatest fears of Muslim parents that their child will learn non Islamic things, if they sent their child to a private community school run by Christian or other religion people. But now there are extraordinary well established Muslim schools in UK and other European countries as well.

Few Islamic schools in Manchester are offering free studies for orphans in some of the third world African countries and around the world. Hanifah School of Manchester is running a program in Gambia for orphans and has established a school project too.

Trust is such a small word and yet can have huge implications in a person’s life. Some people find it very easy to place their trust in others and this can continue even when they find that their trust has been misplaced or abused. They believe that people are generally good and should be given another chance. Then there are the others like me who have been hurt enough times and had their trust betrayed that they do not find it possible to trust people easily and will often keep people at arms length, with only a few exceptions.

Trust has to be earned and you need to prove that you are reliable and will not let people down who are relying on you for something, either in the workplace, between family members or in a social setting. I have one bond of trust which has stood the test of time but not without hard work on both sides. Like most people I wish to be thought of as being trustworthy.

This friendship has withstood many tests and is still going strong, but the change which I mentioned earlier has caused us both to be aware of the pitfalls. It has often been said that religion is a double-edged sword and we have found this to be true, as religion is the one thing which still threatens to send us on our separate ways.My friend and I have realised that this is one topic on which we will never agree so to make our lives easier, and our friendship last, we have decided that we will avoid the issue of religion in our conversations.

 Although we are both practicing Muslims, we have differing viewpoints regarding our religion. For many years my friend has been in favour of religious education in schools in the UK and has now enrolled her children in Islamic schools in Manchester, run by a staff of devout Muslims, with a strong emphasis on community training. She believes that this will make her children devout Muslims, who will in turn encourage the spread and the teachings of Islam, whereas my opinion is that this will make her children intolerant towards other religions.

I happen to disagree and think that children should not be forced to study in a religious environment and that the teaching of religion should be a separate process for which the parents need to make alternative arrangements. Many people will say that I am wrong that we should mix religion with education but I believe that it is a matter of choice, as long as the children are happy and doing well at their studies, I am not one to interfere in someone else’s way of live. I am all in favour of giving to Islamic charities but I always do my research before I part with my money and make sure that I approve of the beliefs and actions of the charity I am donating to.

Pre school education provides the most favorable development of children. There is a saying that “till a mother does not cut her emotional umbilical chord, a child will never step a head with confidence”. This is the basic concept on which Pre School is designed to put that assurance in both the child and the mother. It does not mean the child will be taken away from mother. It is for the confidence building of both the mother and most importantly the child. In a Pre School system children learn new things in a free environment not like restrict school systems. Play-way methods are used to teach children the subjects like mathematics, languages and arts at the introductory level. To make an environment that will make a child comfortable with out mother is the main objective of the Pre School.

The working of a Pre School involve building the general personality of the children and hence making them ready for higher classes and developing them to be good human beings. With their general curriculum for age appropriate development of children, Pre Schools are also arranging extra curricular activities such as sports, story time, art and crafts, music, dance, cooking session, yoga and theater. With in this exercise parents feel an outstanding improvement in their child’s confidence level and personality.

There are attendants available at these schools other than teachers with medical room, rest rooms and cafeteria as well to cover a child’s daily needs. A number of schools do provide lunch and transportation services too for the children. It all depends upon parents choice either they have time to drop their child to the school or send their child through school transportation service.

In order to select a Pre School for your child some important points should be considered. First visit the facility and talk to the principle or director, teachers and attendants the ones who would be interacting with the child on daily basis. Additionally, check the design of the classroom, it should be designed according to the age of the child and equipped with all desirable facilities. Do not forget to check the rest rooms, extracurricular activity rooms and dining rooms and analyze your child’s satisfaction level is he/she happy being there. Do not hesitate to ask any question from the administration or management to make sure the safety, happiness and progress of your child so that you will not be burdened up by negative thoughts afterwards.

Pre Schools which combine Islamic culture with education and provide a full check over your child’s religious ideas and vision development are very few all over the world. But there a number of Islamic schools which are reachable to large Muslim communities such as Islamic schools in Manchester UK where a huge Muslim community is well-known to the world.

Manchester is considered to be one of the UK’s best destinations to live in, it is also called media city. Muslims are also running charitable trusts where they give education with latest facilities available today. Islamic schools in Manchester are well established and offering almost all kinds of resources in terms of Pre School education or small school education. Muslims feel safe while sending their child to a Muslim community Pre School or small school for the reason that they will not be misguided from their faith.