Program Details:

• Format: Live, virtual classes via Zoom

• Duration: 15 weeks

• Class Frequency: Twice per week for a total of 30 classes per semester

• Tuition: $550 for the full semester and you get a 10% discount on the registration of every additional sibling

• Assessment Fee: $10 for a skill-level assessment, schedule an assessment here.

Incorporating an edutainment approach to language instruction online, your children will engage with the Arabic alphabets, their sounds and will acquire simple vocabularies such as greetings by playing online games throughout the classes offered twice per week. Children will practice their handwriting by completing assignments using the Arabic Sanabel Handwriting: Level KG1 textbook. Our students' ages range from 4 years old up to 17 years old. 

Ready to get started?

Schedule a placement call with Ms. Amani to determine your child(ren)'s levels.

If your child(ren)'s level falls under the following two, you will be contacted with the dates and times of the class:

Preparatory 1
Designed for brand-new students with little or no previous Arabic experience. Students are introduced to simple greetings and self-introduction, the Arabic alphabet in its standard isolated form, and foundational vocabulary. They begin building a bank of approximately 60 common Arabic words from familiar categories such as animals, food, school supplies, and transportation.

Preparatory 2
A continuation of Preparatory 1. Students reinforce their recognition and pronunciation of the Arabic alphabet and continue expanding their everyday vocabulary. They practice using previously learned words and expressions in simple, meaningful contexts while developing greater confidence in listening and speaking.

Pre-Novice 1
Students begin learning how Arabic letters appear in their different forms and are introduced to short vowels (Harakaat). They practice answering simple questions about themselves, recognizing connected letter forms, joining letters together, separating simple words into letters, and beginning to read simple Arabic words. Students are also introduced to Arabic numbers 1–10.

Pre-Novice 2
A continuation of Pre-Novice 1. Students strengthen their knowledge of the different forms of Arabic letters, short vowels, and connected writing. They continue practicing how to merge letters, split words, and read increasingly varied simple words while expanding vocabulary and developing greater confidence answering basic questions in Arabic.

Novice Low 1
Designed for students who have developed foundational decoding and reading skills and are ready to use Arabic more independently. Students expand their everyday vocabulary, read and understand simple words and phrases, and begin using familiar expressions and short sentences to communicate about themselves and common daily-life topics.

Novice Low 2
A continuation of Novice Low 1. Students strengthen their reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills while expanding their vocabulary and sentence-building abilities. They work with longer phrases and simple sentences and develop greater confidence in understanding and communicating about familiar everyday topics.

Al-Bustan is offering virtual Arabic language classes designed for children ages 4 - 17 with Ms. Amani Abduh. Register your kids for 45 min after-school classes, offered twice a week, and start witnessing the progress in your children's skills in reading, writing, speaking and understanding Arabic.

"My son was proud this holiday season to show off his new Arabic vocabulary to his visiting relatives", testimony by mother of a student attending the winter 2024 semester.

Our classes merge education and entertainment, utilizing technology to engage and motivate younger students to memorize alphabets and words through online games during class. While we teach Modern Standard Arabic, especially for earlier levels, our main focus is on teaching children the proper pronunciation of the alphabets and building vocabulary that can be used in any dialect. Ms. Amani practices various Levantine dialects throughout the classes.

Our instructor Ms. Amani Abduh is an experienced Arabic language instructor since 2007. She is from Syria and has a B.A. degree in Arabic language and literature from Damascus University, is an ACTFL/ILR OPI Tester since 2022, and a poetry and children's stories writer.

Questions? Reach out to arabic@albustanseeds.org