Our Mission

Ummah Center School (UCS) is a new non-profit full-time Islamic school. We opened our doors in the fall of 2023 at The Ummah Center in Columbia Station – a small town nestled in the Southwest suburbs of Cleveland.  The Ummah Center School was established with the purpose of “Raising leaders of tomorrow by nurturing a unique Islamic identity”.

This year, we are serving 114 students; 26 students in preschool, and 88 students in Kindergarten through 7th Grade.  Committed to providing a safe learning environment for our students, all our staff members and volunteers who are in direct contact with our students have to submit a current FBI & BCI background check.  Each year UCS will add a new grade level in order to continue serving students all the way to 12th grade – In Shaa Allah.

Parents: interested in enrolling your children? Enrollment Application is now open for school year 2024/25 for PreK3, and 2nd through 7th grades. Fill in the enrollment application

Our Vision​

At UCS, we strive toward strong academic programs for our children, unique and structured Arabic and Islamic studies, extra curricular activities, Islamic Cognitive Model, and building physical and mental health for our children.

Our Values

Excellence

Diversity

Faith-Based

Teamwork

Moderation

Ummah Center School

About UCS

The idea to establish an Arabic/English bilingual school originated from a group of families who shared a vision to provide Muslim children in Cleveland the best possible academic and Islamic education. 

They foresaw that attaining written and spoken fluency in classical Arabic at a very young age would enable their children to better understand their Islamic faith while excelling in academic sciences.

An elected Board of Directors who spearheaded the initiative found a warm and welcoming home for the school at The Ummah Center, a local Islamic community center whose leadership valued and supported the school’s philosophy and mission.

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Mashallah very comprehensive and enjoyable materials. Good home work load (I believe in homework although it is little excessive for my first grader but I definitely see significant growing).
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I really appreciate all the effort you all are putting in to make it a fun and exciting learning environment for our kids. We are very pleased and grateful for all the teachers/staff and the curriculum at the Ummah center school.
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The teachers really seem to care that the kids are successful in both worlds. The science experiments are very fun and educational. The prizes are a great motivation for them as well.
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Arrival and dismissal have been great, the kids are happy going to school. The teachers and staff have been kind and supportive.
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Creating a positive Islamic environment. My child is happy and loves school.
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"We want to thank you for the strong start. If the school continues at current level. The school will be among the strongest private schools in the area. Using digital media to communicate with parents is impressive. Current curriculum is great. My daughter is appropriately challenged. "
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I’m glad I took this step and enrolled my children here they have learned so much Arabic and Quran, which is what we wanted! Alhamdullilah Jazakum allah khair to the Arabic and Quran teachers. I can see how dedicated all the teachers are!
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Amazing kindergarten teacher and arabic teachers
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Overall we appreciate the efforts from every single person involved in the school. We are excited and feel blessed to be a part of UC school. We will continue to work towards making this a great experience for our kids InshAllah.
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Love the Hifz and memorization scheme and rhythm. my 5th grader loves math class.
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Very organized and well planned out. Mash’Allah- I’m very proud to have my kids to be part of this wonderful project.
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The kids are memorizing beautifully. Hard working teachers. Very caring.
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The teachers are great, I love their engagement with kids even at pickup, the workload is appropriate, standards are high. I think the school is doing great overall, and I'm so happy with the staff, may Allah reward you all!!
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Mashallah the school is amazing, I'm amazed at the teachers teaching these students about Islam and Quran.
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Our kids are starting to incorporate the Arabic language in everyday communication. Kids are more aware of the use of bismillah and alhamdullah. Kids are counting at home in Arabic voluntarily. Staff are always nice and polite, really pleasant people be around. Feels like they are family and care for our children’s success.
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I can’t believe that my 3 rd grader start reading Arabic in less than one month. I can see a big improvement In religion too. I really appreciate your efforts teachers and staff, keep up the great work .
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Communications are appreciated and the school does a good job of keeping us up to date. The kids are having fun in the classroom, I appreciate the efforts made to make learning enjoyable for the kids.
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The school management has overall done a good job. In particular, we have noticed our son is taking significant interest in learning Quran and also Arabic language. This is a testimony towards successful application of teaching strategy implemented in the class. Communication related to class material is very good.
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Incorporating fun activities into teaching, teacher caring for student emotional well-being, communicating student behavioral issues with parents in real-time.
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