Sakinah Circle Alternative Program
Initiatives to Align the SC Program
Sept – Dec 2006 Initial Exploratory Meetings with Maureen Crawford and Ron Bradley (principal, Argyll Centre for Home Learning)
Dec 2006 Meeting at Argyll to gauge community response – 300 people attended
April-May 2007 Doorways Project confirms community interest
2007 -2008 Home School Enrichment Program at Argyll Center for Home Learning
2008-2010 Pilot Project for Sakinah Circle
Monthly meetings at Centre for Ed to establish an alternative program, with Gloria Chalmers and her team of EPSB personnel and SC group (Elma, Lena, Mariam, Hassan). During these months, curriculum documents were developed by Elma Harder along with Mary Jane Arthur, under direction of Sandy Forester (Curriculum and Development)
March 23, 2010 Board of Trustees approval of the alternative program
April 27, 2010 Initial Alignment Meeting between GM and MEF (Dean Couette (principal), Tracy (GM Curriculum Coordinator), Dr. Muzaffar, Hassan, Mohammad Ali, Shahana, Elma
Sept 15, 2010 Program Alignment Meeting with Ron McLean and Tanni Parker (assistant superintendents), Sandy Forester (Curriculum), Elisa Grave (Policy), Dean Couette (principal), Tracy (GM Curriculum Coordinator), Shahana, Hassan, Elma
Dec.6, 2010 GM full staff meeting with Tanni Parker, Ron McNeil, Bonnie Zack
May 4, 2011 Memorandum of Understanding between MEF and SS
Feb/March 2012 GM Staff Alignment Meetings “Spiraling up together”
Farooq Maseehuddin hired by MEF for resource development
SC Two-Year Resource Development Plan by Farooq, Glen Wilcox (principal)
Jan. 13, 2013 MEF meeting “Focus on the Integrity of Sakinah Circle”
2013, 2014 Groundwork for new site at Donnan School for 2014-15
July 17, 2014 Alignment Transition Meeting with Glen Wilcox, Lon McMullen, Hassan, Mohammad Ali, Zahid Ally, Elma Harder
Spring 2014 Discussions for “Mutual Commons”
Spring 2017 Initiated work on “Request to Amend Alternative Program”
June 2-17 Meeting at Centre for Education with Valerie Leclerc, Lon McMullen (principal), Hassan, Muzaffar, Maleeha, Siraj, Elma
2018 SC Review-Renewal: 3-Year Plan document by Shahana, Dale Cooper (principal)
2019 Internal Review, Internal Critique
June 24, 2019 Sakinah Teacher PD “Roots of Sakinah”
2020-2021 Covid “shutdown”