Go beyond bullying prevention with faith-rooted, culturally responsive strategies that create safe, inclusive school environments where every student belongs.

Additional Information:

• Informational email to be sent out to all registrants on September 16th
• Approximately 20-30 minutes of coursework each week
• Attendance, coursework, and completion of feedback survey are required to obtain a Certificate of Participation for this course.
• Deadline to complete feedback survey – 10/25/26
• Certificates of Participation to be emailed by end of November (name and email must be correctly input on the survey)

Registration Ends – 10/6/26

Early Bird Discount expires August 31 ($150 off!)
Plus, discount applied for 2 or more tickets!

Creating a Bully-Free Classroom — Where All Kids Belong

Session 1: From Awareness to Action — Deepening Our Understanding of Bullying
Builds on: What bullying looks like in Islamic schools + coded language
Focus: Strengthen recognition and response to nuanced harm

• Decode subtle and culturally specific bullying (including coded and “joking” language)
• Distinguish conflict vs. bullying vs. bias-based harm
• Practice real-time response strategies for early intervention

Session 2:Creating Safe Classrooms — Moving Students from Silence to Voice
Builds on: Why students stay silent + reporting pathways
Focus: Build trust-centered environments where students speak up

• Address barriers like authority dynamics, family expectations, and misuse of faith language
• Design reporting systems students actually trust and use
• Learn scripts and practices that affirm, protect, and empower students

Session 3: Adult Accountability — Shifting from Reaction to Prevention
Builds on: How adults unintentionally reinforce harm
Focus: Transform educator responses and classroom culture

• Identify and correct common adult behaviors that enable bullying
• Replace punitive habits with restorative and preventative approaches
• Develop consistent, values-aligned intervention practices

Session 4: Culturally Responsive & Inclusive Islamic School Environments (Guest Speaker, Rukayat Yakub)
Builds on: Foundational awareness of harm and bias
Focus: Create classrooms rooted in belonging and dignity

• Address intra-community diversity (race, culture, language, class) within Muslim students
• Embed inclusive, culturally responsive teaching practices
• Establish classroom norms that center dignity, equity, and mutual respect

Session 5: Restorative & Faith-Rooted Systems for Lasting Change
Builds on: Restorative circles + Prophetic models of justice
Focus: Sustain a bully-free environment through systems and practice

• Facilitate restorative circles tailored for Muslim school settings
• Apply Prophetic models of justice, accountability, and mercy in discipline
• Build clear, consistent systems for reporting, response, and follow-up
• Create a personalized, actionable classroom plan for long-term prevention