The Toronto Moroccan Class has 3 teachers and coordinators who have put time and effort to create a comprehensive program that will benefit our children, teenagers and adults for years to come. These teachers have worked on a volunteer basis to prepare the class materials and are paid to teach the Sunday Arabic classes.
Please feel free to communicate with the school staff should you have suggestions or comments to improve the class, or should you simply want to thank them for their great work and patience.
Jamila Boutakmant - Arabic Teacher
Jamila is an Arabic and islamic education teacher at a private school in Scarborough. She teaches Qawaed, Allogha and Taabeer and all aspects of islamic education such us Aqeeda, Ebadaat and of course the Quran. She is trained in children socio-emotional, cognitive and physical development. Jamila is also trained on CPR and First Aid.
Hakima Elbouzidi - Arabic Teacher
Hakima has many years of work experience with children in various areas of education as a teacher of Arabic and islamic education, and as a counsellor in summer camps and non for profit organizations. Hakima has a certificate as Educator for Children and Children with Special Needs and she attended a workshop training in “l'Association Marocaine de Soutien et d’Aide aux Handicapes Mentaux – AMSAHM”. Hakima has also a Diploma of Camp Counsellor and performed extensive training in a Moroccan public school with chlidern with special needs.
Yasmine Belkadi
Yasmine is a student at Leaside High School and is 14 years old. Yasmine is on her second year volunteering for ATMS. She speaks 3 languages; English, French and Arabic. She represented her school twice for French public speaking at the TDSB finals and the provincial finals. She is trained on CPR.
Abdelkader Filali - School Coordinator
Abdelkader has eight years work experience as a program coordinator in a bilingual international school in Kuwait. Hold a Master Degree in Counseling. Currently a student at University of Toronto.
