Blended Madrasa Education programme overview

What is Blended Madrasa Education?

Blended Madrasa Education (BME) is Peace Builder’s model for integrating Islamic formation with a structured academic curriculum. Students continue Qur’an, Arabic, and Islamic studies while gaining grounded capability in English, mathematics, science, ICT, and Bangla.

The aim is not to replace madrasa education, but to strengthen it: preparing young people for responsibilities in this life and the next, and widening the careers and further study they can realistically pursue.

Why the programme exists

Poverty, educational inequality, and limited routes into broader employment still shape what is possible. Hunger, seasonal work, long journeys, and the hidden cost of materials quietly interrupt learning. Young people who could contribute to their communities and to wider society are too often steered away from pathways that require confidence in English, numeracy, science, or digital skills, not because they lack aptitude, but because the system around them rarely invests in that wider development.

Curriculum blend

BME is not simply two curriculums placed side by side. It is an integrated pathway that prepares students for both Deen and Dunya: religious responsibility and the skills needed to serve society with competence and integrity.

• Islamic studies: Hifz (Qur’an memorisation), Quranic Arabic, Hadith, Aqaaid, Fiqh
• Academic studies: English, Mathematics, Science, ICT, Bengali

• Hafiz graduates with strong academic skills, able to lead with knowledge and communicate beyond the madrasa setting
• Future teachers equipped to serve students with both Islamic learning and classroom capability
• Doctors, engineers, and other health and technical professionals grounded in Islamic ethics
• Community leaders who can represent their communities with dignity in civic and professional life
• Entrepreneurs and skilled workers who carry moral formation into economic contribution
• Islamic scholars with the breadth to engage contemporary questions with clarity and adab

Year 1

• Approximately one third of the Qur’an memorised, with structured revision
• Basic Arabic and English for everyday communication
• Introduction to ICT and safe classroom practice
• Foundation in core Islamic understanding (aqaaid and introductory fiqh)

Year 5

• Full Hifz with foundations in tafseer and applied understanding
• Proficiency in Arabic and English for study and dialogue
• Competency in mathematics and science aligned to agreed milestones
• ICT readiness for further learning and modern workplaces
• Preparation for secondary level education or equivalent pathways

Current delivery

• 13: Students at programme start
• 50: Planned cohort capacity
• 1:10: 1 teacher per 10 students
• £1,500: Approximate monthly running cost

Delivery is active with vetted partners in Sylhet division. UK trustees receive monitoring reports; scale grows only when quality and safeguarding hold.

Funding and stewardship

Figures below reflect partner and trustee planning. They are shared transparently so supporters can see how capital and running costs relate to the students currently enrolled and to planned expansion.

• Capital already invested: £75,000 (Land, buildings, and core setup to date)
• Qard Hasanah (interest-free loan): £25,000 (Recorded separately from donated capital)
• Annual operating cost: £18,000 (Staff, materials, welfare follow up, and visits)
• Monthly running cost: ≈ £1,500 (Typical month at current scale)
• Expansion and playground: Projected (Quoted as construction phases are approved)

School terms are short. Gifts received before term help partners commit to materials, training, and follow up with confidence. Scale grows only when quality and safeguarding hold.