Sound Vision Canada

Building Early Faith Foundations: Designing Islamic Education for Young Learners
2025-04-22 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto)
Sound Vision Canada is thrilled to offer a much-needed online workshop with the child development expert, Dr. Fadwa Elashi.
This session is designed for teachers, parents, and community members working with children under the age of 6.
Participants will gain an understanding of:

Quranic and Prophetic Principles for Fostering Spiritual Growth
Essential Ingredients for Developing Meaningful Islamic Curriculum
Evidence-based Strategies and Activities for Young Learners

Dr. Fadwa Elashi is a former assistant professor of developmental psychology with experience teaching courses on educational psychology, learning through play, and child development. She has published several peer-reviewed research articles in the field of child development and often reviews manuscripts for consideration for publication in major academic journals. Her profound passion for fostering optimal and equitable learning environments for all children is what drove her to establish Nectar Education where she currently serves as Executive Director.
Can’t join live? No problem! The recording and presentation slides will be shared with all those who register, insha Allah.
Individuals facing financial barriers to participation may reach out for assistance. Email: info@soundvisioncanada.org

Effective Parenting for Muslim Families with Teens: Guiding the Next Generation
2025-04-30 19:00 - 21:00
Sound Vision Canada is delighted to host an online parenting workshop with family therapist Rabab Alma.
Attendees will gain insight into:

Teenager development and challenges for Muslim teens
Navigating technology and social media
Supporting adolescent emotional and mental well-being from an Islamic perspective
Screamfree parenting and how to stay connected with your teen
Prophetic and Quranic parenting

We are pleased to offer the session’s recording and presentation slides to all those who register, insha Allah.
Rabab Alma is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Florida, an EMDR Certified trauma specialist, and an international life coach. Rabab has worked with individuals, couples, and families for over 15 years. She is an English and Arabic-speaking therapist.
Rabab is a Clinical Fellow of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT) and a Screamfree Parenting Certified Leader. She is trained in Traditional Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy (TIIP) for the treatment of OCD Scrupulosity (religious OCD—Waswasa) as well as the Gottman Method for Couples Therapy, Contextual Therapy, Play Therapy, and Sand Tray Therapy.
Aside from her practice, Rabab has taught as an adjunct professor at Villanova University. She has collaborated with many organizations, including ICNA Relief USA, the IQRA Institute, MIST, CAIR Philadelphia, MYCP (Muslim Youth Center of Philadelphia), and ISNA.
Individuals facing financial barriers to participation may reach out for assistance. Email: info@soundvisioncanada.org

Accessibility as Your Child's Right
2025-05-15 19:00 - 20:00
On Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Sound Vision Canada is pleased to host Sa’diyya Nesar for Accessibility as your Child’s Right: A Supportive Session for Parents of Children with Disabilities.
Join us for this FREE online session and gain insight into:

The role of parents towards children with disabilities as their first accessibility advocates
The benefit of exposing children with disabilities to the stories of the Prophets (peace be upon them)
How parents of children with disabilities can provide access even when there is lack of community support
Effective ways to address the topic of accessibility to leaders within our mosques and schools
Comfort through remembering Allah (SWT) and deriving strength when advocating for your child

Sa’diyya Nesar is a TEDx speaker, disability advocate, and author of Hearts that Remember and Strength from Within. Born with muscular myopathy, her work delves on her life with physical disabilities, and deriving strength from adversities.
We extend sincere thanks to our collaborating organizations: Al Fitrah Foundation, DEEN Support Services, MUHSEN, and SMILE Canada, as well as our charity partner, Human Concern International.

Master the Mic Together
2025-07-10 18:30 - 20:30
PUBLIC SPEAKING WORKSHOP SERIES
July 10, 17, 24, 2025 (6:30 PM – 8:30 PM)
Centre for Islamic Knowledge – Unit #26, 3150 Ridgeway Drive, Mississauga, ON
Looking for fun ways to learn new skills and bond with family members this summer? Sound Vision Canada is excited to launch the first-ever family public speaking program with expert Mohammed Max! Join our three-week in-person workshop where your family will build confidence, sharpen your delivery, and learn how to move hearts with your words. The series culminates with a live competition – your family’s chance to shine on stage!
This is a parent & child program open to parents with children 6-18 years of age. Parents and children attend the three sessions together. Children must always be accompanied by a parent. The ticket price includes two parents and up to three children. Limited spots!
Workshop Outline:
Week 1: What to say
Week 2: How to say it
Week 3: Live competition
Special Features:

Giveaway prizes
Light refreshments
Golden mic awarded to the winning family

Individuals facing financial barriers to participation may reach out for assistance. Email: info@soundvisioncanada.org
Mohammed Maxwel Hasan is the founder of Kalam Power, dedicated to helping Muslims speak with confidence. He works with both youngsters and adults to strengthen their communication skills. His results include helping people pass their interviews, get job promotions, and students winning public speaking competitions.
*SPECIAL NOTE*
We will be in touch with registrants via email. To ensure smooth communication, please add the following to your trusted contacts:
marketing@soundvisioncanada.org
info@soundvisioncanada.org

Islamic School Teacher Training
2025-08-30 09:30 - 2025-08-31 16:30
Bringing Joy to Your Classroom
Aug. 30 & Aug. 31, 2025
9:30 am – 4:30 pm each day
Ummah Nabawiah Masjid, 2074 Kipling Avenue, Etobicoke, ON
Mark your calendars for Aug. 30 & Aug. 31, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm! In partnership with Ummah Nabawiah Masjid, we’re delighted to offer a two-day teacher training program with experts Imam Belal Ahmad, Dr. Fadwa Elashi, and Beena Ahmed.

Attendees will receive the Sound Vision Canada teacher training workbook and other valuable resources. A Sound Vision Canada teacher training certificate will be issued upon completion of the program. Educators, school administrators, homeschooling parents, and aspiring teachers are all welcome. This training is open to full-time, part-time, and weekend Islamic School teachers, and anyone passionate about Islamic education. LIMITED SPOTS!

Imam Belal Ahmad is an Islamic scholar, school administrator, and khateeb. He currently serves as the principal of an elementary school within the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. In addition to his role in education, he runs an after-school maktab program at a local masjid in Hamilton and regularly delivers khutbas at various masajid in the area. Imam Belal is also a director of the Canadian Council of Muslim Theologians (CCMT), where he leads the organization’s education department.

Dr. Fadwa Elashi is a former assistant professor of developmental psychology with five years of experience teaching courses on educational psychology, learning through play, and child development. She has published several peer-reviewed research articles in the field of child development and often reviews manuscripts for consideration for publication in major academic journals. Her profound passion for fostering optimal and equitable learning environments for all children is what drove her to establish Nectar Education.
Beena Ahmed has been an educator for more than 15 years and currently works with the Peel Board of Education. She holds a Master of Education in Curriculum Pedagogy and Teacher Development from OISE. She started her career working at an Islamic School teaching various grades, later being promoted to take on a school leadership position as a vice-principal. Beena is passionate about teacher professional growth and development; she continues to work with organizations that invest in promoting teaching as a lifelong learning process.
Why is Sound Vision Canada training teachers? We’re training educators so that children attending Islamic school classes:

1. Fall in love with our Creator and feel attached in their hearts to our deen.
2. Feel a strong bond with their caring teachers.
3. Want to go back to Islamic school!

Training Modules:
Spiritual Preparation of the Teacher
Nurturing the Whole Child
Building a Positive Classroom Culture
Designing Engaging Lessons

Training Objectives:
1. Learn about the teaching qualities of the Prophet (PBUH)
2. Engage in self-reflection
3. Learn how to engage the whole child and develop purposeful, creative lessons
4. Learn strategies to develop a positive classroom culture
5. Learn how to create a welcoming and inclusive classroom
6. Explore a framework for classroom behaviour management
7. Share experiences and practical knowledge
8. Encourage ongoing steps towards personal and spiritual growth

*IMPORTANT*
We will be in touch with registrants via email. To ensure smooth communication, please add the following to your trusted contacts:
marketing@soundvisioncanada.org
info@soundvisioncanada.org
Registration includes refreshments. Lunch information will be shared with registrants.

Please note tickets are nonrefundable.

Individuals requiring financial assistance may email info@soundvisioncanada.org.

Teaching Islamic History with Purpose: Making the Past Matter Today
2025-09-17 19:00 - 21:00
Sound Vision Canada is delighted to offer an interactive online workshop with expert teacher trainer, Uzma Ahmed.
Join this engaging session designed for teachers, parents, and community educators who want to bring Islamic history to life. Discover how to move beyond dates and dynasties to teach history in a way that shapes identity, strengthens faith, and confronts common misconceptions about Islam. Through practical tools, sample lessons, and myth-busting discussions, you’ll leave empowered to teach Islamic history with relevance, confidence, and clarity in the Canadian context.
Please note this workshop is intended for adults working with learners in grades 6-12.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Explain the importance of Islamic history in shaping Muslim identity and worldview.
Identify common misconceptions and distortions about Islamic history (e.g., “Islam spread by force”) and how to address them in teaching.
Apply five key pedagogical principles to design engaging and purposeful Islamic history lessons.
Evaluate and improve lesson samples using a values-based and myth-corrective lens.
Use practical tools and frameworks to plan age-appropriate, thematic, and meaningful Islamic history lessons for diverse learners in Canada.

Uzma Ahmed is the Director of Education and Training at the Institute of Integrated Knowledge. Uzma is responsible for the 5D Thinking Model training program, as well as consultancy and resource development. She brings a wealth of experience, having worked for 25 years as an educational consultant, school principal, curriculum developer, researcher in Islamic education, and teacher trainer for schools worldwide.
Uzma is also a public speaker on contemporary Islamic issues and regularly conducts courses on the Qur’an, Seerah, and Islamic history. She frequently develops materials for homeschoolers and creates content for Islamic courses with a particular focus on Islamic history and Tarbiyah.
*IMPORTANT*
We will be sharing the Zoom link with registrants via email. To ensure smooth communication, please add the following to your trusted contacts:
marketing@soundvisioncanada.org
info@soundvisioncanada.org
We are pleased to offer the session’s video recording and slides to all registered participants. These resources will be shared within a week after the event, insha Allah.
Individuals facing financial barriers to participation may reach out for assistance. Email: info@soundvisioncanada.org

Parent Education Summit
2025-09-28 09:30 - 16:00

The Art and Science of Quranic Storytelling
2025-10-28 19:00 - 21:00
Sound Vision Canada is excited to offer a specialized online workshop, “The Art and Science of Quranic Storytelling,” led by public speaking expert Mohammed Maxwel Hasan. This unique skill-building opportunity will provide attendees with the training to better engage learners and effectively convey Quranic stories in the most impactful way possible. The workshop will cover techniques and strategies to captivate listeners and bring Quranic stories to life. Please note that this session is intended to provide instructional guidance for Islamic studies educators, parents, and all those involved in Islamic education (grades K-12). Insha Allah this workshop will be invaluable for anyone looking to deepen their ability to share the profound wisdom of the Quran and inspire others through its beautiful stories. Participants will gain an understanding of:

The powerful Quranic storytelling framework
How to engage children/youth in storytelling and teach meaningful life lessons
How to use one’s storytelling voice effectively
How to use body language to visually connect the story with learners

Mohammed Maxwel Hasan is the founder of Kalam Power, dedicated to helping Muslims speak with confidence.
We are pleased to offer the session’s video recording and slides to all registered participants. These resources will be shared within a week after the event, insha Allah.
*IMPORTANT*
We will be sharing the Zoom link with registrants via email shortly before the event. To ensure smooth communication, please add the following to your trusted contacts:
marketing@soundvisioncanada.org
info@soundvisioncanada.org
Individuals facing financial barriers to participation may reach out for assistance. Email: info@soundvisioncanada.org

Hadith to Habit: Teaching Character the Prophetic Way
2025-11-12 19:00 - 21:00
Sound Vision Canada is excited to host an online workshop with Abir Catovic to support educators in creating a comprehensive Muslim character education program built on the study of Hadith.
Hadith to Habit: Teaching Character the Prophetic Way
Muslims proclaim that Prophet Muhammad (S.), who is described by Allah (S.W.T.) as possessing
“an exalted standard of character” is the best role model for life. Therefore, it is reasonable to assert
that Muslim character education programs must centre Prophet Muhammed (S.) and his teachings.
In this workshop, we will share an example of a character education program, primarily for grades
four through twelve, that uses hadiths of the Prophet (S.) to provide a living curriculum of values.
By delving into a particular character trait each month, learners are provided with the opportunity
to understand the teachings of the Prophet (S.) in theory and translate the theory into their daily practice.
You are invited to join us to examine practical strategies to help children and youth embody prophetic qualities
such as kindness, honesty, patience, and respect, that with the help of Allah (S.W.T.), will allow
them to succeed both in this life and the next.
Please note that this workshop is intended to provide instructional guidance for teachers, parents, and all those involved in children’s Islamic education.
We are pleased to offer the session’s video recording and slides to all registered participants. These resources will be shared within a week after the event, insha Allah.
Session Highlights
a. History of Character Education/Social Emotional Learning
b. The Importance of the Instructor of Character Education
c. Establishing a Hadith of the Week Program
d. Hadith of the Week at Elementary, Middle and High School Levels
e. Teaching Strategies for a Hadith of the Week Program
f. The Hadith of the Week Outside of the Classroom
Abir Catovic has over 30 years of experience in Islamic education. She holds a Master’s in Education Leadership from Harvard University. She developed an early elementary Islamic Studies curriculum, and co-founded a full-time Islamic school. She has served as Religious Studies Director, Vice-Principal, and Principal, teaching all grades from kindergarten to twelfth. She developed Islamic and Qur’anic Studies curricula for all levels, created a Prophetic Character Education Program, and helped establish a Two-Year Qur’an Memorization Program that produced over 50 Huffadh. In 2017, she received the Noor Kids Islamic Teacher Appreciation Award, recognizing her as one of North America’s top three Islamic educators. Currently, she works as an education consultant, Board Secretary of WISER (Weekend Islamic Schools Educational Resources), and an advisor to the Moral Ecology Trust, a project focused on youth character formation.

*IMPORTANT* We will be sharing the Zoom link with registrants via email shortly before the event. To ensure smooth communication, please add the following to your trusted contacts:
marketing@soundvisioncanada.org
info@soundvisioncanada.org
Individuals facing financial barriers to participation may reach out for assistance. Email: info@soundvisioncanada.org

Reclaiming Science: Seeing the Creator in Every Sign
2026-01-22 19:00 - 21:00
Sound Vision Canada is thrilled to offer Reclaiming Science: Seeing the Creator in Every Sign, an online workshop with Uzma Ahmed, Director of Education and Training at the Institute of Integrated Knowledge.
Educators face two major challenges today: the rise of secular knowledge that veils us from the signs of the Creator by presenting the universe as if it operates independently, and the spread of instant, AI-generated information that weakens genuine observation, reflection, and their connection to Allah’s signs.
Science in many classrooms has become secularized, taught as if the universe functions on its own through “nature,” “systems,” or “forces.” This removes meaning and veils the signs that point to Allah’s knowledge, will, and mercy.
When children learn to read the signs in the universe, science becomes a pathway to discovering the Creator, not a subject that distracts from Him.
For Educators K-12: Teachers and Homeschooling Parents
By the end of this training session, attendees will:

Recognize scientific phenomena through attentive observation (tafakkur), seeing their order, harmony, and purposeful design as signs (āyāt) pointing to Allah’s knowledge, will, and mercy rather than independent processes.
Identify and filter secular language in science that presents the universe as self-sustaining, replacing it with accurate, Tawhidi-aligned explanations.
Understand the distinction between human intellect, Divine Knowledge, and AI-generated output, acknowledging AI as a tool without intention, will, or creativity.
Apply the 5D Thinking approach to science lessons, moving from observation to meaning and connecting scientific understanding to deeper awareness of the Creator.

We are pleased to offer the session’s video recording and slides to all registered participants. These resources will be shared within a week after the event, insha Allah.
Uzma Ahmed is the Director of Education and Training at the Institute of Integrated Knowledge. Uzma is responsible for the 5D Thinking Model training program, consultancy, and resource development. She brings a wealth of experience, having worked for 25 years in various educational roles including school principal, curriculum developer, researcher, and teacher trainer for schools worldwide.
*IMPORTANT* We will be sharing the Zoom link with registrants via email shortly before the event. If you do not see it in your inbox, please check your spam folder. To ensure smooth communication, please add the following to your trusted contacts:
marketing@soundvisioncanada.org
info@soundvisioncanada.org
Individuals facing financial barriers to participation may reach out for assistance. Email: info@soundvisioncanada.org
