Lexington Universal Academy

Private school in Lexington, Kentucky, United States

37°57′52″N 84°32′03″W / 37.9644°N 84.5343°W / 37.9644; -84.5343InformationTypePrivateReligious affiliation(s)Islamic^[1]PrincipalAbdul-Munim S. JitmoudFaculty16^[1]Grades1-8^[1]GenderCoeducational^[1]Number of students153^[1]Student to teacher ratio8:1^[1]

The Lexington Universal Academy (LUA) is a private Islamic school located in Lexington, Kentucky. LUA follows the state curriculum. but also incorporates religion classes and Arabic classes.^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

LUA was founded by the Islamic Society of Central Kentucky in 2003. It first started out as just a school for Islam, but an indoor mosque was built along with a second floor. In 2012, science teacher Brian Radcliffe won Lexmark's INSPIRE Teaching Award.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Lexington Universal Academy Lexington, KYPK, K-8Private, Muslim". Niche. Niche.com Inc. 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ Roenker, Robin (25 August 2007). "A Principal of Principle". The Lexington Herald-Leader. The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ "Academics". Lexington Universal Academy. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ Aretakis, Rachel (4 October 2013). "Lexington's Muslim community works to dispel stigmas about faith". The Lexington Herald-Leader. The McClatchy Company. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ "Teacher's that INSPIRE: Lexmark's Teaching Award". Lexmark. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2017.