Why the Growery Exists
Many Muslim parents today feel caught between difficult options:
State schooling that conflicts with faith, values, and childhood wellbeing
Limited alternatives that rely heavily on screens and remote learning
Homeschooling in isolation, without structure, support, or confidence
The Growery exists to offer a rooted, meaningful alternative.
Our Educational Philosophy
The Growery is guided by an Islamic philosophy of education rooted in the Prophetic model of human flourishing.
The Prophet ﷺ represents for us:
The perfection of character (al-Insān al-Kāmil)
Stewardship and responsibility
A Qur’anic worldview in which meaning, knowledge, and action are integrated
For this reason:
Islam is not treated as a separate subject
Faith is embedded across all learning
Nature, history, language, and number are understood as signs (āyāt) of Allah
A genuinely Islamic education cannot be fragmented.
Part of a Wider Educational Vision
The Growery is a flagship applied project of Seminarium — an educational ecosystem dedicated to reimagining education as human formation, community learning, and lived practice.
This allows the Growery to remain grounded, reflective, and continually developing.
Our starting point is simple
but demanding:We are obligated to educate the whole human being, not just the mind.
This means attending to:
Reasoning and understanding
Physical development and strength
Relationships, community, and responsibility
The soul, fitrah, and prophetic character
Education, properly understood, is formation.
Supporting Parents & Building a Shared Culture
The Growery understands that children flourish when the adults around them are aligned in vision, values, and expectations.
We run regular workshops for parents, focused on:
Educational philosophy and parenting
Literacy, numeracy, and learning at home
Faith, character, and childhood development
Navigating modern challenges such as technology and schooling
These sessions support parents in developing confidence, clarity, and shared language around education.
Parent Workshops
Alongside day-to-day communication, we hold extended parent meetings that create space for deeper conversation. These allow us to:
Share the reasoning behind our approach
Reflect together on children’s development
Address questions thoughtfully and collaboratively
Education works best when understanding is mutual.
Parent Meetings
At Growery, we want to build a village with a shared ethos:
Sharing reading, activities, and learning opportunities
Signposting events, walks, and experiences aligned with the Growery’s ethos
Supporting one another through shared insight and reflection
This helps families continue learning beyond the Growery sessions.
We place great importance on relationships between parents, not just between children through:
Informal coffee mornings
Parent gatherings and shared activities
Opportunities to connect beyond drop-off and pick-up
families begin to know one another, support one another, and grow together.
When families are aligned:
Children feel secure and grounded
Behavioural expectations are consistent
Faith and learning reinforce one another
No child feels “out of place” or pulled between different worlds
The Growery is not simply a place children attend — it is a community families belong to.