Once upon a time, some friends and their children grew restless from rolling COVID-19 quarantines...
- Learning about the importance of trees in TTDI Park with a fellow parent who happens to be a Master Arborist.
A brief history
By late 2021, we were done with arranging zoom playgroups. We worried about our children missing out on critical aspects of childhood, especially the togetherness of Muslim community that is essential for the transmission of tradition. We got together at Mukha Cafe and decided to have our children wrestle and learn some Quran together. Organically a group of parents began taking their children out week after week for hiking in KL's urban lungs and Sri Bintang Park. Together they learned about the importance of trees with one father who happens to be a master arborist. They tried the Prophet's favorite foods with another mother who moonlights as a gourmet chef. They learned about Permaculture through a scavenger hunt at Urban Hijau. They fed goats on a field trip to Janda Baik, and reviewed rules pertaining to ablution in a Bukit Kiara waterfall.
An attachment village is an invisible matrix in which children mature, developing a sense of rootedness, belonging, and connection..
—Deborah Macnamara, The Neufeld Institute
Building an Attachment Village
Today, we strive to form a strong attachment village around our children where they can learn about Islam in a way that is loving and merciful. Our efforts to raise pious, strong children requires ongoing involvement of parents and siblings, aunties and uncles, and the broader community. To facilitate community-building, we invite parents and volunteers to organize activities which bring children and elders together outside of the weekend school. Please be in touch with us to learn ways to get involved.
Volunteer with us!
"Many Hands Make the Work Light"
As a parent-led initiative, KL Kuttāb would not exist without the dedication and volunteer commitment of our parents. We are grateful to parents who have served us in the past and grown this community. We look forward to building a new team of parent volunteers that can help us keep tuition costs down and help the Kuttāb thrive. In particular, we are looking for parents to help with the following:
Finances. Accounting, bookkeeping, fundraising
Outreach. Organizing Attachment Village Enrichment Activities (e.g. FRIM Canopy Walk, picnics, star-gazing, etc.)
Service. Forming a committee to organize community service activities for ourselves and our children. We would especially like to engage refugee and underprivileged communities in the greater KL area.
PTA Chair. We need parents to help with annual PTA meetings, organize social for parents to network, and provide support to teachers in the classroom (e.g. supply drives, substitute teaching, etc.)
Please reach out to administrators via WhatsApp or kl.kuttab@gmail.com if you have time or a skill to share. Many thanks to those who continue to serve KL Kuttāb!