Established 1991 · A 501(c)(3) Nonprofit

Educators for Excellence in Arabic,
Serving Schools since 1991. مؤسسة الدين · تعليم اللغة العربية

Aldeen Foundation prepares the teachers, builds the libraries, and develops the curricula that make Arabic language instruction rigorous in K–12 schools and beyond — from a single classroom in 1991 to a continent of educators today.

33+ Years of Service
6 Active Programs
ACTFL Standards-Aligned

Teacher Professional Development

Onsite workshops since 1991 and online certification today — preparing Arabic teachers to teach to ACTFL proficiency standards, in classrooms where most learners are non-heritage.

A Communication-First Arabic Curriculum

Hayya Natakalam Maan — “Let’s speak together.” A spoken-first program for K–12 schools, developed with Qatar Foundation International, that turns Arabic from a recitation subject into a living language.

A Reader Library for Every Level

The Arabic Reader Program builds the leveled, age-appropriate library that Arabic classrooms have always lacked — and the assessment reports that prove the students are reading it.

The Programs

Six Programs, One Mission.

Each program serves a specific link in the chain — from the credentialed teacher, to the curriculum in their hands, to the books their students read at night.

Program · 01

Online Arabic Training

التدريب على اللغة العربية عبر الإنترنت

Live, cohort-based teacher training delivered online — registration cycles multiple times a year for both individual teachers and school groups.

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Program · 02

Hayya Natakalam Maan

هيا نتكلم معاً

Conversation-first Arabic for K–12, co-developed with QFI. Includes the full HNM curriculum and a dedicated teacher portal.

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Program · 03

Professional Development

التطوير المهني

Workshops and webinars for the broader teacher community — across core subjects, not Arabic only. Video archive available for educators.

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Program · 04

Arabic Reader Program

برنامج القارئ العربي

A leveled library plus an assessment platform — what students read at home, with reports for teachers and administrators on what they’re learning.

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Program · 05

Nuraniyah Certification

شهادة النورانية

Teacher certification in the Nuraniyah method — the foundational Quranic Arabic literacy curriculum used widely across Islamic schools.

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Program · 06

StartTalk Conference

مؤتمر StartTalk

Conference sponsorship and convening — bringing Arabic educators together in partnership with ACTFL, ISNA West, and ISNA East each year.

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HNM Training session — teachers in workshop
The Next Training Cohort

HNM Teacher Training · 2025

دورة هيا نتكلم معاً للمعلمين ٢٠٢٥

Dates Jul 14 – Aug 8
Format Online · Live
For K–12 Arabic Teachers

Four weeks of live online instruction in the HNM communication-first method — lesson design, classroom routines, assessment, and the spoken-Arabic confidence that lets your students actually use the language. Cohort capped at 40 teachers.

Three Decades of Service

From a Single Classroom in 1991, to Educators Continent-Wide.

The Foundation has grown by adding the piece that was missing — first the workshops, then the curriculum, then the books, then the assessments. One link at a time.

1991

The First Onsite Workshops

Aldeen Foundation begins with in-person teacher training for Arabic instructors at New Horizon Schools — a model that becomes the Foundation’s signature for the next decade.

2008

ACTFL Alignment Becomes the Standard

Curricula are reworked around ACTFL proficiency guidelines — a commitment to the same outcomes framework used by every credible language teacher in the United States.

2013

Hayya Natakalam Maan Launches with QFI

A multi-year partnership with Qatar Foundation International produces the HNM curriculum — Arabic as a spoken language, designed for non-heritage K–12 learners.

2017

The Arabic Reader Library Opens

A leveled reader program and reporting platform — books for students at every stage and the teacher dashboards to track what each child is reading and learning.

2020

Workshops Move Online

Live online cohorts replace travel-bound onsite training, opening enrollment to teachers from every state and overseas schools that could never previously attend.

Today

Six Programs, One Mission

Teacher training, K–12 curriculum, reader library, Nuraniyah certification, professional development, and conference convening — held together by a single conviction in excellence in Arabic education.

Level 1 → Level 9
The Arabic Reader Library

A Reading Shelf That Finally Exists.

مكتبة قرّاء العربية

Nine leveled tiers of original Arabic readers — age-appropriate, voiced for the modern classroom, and paired with a teacher reporting platform that turns independent reading into measurable progress.

9
Reading Levels
120+
Titles in Print
Live
Teacher Reports
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Voices from the Classroom

What the Educators Say.

Before HNM, my fourth-graders could recite Arabic. After HNM, they could argue in it. That’s the difference Aldeen makes.
The Reader Library let us actually report to parents on what their child reads — not just what we hope they’re reading. It changed our parent conferences.
I finished the Nuraniyah cohort on a Wednesday. I was teaching it that Monday — with the manual, the lesson plans, and the confidence Aldeen built into every session.
Member Portals

Sign In to Your Program.

Four programs, four portals — together in one place. Choose the program you teach in or registered for, and you’ll land in the right login.