 I want to share a verse from the Qur'an, right? The whole point that we are here with is to understand why and how it is that we should raise children. But the beautiful thing is that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, in surah Fats, He gives us a beautiful parable on how to do that. He gives us a beautiful parable on how to do that. He says that the young, the mutlum, right, or a child, is kezar'in. It's like a seed. From it buds a sprout and then fa'azara. And then after the sprout it comes, it starts to get support. It starts to, you know, get aided. It starts to get helped out. And after that, it starts to become strong. It starts to become, you know, it starts to grow a base. And then it is able to stand on its own. And that's the vision we have at New Zark, right? That's how we raise these Muslim children, b'idna nahi wa ta'ala, starting from that seed and going from the ground up, working from the bottom up, insha'Allah, b'idna nahi wa ta'ala. So a few things about New Zark. First, who are we? Who are we? What is New Zark? So Alhamdulillah, New Zark is a home-based school based out of San Ramon, California. And the vision for New Zark, the reason New Zark came to fruition, was it existed. It came about in 2019. And the idea was that there was a mirad. There was a huge influx of negative influences that we find, you know, around us today. And especially during the developmental stages of our children. So the idea of New Zark was to be that safe haven. Just like how the Ark of Nua alayhi saat was the safe haven for his very few followers. So I know we don't have time for them in here. So, you know, I'm going as fast as I can. But first, the vision, right? The vision. What is it that we hope to achieve at New Zark? So the vision is quite simple, right? It is that we are able to guide little hearts to flourish as bright beacons of Islamic values and knowledge. And at New Zark, Alhamdulillah, we serve the very young children. We serve from as young as preschool. And currently, we are serving all the way up to first grade. But slowly, insha'Allah, you know, we'll see if we're growing. Alhamdulillah, we are, you know, not going to cap ourselves. We're going to see what the future holds. Now, some of the priorities we have at New Zark, the very first thing, the biggest priority we have is the thing that we see on the top and everything below it, it builds up to that. The number one priority we have at New Zark is to have the young children have a deep spiritual connection with Allah, Subh'anaHu Wa Ta'ala and His Messenger, Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. I wanted to share with you all a quote by Imam Malik, Rahimullah, a beautiful quote. Imam Malik, he says, As Sunnahun Nabi, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, Kassafina, it is the blessings, the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, it is like the ship of Nuh, Alaihi Wasallam. Man Rakibaha Najab, whoever holds on to it, is able to be saved. Wa Man Taqallapa Anha Gharak. And whoever is not able to, then they drown. But our philosophy at New Zark is that the children that are able to develop that deep spiritual connection with Allah, Subh'anaHu Wa Ta'ala and His beloved Messenger, Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Now over the next few slides, inshallah, I'll be going through them quickly, is that we are going to be focusing on some of the key highlights of our program, right? Some of the key highlights, what makes us unique? So the very first thing, Alhamdulillah, is the Tarbiyya aspect of it, right? At New Zark, this is a key component of what we wish to do, you know, have that Tarbiyya. And we do this, we facilitate this through a small class size, Alhamdulillah. And we are able to instill this good adab, this good akhlaq and have those age-appropriate conversations and Tarbiyya for our students. The second thing that we pride ourselves with at New Zark is the daily Quran and Sira circle. Every single time, and we're going to see a video of what a typical day looks like of a student at New Zark and the curriculum that they go through. But every single day, our students, they begin with a circle, a circle time in which they're able to have and learn about the Sira of the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. And after that, we have a Quran circle in which they're able to, you know, learn portions of the Quran, focusing on good tajweed and good makharij through experienced teachers. Next, we have center time. I don't have time, unfortunately, to go through what each of these skills are, but center, our center time is what children they like to consider free play. But at New Zark, everything we do is with a purpose, right? Every single one of the free play that the children they do, all the fun that they have, there is dedicate, there is, there's thought behind it, right? There was a purpose with what they are doing. The children, they're able to enjoy themselves, but our hope is that all of the children, they are growing in some of these developmental skills, especially for the younger children, right? So that when they're able to grow, they're able to be productive citizens in society at large. Another thing that we pride ourselves at New Zark is having this weekly ranch day, right? Alhamdulillah, we were able to partner with a local ranch here in the East Bay, and we were able to offer our students instruction on a ranch, right? And this is something the students they love, because they're able to learn about the signs of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. They're able to learn signs, but we connected back to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And they're able to get reverence and awe of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and His creations. And we're able to build that connection from a young age about making sure that all of the miracles, all the science that they see, it stems back and connects back to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. One of the favorite things of all the students is that at New Zark, we pride ourselves, we are able to facilitate and give all of our students healthy halal lunches. We provide the meals for all of our students, and this is something that, you know, the students they look forward to and it is a great burden relief for a lot of parents, right? They can just send their children and they know that their students are going to be well fed and they're going to be given nutritious halal food. For students who aren't able to necessarily join us for the full-day program, we offer instruction to kids who choose to maybe perhaps go and roll in a public full-time school or a private full-time school as our enrichment program, right? We offer daily classes from 3.30 to 5.00 p.m. So that students who might be associated with another program, they're able to join and at least have some of that Islamic tarbiyah, have some of that Islamic setting and ultimately, you know, have that suhbah, right? Have that Islamic companionship with other like-minded brothers and sisters of their age. Summer camps is another thing that New Zark we really enjoy, you know, hosting. This is an opportunity for students who may be in school for our students to come and learn about a different theme of Islam, right? Some previous summer camps, they have included things such as, you know, a Hajj camp, right? Prophetic stories camp, a naqidah through science camp, a science camp, and multiple other things, right? These camps, they run for about two weeks at a time and they have a specific theme. And through this specific theme, the students are able to learn these different sciences, but more importantly, they're able to gain that suhbah, that companionship with other like-minded families and students of their age. And finally, their nation, right? Alhamdulillah at New Zark, one of the biggest things that we wish to do is increase barakah in our program, increase blessings in our program. And one thing we do in order to try and facilitate for that, to foster that more, is that every single, for every single one of our students that we have at New Zark, we sponsor a child overseas. We sponsor a child overseas, especially those who are much more needy, right? So that they are also able to have that gift of education. They're able to join in on the fruit, the ni'mah, the blessing of education alongside many of our students. Now, last thing before we head to the video, what is next, right? What is next? Alhamdulillah, we started just a few years ago, but we have reached, you know, near capacity. And we do have hopes to expand, inshallah, right? We are in the works, you know, we're looking at different programs, the different facilities to see what we can do to expand, inshallah. So we ask that you stay tuned. Bi'idna nahi wa ta'ala. And we'll see that what it is that, you know, we're excited to see what the future holds, quite honestly. And we're really excited to serve the community, which is the largest need that there is. So, inshallah, before I conclude, brother Manir, there's a video which kind of shows what a typical day looks like for a student at New Zark. And the corresponding curriculum that is associated with it, inshallah. So, Bismillah. We'll go ahead and watch that right now. What sound does the letter D mean? So let's see what d-d-d-d-d-d words are in inside. What's this? Dinosaur. Dinosaur. Do you hear the d-d-d-d-d-dynasaur?