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

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


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