Quran classes for kids in Gaithersburg
Kentlands, Lakelands, Olde Towne or Quince Orchard: your child gets the same teacher twice a week, live on Zoom, at a time that works around school.
Your first class is free. Then $100 a month, with $75 for each sibling.
Gaithersburg at a glance
- Ages
- 4 to 14, from complete beginners to children memorizing their first juz.
- ZIP codes
- 20877, 20878 and 20879, from Olde Towne to Crown and the Washingtonian Center.
- Schedule
- Two half-hour classes a week, after school or at the weekend, in Eastern Time.
- Masjids nearby
- Islamic Center of Maryland on Woodfield Road and Aminah Islamic Center on Flower Hill Way.
- Good to know
- We can build the fluent reading and Juz Amma that full-time hifz programs ask for.
- Price
- Free first class. $100 a month for one child, plus $75 for each brother or sister.
Plenty of choice, and one gap
Few cities in Maryland give a child as many ways to learn the Quran as Gaithersburg. The Islamic Center of Maryland runs a Sunday weekend school, ICM Academy for preschool to 5th grade, and a full-time hifz program. Aminah Islamic Center holds a Saturday school. In Olde Towne, Olive Branch runs an after-school hifz program for children 11 and under, Monday to Thursday from 2:15 to 3:30.
Each of these meets at a fixed time and place. If your child's school lets out after 2:15, if Sunday mornings are already full, or if your child needs one person beside them correcting every letter, a one-on-one class at home is the missing piece.
Getting ready for hifz
ICM's full-time hifz program usually takes children aged 7 and up who already read fluently with basic Tajweed, have memorized Juz Amma, and pass a placement test. Those are good standards, and reaching them takes steady work.
Our classes build that foundation at home: finishing the Noorani Qaida, reading smoothly from the Mushaf, learning the core Tajweed rules, and memorizing Juz Amma with regular revision. We can't promise a place in any program, but your child will walk into a placement test well prepared, in shaa Allah.
For a child already in a hifz program, a couple of online classes a week can also keep revision steady through school breaks and the summer.
Quran programs near Gaithersburg
If you'd like in-person learning as well, these are the places Gaithersburg families use.
- Islamic Center of Maryland (ICM)19411 Woodfield Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20879Sunday weekend school 9:45 am to 1:15 pm, ICM Academy (preschool to grade 5), and a full-time hifz program.Website
- Aminah Islamic Center18243-D Flower Hill Way, Gaithersburg, MD 20879A volunteer-run center founded in 2025, with Saturday school from noon to 3 pm for grades K to 12.Website
- Olive Branch Learning Center202 S. Summit Ave, Gaithersburg, MDAn Islamic homeschool co-op for grades K to 5, plus after-school hifz Monday to Thursday.Website
- Jannah AcademyRidgeview Middle School, 16600 Raven Rock Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20878An independent Sunday school for KG to grade 12, 10:00 am to 1:15 pm.Website
Times and grades are taken from each program's own website in November 2026. Iqra at Home is an independent online school and isn't connected to any of them.
A Gaithersburg week, for example
A 9-year-old working toward Juz Amma, with two classes a week. Your real times are up to you and your teacher.
- Mon4:45 pm · new lines of An-Naba
- TueRevision with Mama
- WedLibrary trip
- Thu4:45 pm · Tajweed, then revision
- FriJumu'ah
- SatSaturday school
- SunRest day
Gaithersburg parents ask
Do you teach Quran in person in Gaithersburg?
No, only online. Your child learns at home in Gaithersburg with a live teacher on Zoom. For in-person classes, the masjids and programs listed above are good places to start.
Can you prepare my child for ICM's hifz placement test?
We can build the skills it looks for: fluent reading, basic Tajweed, and Juz Amma memorized. We aren't connected to ICM and can't guarantee a place.
We read the Madani Mushaf at home. Is that fine?
Yes. Teachers use whichever Mushaf your family reads, Madani or IndoPak, so your child never has to switch scripts between home and class.
Is there a female teacher for my daughter?
Yes. Choose 'Female teacher' on the booking form and we'll match your daughter with one.
Which Gaithersburg ZIP codes do you cover?
All of them, including 20877, 20878 and 20879. Since classes are online, Kentlands is no different from Olde Towne.