Quran classes for kids in Silver Spring
Silver Spring has some of the county's busiest masjids. We add what a busy masjid can't: a teacher who sits with your child alone, twice a week, at home.
Try the first class free. After that it's $100 a month, and $75 for each brother or sister.
Silver Spring at a glance
- Who
- Children 4 to 14 with a Silver Spring address: downtown, Fenton Village, Woodside, Lyttonsville, Long Branch and out along New Hampshire Avenue.
- ZIP codes
- 20910, 20901 and 20903 in the heart of Silver Spring, and 20902, 20904, 20905 and 20906 further out.
- Classes
- Two 30-minute one-on-one classes a week on Zoom, at times set in Eastern Time.
- Big local masjids
- Muslim Community Center on New Hampshire Avenue, ISWA on Briggs Chaney Road and the IMAAM Center on Georgia Avenue.
- Teacher
- One teacher for the whole family, with women teachers available for girls.
- Price
- $0 to try. $100 a month for one child, $75 for each sibling.
Strong masjids, fixed timetables
Two of Montgomery County's best-known masjids carry a Silver Spring address. The Muslim Community Center on New Hampshire Avenue runs a weekend school from kindergarten through high school, an after-school maktab on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 to 7 for ages 8 to 15, and a full-time hifdh program. The Islamic Society of the Washington Area, on Briggs Chaney Road, runs a Saturday school. Closer in, the IMAAM Center on Georgia Avenue holds a Sunday madrasah from 10:30 to 2.
All of them meet in person at set times, and the two biggest sit roughly seven miles north of downtown as the crow flies. For a family in Woodside or Long Branch, a 5 pm maktab can mean leaving straight after school and sitting on US-29 or New Hampshire Avenue both ways.
Our classes don't replace any of that. They give your child the part that's hardest to get in a group: reading aloud, one-on-one, with every letter corrected, twice a week, from home.
From the first letters to Juz Amma
A 5-year-old usually starts with the Noorani Qaida: the Arabic letters, their sounds and the short vowels, in lessons that keep moving. An 8-year-old who already reads slowly might spend a few months on fluency in the Mushaf before adding Tajweed. Older children often memorize Juz Amma, with revision built into every class.
The free first class tells you which of these fits. The teacher listens to your child read for a few minutes, then tells you plainly where to begin.
Masjids families use in Silver Spring
If you'd like a masjid program as well, these are the ones Silver Spring families know.
- Muslim Community Center (MCC)15200 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20905Weekend school (K to 12), an after-school maktab Tuesday and Thursday 5 to 7 pm for ages 8 to 15 ($125 a month), and a full-time hifdh program.Website
- Islamic Society of the Washington Area (ISWA)2701 Briggs Chaney Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20905Runs a Saturday school for children; ask the masjid for current times and ages.Website
- IMAAM Center9100 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910An Indonesian community masjid whose Sunday madrasah meets 10:30 am to 2 pm and follows the MCPS calendar.Website
- Islamic Education Society of Maryland (IESM)11504 Veirs Mill Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20902A Wheaton-area masjid with Quran classes that teach children Tajweed through short surahs.Website
Program details are from each masjid's own website in November 2026, and they do change, so check before you register. Iqra at Home is an independent online school with no tie to any masjid listed.
A Silver Spring week, for example
An 8-year-old in Sunday school who needs more reading practice during the week. The real times are yours to choose.
- MonSchool and homework
- Tue4:30 pm · Zayd, reading fluency
- WedMcGee Library on Wayne Ave
- Thu4:30 pm · Zayd, the rules of noon
- FriJumu'ah
- SatFree day
- SunWeekend school at the masjid
Silver Spring parents ask
Do you have Quran classes for kids in Silver Spring, MD?
Yes, online. Your child meets their teacher live on Zoom from home, whether you live downtown, in Woodside, in Long Branch or further out toward Colesville. Two 30-minute classes a week, one-on-one.
Are your classes part of MCC or ISWA?
No. We're an independent online school. We name Silver Spring's masjids so families can find them, and our classes are built to go alongside their weekend schools.
My child already goes to the MCC maktab. Is another class too much?
It depends on the child. The maktab gives two group evenings a week; our classes are one-on-one reading. If that sounds like a lot, talk it through with the teacher at the free class.
Can my daughter learn with a woman?
Yes. Pick 'Female teacher' when you book and your daughter will be matched with one.
Which Silver Spring ZIP codes do you serve?
Every one: 20901, 20902, 20903, 20904, 20905, 20906 and 20910. Classes are online, so distance doesn't matter.