Year-Long Courses — Adab Academy
Adab Academy — Fall 2026 – Spring 2027

Year-Long Courses

Full-year courses for 8th graders, high school students, and adults — blending the Islamic tradition with the classical Western liberal arts.

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First Semester
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Logic Track

Formal Logic

Master the principles of valid reasoning through a rigorous study of traditional logic — definitions, propositions, categorical syllogisms, and formal argumentation drawn from Aristotle and the Arabic logical tradition.

Tues & Wed • 2:00–3:00 PM EST
36 sessions
Second Semester
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Logic Track

Dialectic & Material Logic

Building on Formal Logic, students explore dialectical reasoning, the proper etiquette of disputation, informal fallacies, and the logic of categorizing existence.

Tues & Wed • 2:00–3:00 PM EST
14 sessions
First Semester
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Ethics & Character

Islamic Ethics

ʿIlm al-Akhlāq is the Islamic science of character development — incorporating psychology of the soul, spiritual purification, the cultivation of virtues, warding of vices, and social relations that promote harmony and justice.

Session 1: Tues & Thurs • 8:00–9:00 AM CEST (Eastern Hemisphere)
Session 2: Tues & Wed • 10:00–11:00 AM EST (Western Hemisphere)
20 sessions
Full Year
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Great Books Seminar

Seminar 1: Living the Good Life

A Great Books seminar exploring what it means to live well. Students read and discuss foundational texts from Plato, Aristotle, al-Ghazālī, and Ibn Ṭufayl.

Mon & Thurs • 2:00–3:30 PM EST
60 sessions
Full Year
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Great Books Seminar

Seminar 2: Society & Civilization

A Great Books seminar on the foundations of human society and civilization. Students engage with works on history, politics, law, and statecraft from both the Western and Islamic traditions.

Mon & Thurs • 2:00–3:30 PM EST
60 sessions

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