Lexington Universal Academy Explained

Lexington Universal Academy
Streetaddress:	4580 Nicholasville Rd ^[1]
City:	Lexington
State:	Kentucky
Zipcode:	40515
Country:	USA
Coordinates:	37.9644°N -84.5343°W
Type:	Private
Grades:	1-8
Religion:	Islamic
Gender:	Coeducational
Students:	153
Ratio:	8:1
Principal:	Abdul-Munim S. Jitmoud
Faculty:	16

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]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lexington Universal Academy Lexington, KYPK, K-8Private, Muslim . 2017 . Niche . Niche.com Inc. . 26 June 2017 .
2. Web site: A Principal of Principle . Roenker . Robin . 25 August 2007 . The Lexington Herald-Leader . The McClatchy Company . 26 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090216174553/http://www.kentucky.com/158/story/159195.html . 2009-02-16 . dead .
3. Web site: Academics. Lexington Universal Academy. 26 June 2017.
4. Web site: Lexington's Muslim community works to dispel stigmas about faith. Aretakis. Rachel . 4 October 2013 . The Lexington Herald-Leader . The McClatchy Company . 26 June 2017 .
5. Web site: Teacher’s that INSPIRE: Lexmark’s Teaching Award . . 18 June 2014 . Lexmark . 26 June 2017 .