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What the House of Wisdom was
In ninth-century Baghdad, scholars gathered to translate, learn, test and teach. Works of mathematics, medicine, astronomy and philosophy were translated, studied and extended. It became a symbol of what a community of learning can do.
Why it still matters
Its scholars didn’t just collect knowledge. They checked it, argued about it, improved it and passed it on. That’s still a good description of what education should do.
Learn, test and teach.
Why we took its name
Hikmah means wisdom. We chose the name because we want each child to learn that way: curious, careful, open to ideas from everywhere and willing to test them. A name like that is a heritage, and a standard to live up to.
What you’ll take away
- 01Learn, test and teach.
- 02Ideas from everywhere, checked carefully.
- 03A name is a standard to live up to.
