The Banner
Science for Children. Poster: How Al-Beruni Measured the Earth's Circumference

What Zoya Science Schools Aim to Achieve
Zoya Science Schools strive to prepare children for a life of courage, learning, and purposeful action. Our school banner captures this vision: a girl emerges from Nawan Sij, the New Sun--as Athena from Zeus' head--a radiant symbol of hope and renewal.
The New Sun inspired by Edvard Munch’s The Sun, represents the burst of hope Zoya schools give to the children. The name Zoya itself—derived from Zeus (Dayous Pitar)—means the light of wisdom.
Our heroine leads Lady Liberty--like, toward a brighter future. Her silhouette is from Delacroix’s Lady Liberty Leading the People; her raised arm from the Soviet WWII poster Motherland Calls.

Children's Rights
Science for Children. Poster: How Al-Beruni Measured the Earth's Circumference

Children's Rights

The poster tells children about the laws protecting their rights, such as the Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2014; as well, about the UN Convention on Children’s Rights, 1989, which binds our government to reduce infant mortality (Article 24a), eliminate child mal-nutrition with clean drinking water and nutritious food (Article 24c); It gives brief statistics on child workers, stunting, infant mortality and literacy; Its centerpiece is Picasso’s Dance of Youth, celebrating the joy of youth, which is every child’s right.

Children of Zoya Schools
Children of Zoya Schools
Children of Zoya Schools
Children of Zoya Schools
Children of Zoya Schools
Children of Zoya Schools
Children of Zoya Schools
Children of Zoya Schools
Children of Zoya Schools
Children of Zoya Schools

Early morning: Arriving in Zoya Science School.

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Children's welfare

Potable water for 59,048 children (as of March 31, 2025)

Waterborne diseases are 80% of our diseases and cause 33% of deaths in our country* … Read More

Ramzan package March 2025

Food package for 110 underprivileged children cost Rs 500,000 Cost of each package Rs 4,390. … Read More

Selai center for young women

22 young women learn sewing and stitching

Free medical camp June 2024

Of 300 patients examined 140 had upset tummies and 93 suffered from stomach-related diseases (primarily … Read More

Clothes for children

Eid package for orphans 2024                     … Read More

Daily hot meal for children–Khwaja Omar Farooq Fund for Children

The Khwaja Omar Farooq Fund for Children addresses child malnutrition in rural communities: Four of … Read More

Saeeda Sultana Fund For Children

The Saeeda Sultana Fund for Children was started by Prof Ali Arcelawn in August 2021 … Read More

Al-Mumtaz Welfare Fund

The AL-Mumtaz Fund has closed work due to the death of its sponsor Dr Soofia … Read More

Purpose

Our welfare work aims to alleviate the mind-boggling deprivation of children in remote rural areas … Read More

Water for underprivileged families

Ramzan 2022 Package for 120 Orphans

   

Tinea Capitis (scalp ringworm)

Tinea Captis fungal infection effects mostly pre-teen boys as our Saifal class 1 of ZSS … Read More

Sana Khalid Young TB Patient

Sana Khalid of class 7 Zoya Science School Garibabad is diagnosed with TB. Her father … Read More

Ramzan food package 1st round April 2021

105 orphans of Zoya schools in 66 families got a food package worth Rs 1,975 … Read More

Nimra Bibi class 3: Burn victim

Nimra Bibi class 3 Zoya Science School Daruhal looks after her 7 siblings and father … Read More

Our nutrition survey: mind boggling deprivation

433 out of 847 children are undernourished as per our survey of three Zoya Science … Read More

Warm clothes for our children

Below fotos of 92 girls of Zoya Science School Cheenwala with their new warm shawls … Read More

Food for the hungry

In June 276 families got the food packages, During April-June we spent Rs 1.77 million … Read More

 

Programs to promote math/science

Purpose

To teach underprivileged children and promote science/math

Pi day Program Part 2: What is Pi?

 

Pi day program Part 1: Story of Numbers, Circle

         

Pi day Program Part 3: Archimedes and Pi

Part 1 Explores the life and achievements of Archimedes (287-212 BC) Part 2 How Archimedes … Read More

Pi day Program Part 4: What makes a Pi champion?

Our articles in the press on Pi draw attention to good math teaching practices, chronicle … Read More

Teaching Science, Math with Seraiki Poems

Teaching fundamental math and science concepts using mnemonics includes visual (posters) and acoustic (poems, songs) … Read More

 

Zoya Khawaja (1983-2010)

Zoya Science Schools celebrate the memory of Zoya Khawaja (1983-2010) Alumni of American School of Islamabad (1996-1999) and Washington International School, USA (2000-2001). Zoya got a BSc degree from Queen’s University, Canada, and MSc degree in Cancer Genetics from Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA (2006)… Read More

Songs of Zoya Science Schools

Song — Maan (mother)

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Songs from Nawan Sij

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Nawan Sij (New Sun) is a rock opera for children in Seraiki. It is set to a mix of musical
styles from Eastern and western pop to classical including Beethoven’s Ode to Joy.

It narrates the story of a girl who wishes to know how big is the Earth and finds out in Zoya Science School.

Act 1
To start, our protagonist asks her mother: how big is the Earth?
Her response (inspired by Maya Angelou’s poem Woman’s Work) is the first song of the opera
It chronicles a mother’s sorry plight in our society: illiteracy, hard labor, oppression

1st Song: Maan  (Mother)

Song: Nawan Sij

News

Free textbooks for 1,027 children

For the academic session starting April 2025 we have given over 1,000 children of three … Read More

Computers for ZSS Morikhwala

Four computers donated by Mr Alamgir Khan on February 26, 2025

The rock opera that’s reviving Seraiki

Published in the Newspaper The News April 8, 2025 (https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1284908-the-rock-opera-that-s-reviving-seraiki) by Sarmad Khawaja International Mother … Read More

58th THAAP talk: Book Nawan Sij and Zoya Schools

 

Books for Zoya schools

89 story books from around the world published by National Book Foundation were presented by … Read More

A STAR is born. World Children’s day

Each year Zoya schools produce a STAR. Last year’s STAR was Hafsa Khan, Pakistan’s Pi … Read More

World Children’s day November 20 2023

The purpose of celebrating World Children’s Day in Zoya Science schools is to make the … Read More

2023 Pi day in Zoya Schools

Hafsa Khan of class 9 Zoya Science School Nala Khudadad set a new national record: … Read More

Our math/science teaching on national TV!

SAMAA TV aired on October 21 2022 this report extolling the way we teach fundamental … Read More

Hafsa Khan Zoya Science School sets Pi record!

On Pi day March 14 2022 Hafsa Khan of Zoya Science School recited Pi value … Read More

2022 Pi day in Zoya Science Schools

Zoya Science schools celebrated Pi day (March 14) with a new Pi poster, Pi poem, … Read More

New drawings

Children are encouraged to read a story each week. Then write a summary and illustrate … Read More

More books

60 titles–almost all children’s books published by National Book Foundation–10 copies each added during 2022 … Read More

Children’s Day 2021

Children’s day celebrated in Zoya Science School Garibabad. Foto: Children around the school’s poster: Children’s … Read More

Sparks of Hope. Zoya Science School at Islamabad Literature Festival 2021

A Panel of the Islamabad Literature Festival discussed the book by Prof Anita Weiss: Countering … Read More

Heartening Support to Zoya Schools from Academic

Chapter 6 of Prof Anita Weiss’s (Oregon University, USA) new book Countering Violent Extremism in … Read More

International Children’s Book Day (April 2) celebrated in our schools

During the first week of April our children read books and shared stories. And remembered … Read More

Zoya School presentation at Pakistan Mathematical Society

The country’s leading Mathematicians heard (at the 52nd National Seminar of Pakistan Mathematical Society on … Read More

Enrollment jumps in Zoya Science Schools Essenwala and Cheenwala

Enrollment in August 2019 in Zoya Science School (ZSS) Essenwala and ZSS Cheenwala increased by … Read More

Library News: New Books

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Zoya Science and Welfare Society

The non-profit Zoya Science and Welfare Society was setup on December 21 2019 to promote … Read More

Outstanding Result–Class 10

Zoya Science School Nala Khudadad One in four students get more than 90 percent marks! … Read More

Meeting Zoya School – Higher Education Commission Chairman

In a meeting on August 15 2018 the Higher Education Commission chairman Tariq Banuri was … Read More

A Rock Opera for Children in Seraiki–Nawaan Sij (New Sun)

Zoya Science School is producing a rock opera for children in Seraiki Nawan Sij (New Sun). … Read More

Enrollment in Zoya Science Schools is now 2322

Presently 2322 children study in Zoya schools or about 30 percent more than in the … Read More

Prof Weiss Visits Zoya Schools

Extract of the Interview of Prof Anita Weiss of Oregon University, USA given to The … Read More

Promoting Science–Science and Math for all Children

Zoya Schools are saturated with science and math: our children learn poems and songs on … Read More

Measuring the Earth’s Circumference

During April-December 2015 the children of Zoya Science School  measured the Earth’s circumference (38806 km–compared … Read More

 

Publications

Nawan Sij (New Sun). A rock opera for children. THE BOOK

Nawan Sij. A rock opera for children–the book: A Young Girl. A Burning Question. A … Read More

Poster: Heliocentrism (Urdu)

Posters: How Al Beruni measured the Earth’s circumference Part 2

Poster: Pythagoras theorem and proof (Urdu)

Poster: How Al Beruni (973-1048) measured earth’s circumference

Poster: How Eratosthenes (276-194 BC) measured Earth’s circumference

Posters: Pythagoras Theorem and Proof (in Seraiki)

Poster Heliocentrism

Poster Area of Traiangles

Poster Children’s Rights

Poster: What is Pi?

Science/math/Zoya Schools articles in newspapers

  The News International The rock opera that’s reviving Seraiki February 21, 2025 https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1284908-the-rock-opera-that-s-reviving-seraiki   … Read More

Poster: Story of Numbers

Our latest poster brings to our children a remarkable human achievement, which the French mathematician … Read More

Story book Nawan Sij (New Sun)

A story book Nawan Sij is in the making put together from the songs of … Read More

Measuring the earth’s circumference

Measuring the Earth’s Circumference is a novel way to promote math and science skills. We … Read More

50 things children should know

Nuzhat Al Mushtaq, Hipparchus and his coordinates, Solstices, Tropics and World Festivals, Axial tilt and … Read More

Poster Indus blind dolphin

Classics of World Literature

 Short Stories from World Classics

Our Reading Program includes world classics, which we have published such as short stories by … Read More

Poems of Zoya Schools

 Zoya School Poems

Seraiki poems (by our teacher Nawab Muztar foto below) explain the turning points in science … Read More

Published: Short Stories from World Classics

To support our Reading Program we have published for our children 5 volumes of short … Read More