Founding cohort applications openRaising boys of deen, discipline, courage,
Raising boys of deen, discipline, courage,
and service.
A father-son Islamic outdoor leadership academy where boys ages 6+ grow in deen, character, brotherhood, fitness, and outdoor skill, alongside their fathers.
Father-son modelPhysician-led medical readinessSafety-first programming
6+
Ages served
Father
+ son model
Safety
First standard
Father-son model
Ages 6+
Physician-led medical readiness
Safety-first programming
Merit badge progression
Why families join us
Boys flourish with their fathers, a brotherhood, and a little structure.
Today's world pulls hard at our sons' attention. We give families a simple, supportive rhythm (calm mentors, real skills, and time together outdoors) that brings out the best in every boy.
Time with dad, built right into the calendar.
A brotherhood of good boys and steady men.
Real skills that build genuine confidence.
Adventure with structure, safety, and adab.
The academy
A father-son academy you experience together.
A year-round framework (monthly programming, ten structured tracks, age-appropriate progression, merit badges, and family events) all designed to build deen, discipline, and capability.
Year-round
Monthly programming
Father-son circles, outdoor blocks, fitness blocks, and a service or reflection close every month.
Tracks
Ten structured pillars
From Deen Foundations to Wilderness Survival to Emergency Medicine, every track has clear outcomes.
Progression
Merit badge system
Real standards. Real sign-offs. Boys advance through visible, earned, age-appropriate achievement.
Five pillars
Built on five things, in this order.
Deen & Adab
Salah, Quran reflection, hadith of character, adab with parents and elders, and the inward work that anchors the academy.
Father-Son Brotherhood
A structured framework that helps fathers lead, learn, train, and serve right alongside their sons, every step of the way.
Outdoor Survival
Camping, firecraft, shelter, navigation, and calm decision-making in real terrain with qualified adult oversight.
Physical Strength
Pushups, pullups, situps, rope climbing, and hiking, with measured progress against form-first, age-appropriate standards.
Service & Leadership
Service missions, leadership circles, and a brotherhood that points boys outward, back to the ummah and back to Allah.
Program tracks
Deen, discipline, skill, and service, built into a complete academy.
Each track connects practical skill with adab, responsibility, safety, and service. High-risk activities are sorted, supervised, and age-appropriate.
Deen Foundations
Salah, adab, Seerah, gratitude.
Archery & Focus
Stance, breath, scoring, restraint.
Camping & Shelter
Tents, sleep systems, weather, hygiene.
Firecraft
Controlled fire and halal camp cooking.
Wilderness Survival
Shelter, navigation, water, calm.
Emergency Medicine
First aid, BLS awareness, wilderness principles.
Islamic History
Seerah, sahaba, scholars, builders.
Farming & Stewardship
Soil, seeds, rizq, service harvests.
Fitness & Strength
Pushups, pullups, ropes, hikes.
Responsible Safety Education
Tool respect. Legal pathways. Adult supervision.
Founder note
“Every boy thrives with his father beside him.”
Founded by an emergency-medicine physician, the academy gives boys mentorship, outdoor skill, medical readiness, and spiritual grounding, and gives fathers a simple framework to lead alongside them.
Merit badge progression
Visible, earned, age-appropriate achievement.
Boys progress through a structured badge system across deen, character, archery, camping, medical readiness, fitness, farming, history, and service, each one genuinely earned.
Salah Discipline
Deen & Character · beginner
Archery I
Archery & Focus · beginner
Fire Safety
Camping & Firecraft · beginner
Tent Pitching
Camping & Firecraft · beginner
First Aid Basics
Medical Readiness · beginner
Rope Climb
Fitness & Strength · intermediate
Trail Navigation
Outdoor Survival · intermediate
Farming Basics
Farming & Stewardship · beginner
Service Leader
Service & Leadership · intermediate
Father-Son Challenge
Service & Leadership · intermediate
Safety first
Adventure requires discipline. Discipline requires safety.
Every activity is sorted by risk level. Higher-risk activities require qualified instructors, special consent, adult/guardian participation, and professional facilities where applicable. No unsupervised high-risk activity.
- Parent participation preferred; may be required for younger ages and higher-risk events
- Background checks for adult volunteers and staff where applicable
- Two-adult rule; no unsupervised one-on-one adult-child contact
- Written emergency action plans at every event
- Medical intake reviewed before participation
- Educational medical content within scope of training
Founding cohort
Become one of the first families to build the brotherhood.
Our founding cohort is small by design. Families that join early shape the academy alongside us, receive priority registration, and anchor a brotherhood that will carry forward for years.
A note before you apply
Applications are reviewed for family fit, safety screening, capacity, and program readiness. Submission does not guarantee acceptance. Membership is simple and all-inclusive: $100/month for a father and son (additional sons +$25/mo), or $125 per academy day.Parents ask
Common questions from fathers and mothers.
What is Sons of Sunnah Academy?+
A father-son Islamic outdoor leadership academy for boys ages 6+ and their fathers or guardians. The academy develops boys through deen, character, outdoor competence, fitness, brotherhood, medical readiness, and service.
Is father or guardian participation required?+
Father or guardian participation is preferred at most events and may be required for younger participants, campouts, and higher-risk activities. The academy is built around fathers and sons growing together, side by side.
Can mothers or female guardians apply?+
Mothers and female guardians are welcome on the application and may participate where appropriate. Field activities that are male-only follow a clear adab structure for those reasons.
How safe are outdoor and physical activities?+
Every activity is sorted into a risk level (green, blue, yellow, red) with clear supervision, age limits, and rules. Higher-risk activities require qualified instructors, special consent, and adult/guardian participation. See the Safety page.
What about archery, fire, blades, and other high-risk activities?+
These are taught as discipline, not play, with qualified supervision, posted rules, and PPE where required. No unsupervised high-risk activity. Firearm and hunting education is restricted to legal, certified, adult-supervised pathways.
Founding CohortBuild the boy.
Build the boy.
Strengthen the father.
Serve the ummah.
Apply for the founding cohort, join the interest list, or book a founder call. We respond personally to every family.