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Articles of Interest

The articles listed below have been drawn from the Aga Khan Academies newsletter. They include feature stories and information on aspects of the Aga Khan Academies programme.

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October 2014 Newsletter

Interview with Dr Geoffrey Fisher

Dr Geoffrey Fisher recently took on the position of Head of Academy for Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad. He talks about why he joined the Academy, what he finds unique in the school and his hopes for the future.

Technology & education: A gateway to the future

The Aga Khan Academies are putting in place cutting-edge technology and communications infrastructure that is opening up new horizons for students and teachers, and capitalising on the unique learning opportunities that become available with the help of technology.

Newsletter April 2014

Identifying talent to produce home-grown leadership

Like many teenagers, 15-year-old Asma Shariff loves to play sports. But she is especially grateful for the opportunity to participate in football, basketball, and track and field because she comes from Garissa, a town in north-eastern Kenya where girls aren’t allowed to play sports, are typically married by the age of 15 and aren’t encouraged to pursue education. Asma was selected through a unique talent identification process in which the Academy reaches out to schools across the country to bring together the brightest students from all over Kenya, regardless of their economic means.

Abracadabra: A Literacy Spell

The magic of a partnership between AKA, Mombasa and Concordia University in Canada is helping students across Kenya learn to read through Concordia’s ABRACADABRA early literacy software.

AKA Students Go On to Great Things

As of now, 22 members of this year’s graduating class from Mombasa have received scholarships worth a total of 2.6 million US dollars, while in Hyderabad, the first graduating class is in the midst of fielding offers from top-ranked universities in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom and has already received offers totalling 1.5 million US dollars.

A Legacy to Live By

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world," (Nelson Mandela). AKA, Mombasa graduate Johnston Kirimo has taken these words to heart. Identified by the Academy as a talented student, he won a scholarship to attend the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business and intends to return to Kenya to help his community.

Envisioning a Bright Future

For Taher Ezzi, starting his MBA this fall at Harvard is the culmination of a dream. Taher graduated from the Academy in Mombasa in 2008 and went on to Stanford University for a Mechanical Engineering degree and a Master’s in Management Science. He believes the Academy played a large role in getting him to this point.

Newsletter December 2013

AKA Mombasa’s transformative service programmes bring grassroots development into the classroom

The Aga Khan Academy’s service programme helps students learn about different dimensions of poverty through on-the-ground internships with the Aga Khan Foundation. This unique and transformative programme allows students to have real impact at the grassroots level and has encouraged them to develop new projects, including furthering women’s rights and improving education in Kenya. The programme demonstrates that creative and motivated youth can have a powerful impact on social change.

The Aga Khan Academy, Maputo Opens in Mozambique

The opening of the Aga Khan Academy, Maputo in August 2013 marked a new milestone for the Academies network: it became the third in the expanding network of schools that is establishing a pluralistic and interconnected global learning community. The new Academy currently houses students from ages five to eight.

Official Inauguration of AKA, Hyderabad

“The ongoing objective…is to provide an outstanding education for outstanding students – to prepare men and women of exceptional ability to meet extraordinary challenges,” said His Highness the Aga Khan at the official inauguration ceremony of the Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad on 20 September 2013.

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