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The videos below provide more information about the Academies and glimpses into student endeavours at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa.
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The videos below provide more information about the Aga Khan Academy Maputo and the Aga Khan Academies programme.
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Service Learning Spotlight- Sarah Wulff
News
07 August 2023
The mid-term TPD session was designed to equip early primary teachers with phonological awareness of the alphabetical module.
04 August 2023
Gayathri Vinil will be attending the Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech) to pursue a major in astronomy and astrophysics.
03 August 2023
Abdullah Al Jaber was born in Narail and is the finance manager at the Aga Khan Academy Dhaka.
02 August 2023
The newly recruited teachers underwent a two-day IB-recognised professional development on the campus, led by our very own PYP Coordinator, Mr Abhimanyu Das Gupta, an IB workshop leader.
31 July 2023
AKA Dhaka welcomed a team of government officials to discuss and assess the impact of the Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) project.
30 July 2023
Suvina Shunglu was born in Varanasi, India and is the new head of Academy at the Aga Khan Academy Dhaka.
28 July 2023
AKA Dhaka welcomed officials from United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) office in Bangladesh.
28 July 2023
Aiden Muchemi will be attending Hope College in the US to study economics and psychology.
20 July 2023
Dani will be attending Berklee College of Music – the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world
11 July 2023
AKA Dhaka's Senior School organised the “TED-esque” event at the Senior School library.
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Zviko Katsande: Zimbabwean educator embodies global-mindedness
“I wake up every morning and look forward to seeing my students in class.”
Although Zviko Katsande hails from Zimbabwe, he has taught in numerous countries. He has over a decade’s worth of experience teaching English, History, and Individuals & Societies in IB schools.
“I was born in Zimbabwe during the time of Zimbabwe’s liberation war against the British colonization. I was so young when the war was going on,” said Mr. Katsande about his childhood. “It was a small town; we had to walk quite a long distance to school, and there weren’t many facilities around so we had to make do with what was available.” These challenges engendered in him a deep commitment to international development and an unshakeable personal resilience.
Since then, he has travelled and taught in several schools throughout Africa, including Zambia, Ethiopia and Tanzania. “I wanted to experience an international working life, be exposed to a totally different culture, and to expose my family to a new culture as well,” he commented.
Mr. Katsande has been at the Aga Khan Academy in Hyderabad since 2016, where he is the Head of the Humanities Department. He is passionate about both his role as an educator and as a leader. Speaking of the Aga Khan strands that weave through the curriculum, he states, “Because the strands align so well with the IB Program, teaching and learning with them make the experience meaningful. It also makes our students globally-minded.”
When asked what he enjoys most about teaching at the Academy, Mr. Katsande commented, “The students are so sincere and open-minded. I wake up every morning and look forward to seeing them in class. All members of the Academy community feel this way about the students.”
Students recreate Hyderabad Bazaars in classrooms
A Great Run for AKA, Hyderabad Students
AKA Hyderabad students experience Mombasa
Aashish Dhammani (Class of 2015): Student into teacher
As an intern at the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad, you are immersed into the everyday life of teaching and learning amidst some extraordinary intellectuals. Being an Academy graduate myself, I have valued diversity in thoughts, lifestyles and priorities. In the last three months and fourteen days, that was put to test. Every day has been a learning experience, be it with peers or among guests with immense wisdom, my storehouse is now filled with a plethora of knowledge.
Interning under the Dean of Students, Aaron Jacob, my internship focused on academic support for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme students in history and theory of knowledge. Additionally, I was also a dorm parent trying to balance a variety of academic and personal issues in student life. In the process, I have developed skills of time management, communicating in a working environment, organisation and resilience under pressure. I was also involved in facilitation of the Hyderabad yearbook 2016, interaction with visitors, assisting in the making of the first IB Middle Years Programme film and various Senior School events. The biggest challenge for me was to draw a fine line in situations between being a senior and a teacher for students. I have learnt that as a teacher, one has to make hard choices, choices that change attitudes, opinions and relationships. I had to make hard choices too. Being a dorm parent I had to be firm in order that students acknowledged and appreciated the efforts put in towards student life in the residences.
In my time here, I have grown to value the time, energy and knowledge that goes into the profession of teaching, which unfortunately is not widely respected across our Indian subcontinent. I also realised that as a teacher, you work equally as hard as any student in your class. In the future, my goal will also be to change the stereotypical image of a profession which is as challenging, enriching and rejuvenating as any other valuable profession. Teaching is reliving every day and growing individually.
Interning under the Dean of Students, Aaron Jacob, my internship focused on academic support for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme students in history and theory of knowledge. Additionally, I was also a dorm parent trying to balance a variety of academic and personal issues in student life. In the process, I have developed skills of time management, communicating in a working environment, organisation and resilience under pressure. I was also involved in facilitation of the Hyderabad yearbook 2016, interaction with visitors, assisting in the making of the first IB Middle Years Programme film and various Senior School events. The biggest challenge for me was to draw a fine line in situations between being a senior and a teacher for students. I have learnt that as a teacher, one has to make hard choices, choices that change attitudes, opinions and relationships. I had to make hard choices too. Being a dorm parent I had to be firm in order that students acknowledged and appreciated the efforts put in towards student life in the residences.
In my time here, I have grown to value the time, energy and knowledge that goes into the profession of teaching, which unfortunately is not widely respected across our Indian subcontinent. I also realised that as a teacher, you work equally as hard as any student in your class. In the future, my goal will also be to change the stereotypical image of a profession which is as challenging, enriching and rejuvenating as any other valuable profession. Teaching is reliving every day and growing individually.
The Academy is an environment that challenges and nurtures leaders that are fearless, courageous and stewards. I have always envisioned growing up to be one myself. After this internship I am confident that my dream isn’t too far removed. I will continue to motivate myself to grow, beat the odds, acknowledge diversity and tap into the unfathomable.
I am ready to take on another journey from oblivion to self-discovery!
By Aashish Dhammani
