This month we celebrate two significant birthdays. On 13 December, Ismailis around the world will celebrate the 75th birthday of the Academy’s founder and patron, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan.
An analysis of the Term 1 reports shows that our DP1 and DP2 cohorts are currently performing at a higher level than the groups did at the same time last year. This is good news as we head towards the coming IB examinations, and demonstrates that the initiatives and high work rate by both students and staff are having a significant effect.
Everyone has a support group of family, friends, workmates and teachers. Whilst most of us generally wish to remain independent, that support group is there to help – and many are just waiting to be asked.
Watching the very talented and entertaining AND1 American performance basketball team play the local Mombasa Men's team at the Academy at the weekend brought to mind a number of important messages.