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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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Newsletter – April 2018

Fighting poverty through sustainable agriculture

Josephine Awino, a student at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, shares her reflections on an intensive training programme for permaculture. She was able to learn first-hand how sustainable agriculture can be used to fight poverty and that permaculture brings people together to practice agriculture that is beneficial to them. This filled Josephine with hope.

Spotlights on Teacher Preparation Programme Interns

Last year, the Aga Khan Academy, International Baccalaureate and University of British Columbia entered a partnership agreement to recognise the Academies’ Teacher Preparation Programme (TPP) in Mombasa, Kenya. The current six TPP interns share their personal stories.

Guest Editorial: Meredith Fenton

Meredith Fenton - the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Director of the International Baccalaureate Program - joins the Academies for a guest editorial. She shares her insights on the Teacher Preparation Programme and the positive potential of UBC's partnership with the Academies.

Newsletter – February 2018

Building a network: The Aga Khan Academy Maputo

The Aga Khan Academy Maputo marked a milestone in January 2018 with the opening of newly-built school facilities. The impact of the new facilities has been "stunning", and the students and staff are delighted. The design of AKA Maputo's new campus reflects both uniquely local elements and is strongly interconnected with the other schools in the network.

Education beyond the classroom: AKA Maputo launches IB MYP

The Middle Years Programme (MYP) was launched at the Maputo Academy this year, training students to engage in their own learning process and empowering them to be inquisitive.

Guest Editorial: Dr Graham Ranger

In our first guest editorial, Academic Director Dr Graham Ranger shares his opinion on the facets of the Academies that are distinctive. He reflects on how the Academies prepare students for a rapidly changing world.

Best 'Future Education Project': Recognising excellence in design

Designs for the Aga Khan Academy Dhaka won the award for best 'Future Education Project' at the World Architecture Festival, recognising its intention for positive social impact.

Newsletter – November 2017

Ensuring proficiency in global and local languages

Language touches every aspect of our lives. It opens doors to other peoples and ideas as well as to one’s own culture and community. Recognising this, the Aga Khan Academies have instituted a bilingual programme in all their schools through which students learn in English as well as a national or local language.

Newsletter – September 2017

The Teacher Preparation Programme – Cultivating IB Leader-Educators

When Timoteo Ombati, an outstanding graduate from Kenyatta University in Kenya, was inducted in the Aga Khan Academy’s Teacher Preparation Programme (TPP) in Mombasa in 2016, he was elated. “I couldn't hide my joy,” he says exuberantly, “I celebrated with the whole village!” The TPP, a multi-phase programme, was designed by the Aga Khan Academies to train outstanding graduates from public universities to teach one or more of the International Baccalaureate programmes to become transformative educators in their communities.

Concordia University awarded UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize

Concordia University’s Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance was recognised for creating and implementing the Learning Toolkit – a series of multimedia learning tools implemented in partnership with the Aga Khan Academes.

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