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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 2014

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.

Harsev Oshan: AKA, Mombasa Graduate Helps Increase Access to Education, a Dollar at a Time

Since working with Education for Marginalised Children in Kenya through the AKA service programme, Academy graduate Harsev Oshan has actively continued to develop meaningful programmes to help diminish school drop-out rates for low-income children in his home country.

Colm McDermott: AKA Maputo Principal Sheds Light on New Academy and Teaching

Colm McDermott, principal and teacher at the new Aga Khan Academy in Maputo, speaks about the transformation of students and teachers since the opening of the Academy and shares his hopes for its future, including the potential for region-wide impact on education.

Newsletter June 2013

Transforming education – one teacher at a time

What does it take to improve an education system? The Professional Development Centres at the Aga Khan Academies are determining the answer to this question – one teacher at a time. To date, professional development programmes at the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa have reached 1,688 teachers in the coastal areas of Kenya and, through them, more than 200,000 students – changing the way teachers teach and students learn.

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