Academies partner project awarded UNESCO literacy prize
Academies partner project awarded UNESCO literacy prize
Pragati Pandey wins Counsellor of the Year award
Pragati Pandey wins Counsellor of the Year award
Faizaan Alimohamed awarded the Presidential Scholarship at Boston University
Academy graduates awarded Ontario government scholarships
PYP and MYP Parent Teacher Conferences
AKA Maputo will host Parent Teacher Conferences for its Primary Years Programme students from 7 - 10 December. Middle Years Programme students in Grade 6 and 7 will have their Parent Teacher Conferences on 14 December. Please book your appointment via email or ManageBac.
Student led conferences
Student led conferences are scheduled for 13 and 14 June. For more details, please contact Junior and Senior School secretaries.
Community Service
Community service is an overarching and major facet of student education and experience at the Academies. Incorporated into student life and the curriculum, community service extends the educational experience beyond the classroom, informing students of the real-world implications of their studies. Through community projects with local organisations and groups, students gain a sense of the interconnectedness of their education with the world around them.
Students can participate in a variety of structured community initiatives and internships to learn about their place in the world.
By partnering with local Aga Khan Development Network agencies, students learn first-hand about the operations of an organisation and work towards making tangible contributions to the agencies.
In addition, community engagement provides an understanding of broad concepts such as human rights, dignity and autonomy, while emphasising the ethos of leaving the world a better place.
Examples of service projects from the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa:
Coast Rural Support Programme: Tree planting at Mtaa community reservoir. The reservoir was created as a community project. The outreach project involved planting 700 indigenous seedlings around the reservoir.
East African Quality in Early Learning: Creation of the Fun Reading Day initiative to promote early grade reading. Inspired by the common 1:10 ratio of students to books in local public primary schools, the first project was to collect books to establish a library at Ng’ombeni Primary School. Through a book drive and other community projects, students collected books and catalogued and prepared them for library use.
Our Junior School and Diploma Programme (DP) students visited the Ng’ombeni Primary School for group reading sessions. This project was then handed over to upcoming DP students to continue.
Education for Marginalised Children in Kenya (EMACK): Student’s council training workshop at Longo Primary School. Sarrah Sheikh came to know the Longo Primary School through her summer placement service. She went on to assist EMACK in establishing student leadership bodies, beginning with Longo Primary School. Topics covered went from effective leadership to communication tools, and the difference between prefects and elected student leaders. Three weeks after this project, the Kenyan government announced the phasing out of the prefect system and the introduction of elected student councils.
Madrasa Resource Centre: School painting project at Mpirani Nursery School. After visiting a school in disrepair, the DP students decided that a bright place was needed for the students to learn. They mobilised their fellow students to create bright learning materials and to repaint the school.
Scholarship Programme
The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa is launching a unique scholarship programme to attract Kenya’s brightest young minds to join the Academy.
Six merit-based scholarships of up to 50% off fees for outstanding students who can demonstrate superior academic ability. This includes:
- B average for international curricula
- B+ for KCSE students
- 390+ for KCPE
Applicants must have also excelled outside of the classroom in one or more of the following areas:
- Leadership in the service of others
- Innovation in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math
- Environmental Responsibility
- Performing Arts
- Team Sports
Scholarships will be awarded to students from a diversity of socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, linguistic and other backgrounds across Kenya. Based on demonstrated merit and financial need, scholarship awards may cover up to 50% of school fees, including residential fees. View the fee schedule here.
Scholarships are open to new students applying for admission in August 2022. The deadline for application is 1st July 2022.
The process:
Students should make an application through the normal admissions process (an application fee is payable) and indicate their interest in applying for the Aga Khan Academy Scholarship Programme.
*AKASP is open to new students only; those already enrolled at the Academy are not eligible.
- Fill in the below form.
- An initial assessment to determine suitability for the scholarship programme will take place.
- Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a personal interview with the Dean of Admissions. This interview will assess the ability of the student to contribute significantly to the Academy outside of the classroom.
- Final selection includes an interview with the Head of Academy and the Dean of Admissions.
*The decision of the Academy in awarding these scholarships will be final.
Eligibility:
- To apply, students must be residents in Kenya.
- The scholarships are open to students who are able to demonstrate exceptional academic ability and the potential to benefit from a unique educational programme based on the International Baccalaureate and the Aga Khan Strands.
- Scholarships are needs-based and will take into account aspects of the financial position of the family at the time of interviews.
- Scholarship awards may not cover all costs, and some scholarships will require the candidate and their family to contribute part of the cost.
To know more about this programme, please email mba-admissions@agakhanacademies.org
