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The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa raises the bar once more with best IB results to date

Head of Academy Alison Hampshire with a few of the Class of 2020 students.jpg

Following in the footsteps of previous cohorts, the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa’s Class of 2020 received record-breaking results in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) this year. In addition to the Academy once again scoring highly, the percentage of top scorers was also above the global average – with nine students scoring an outstanding 40 points and above.

AKDN Virtual Internship Programme 2020

During the July break, the Aga Khan Academies and the Aga Khan Development Network partnered up to provide internship opportunities for students in the Diploma Programme. Kauthar Mohamed, the internship coordinator at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa tells us more about the programme.

AKA Mombasa student awarded grant for her eco-friendly microscope

Khushi Bajaria has been selected as a finalist for the 2020 Middle Years Programme Student Innovators programme for her project ‘Innovation in Practice.’

Six students join AKA Hyderabad through Talent Identification Programme

After months of collaboration within the AKDN community, especially between the Aga Khan Education Board India (AKEBI) and the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad, six students from Saurashtra have been selected for admission into Grade 7 at the Academy through our Talent Identification Programme.

Log Out: a short film by students from the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa

Students at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa produced a captivating film called ‘Log Out’ with support of art & drama teacher Joyce Arigi and English teacher Alex Mwololo who guided the film-making process.

Meet Smita Gangola - our new AKA Maputo MYP Coordinator

Onboarded remotely, Smita is already working with members of faculty and looking forward to start off the new academic year in August, 2020.

Video: Aiza Fazal's song of hope

Aiza Fazal

Aiza Fazal, a Junior School student at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa wrote new lyrics to the melody of ‘We are the World’, originally composed by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, in an uplifting rendition to share a message of hope given the current global situation.

Music for a cause

Garv Joshi, grade 8, at the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad produced his own trap music and started making his own beats. He then sold the beats and used the money he earned to buy items needed to make COVID-19 kits to distribute.

The Teacher Preparation Programme celebrates 6th graduation ceremony

TPP interns

The Teacher Preparation Programme (TPP) held its 6th graduation on 18 June 2020 in an online ceremony to honour the achievements of eight graduates from Kenya and Mozambique who successfully completed the 18-month programme.

Project Bindu

In honour of recognising May as the first ever International Period Month, students at the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad partnered with numerous organisations worldwide to help make sustainable menstrual hygiene a reality for everyone.

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