“It has really given me a way to think,” says one student of his Model United Nations experience at Aga Khan Academy Mombasa. Students at the Academies in both Mombasa and Hyderabad are passionately involved with Model United Nations. In the process, they are learning valuable leadership lessons: honing their knowledge about the world, practicing public speaking, debating world issues and collaborating on solutions to real-world problems.

“Beyond all the research, beyond all the information that you gather, the whole idea of a Model UN is to test how well you can think on your feet, how well you can think on the spot,” says Alisha Sonawalla, AKA, Hyderabad graduate.

The Aga Khan Academies are putting in place cutting-edge technology and communications infrastructure that is opening up new horizons for students and teachers, and capitalising on the unique learning opportunities that become available with the help of technology.