During the summer break, students at AKA Mombasa had the opportunity to intern at various organisations as part of the Internship Programme, which provides students in DP1 meaningful and sustainable career-oriented opportunities in professional fields of their choice. The Internship Fair, set up in a speed-dating style, allowed students to engage in discussion and reflection on the internship journey.

In honour of International Coastal Cleanup Day, 20 students from the Academy, some of who are a part of Ocean Eyes – a student-led service project focusing on marine conservation projects in Mombasa – participated in a beach cleanup at Kuruwitu beach. Along with cleaning up the beach, Ocean Eyes hoped to also raise awareness on the importance of marine conservation and collaborating with local partners.

Diploma Programme 1 student Arya Abdul received the Dr Siva Kumari MYP Student Innovators’ Grant for her project “A Step Forward”, in which she built an easily accessible, environmentally friendly walker. The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa is the only International Baccalaureate (IB) school in Africa to have students receive this grant every year since its inception in 2019.

As with every new academic year, we welcomed many new students from many new places to our AKA Mombasa community. Students joined us from various schools around Kenya including Braeburn and Strathmore and from various countries within East Africa and around the world. The one thing they all have in common is that they love being at AKA Mombasa! Some of them tell us what they love about the Academy.