Sitting in a luxurious common room facing the sea and chatting with his friends belonging to various nationalities and ethnic backgrounds is a hard-earned privilege for Salim, a poor boy who earlier worked in a cycle shop in a small Kenyan village to support his education.
The Aga Khan Academy near Hardware Park perfectly fits into bill of a modern school that respects the age-old ethos and promotes space for every activity a child learns for apart from studies.
Forty-one students aged 14–16 years from six different schools across Hyderabad attended the first Leadership Skills Camp of the Aga Khan Academy on Saturday, 19 November and Sunday, 20 November 2011.
The Aga Khan Academy in Hyderabad has named John Puddefoot, a former deputy head of the Eton College, one of Britain's renowned schools, as its new head.