Global Day of Design - Friday 4 May 2018
Empowering students through design thinking! Grades 6, 8 and 11 will participate in projects integrating design into other subjects such that it becomes part of everyday learning.
The Residential Experience
The residential experience is about learning and growth stimulated by the constant interaction among faculty and student peers of great talent, character and leadership. It greatly extends and enriches the overall educational experience.
Residential life at the Academy complements and extends the academic experience and includes a rich array of activities and leadership opportunities to enhance students’ learning and growth.
Mealtimes and other gatherings offer opportunities for informal interaction as well as for discussions, meetings, language tables and study groups.
The focus of the residential programme is on students’ intellectual, social, spiritual and physical growth in a structured and ethical environment. Many of the least tangible but most important elements of an education – the development of practical leadership skills, the capacity to make ethical judgments, the ability to navigate through complex cultural settings – are formed outside the classroom.
The safe and secure environment of each Academy’s boarding facility gives students of all backgrounds the opportunity to thrive emotionally, intellectually and physically.
In general, four students share a room. The rooms are spacious with high ceilings and large windows. Other facilities include a student lounge with a large-screen television, dedicated study areas and a laundry facility.
In addition, the Commons, the heart of the campus, houses the dining hall and an array of spaces for school activities.
It is the hub of student activity, serving as the Academy’s main space for major school functions, including music and drama performances and public lectures.
Happy New Year from the Aga Khan Academies
Dear friends of the Aga Khan Academies,
Happy New Year to you and your families from all of us at the Aga Khan Academies.
As we look toward 2018, I’m pleased to share with you some of the exciting developments that the Academies are anticipating for the coming year.
Across the Aga Khan Development Network, we will be continuing to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of His Highness the Aga Khan, marking 60 years of his enlightened leadership as the Imam of the Ismaili Muslims and founder of the AKDN. The Jubilee commemorations began on 11 July 2017 and will continue until July 2018. The Aga Khan Academies have been running two social media initiatives in honour of the Diamond Jubilee – Academies ‘Journeys’ and ‘60 Stories for 60 Years’ – and these will continue through this July. I hope you are enjoying them.
The Jubilee year marks a time of increasing expansion of the Aga Khan Academies. Construction of the full campus for our third Academy in Maputo, Mozambique has proceeded rapidly, and our students and staff are looking forward to the opening of the beautiful new school buildings that will house students from grades 3–7 in the very near future. The Academy in Maputo also expanded their curricular offering this academic year, having introduced the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme, which has been received very well by our students and teachers.
I’m also very pleased to share that our fourth Aga Khan Academy in Dhaka, Bangladesh will begin construction in 2018. The design for the forthcoming Academy won the award for best ‘Future Education’ project at the World Architecture Festival 2017. We’re looking forward to seeing the vision behind the award-winning design come to life, to provide talented students from Bangladesh and the region with a world-class education, regardless of their socioeconomic background.
In 2018 we will also be celebrating 15 years of the Aga Khan Academies network, with our first Academy in Mombasa, Kenya having opened in 2003. During the past 15 years, the Academies have pioneered innovative approaches in a multitude of areas, including the cross-curricular Aga Khan Strands, approaches to leadership development and service learning, campus design for a well-rounded education, talent identification, and developing local teachers into IB practitioners, amongst others. As our network grows, we are continuing to see the power of becoming a global, closely integrated and pluralistic learning community that allows sharing of ideas, expertise and thinking across varied contexts and cultures.
We greatly value your support for the Aga Khan Academies and our collective effort towards creating a better future through education.
Wishing you and your families the very best for 2018.
Warm regards,
Salim A.L. Bhatia
Director of Academies
The MUN Press Corps
Reporters and photographers were on their feet at all times, running to capture a crisis update, to jotting down the points. As director, chasing them to do their work was a bit tedious, being left with a sea of words to look over. At the end of the day, the array of words and pictures will keep the memories of the Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad Models United Nations alive for years to come.
By Nikita Madhani
Student Leadership
The Academies’ programmes aim to develop students who are ethical, public-minded and who possess a pluralistic outlook. Both curricular and co-curricular activities work to educate effective home-grown leaders who are actively engaged in their local communities and are aware of the implications of their actions. Through their participation in co-curricular clubs, students are encouraged to take on leadership positions in a variety of different forms (e.g. house leaders, student council, team captains, dorm duties).
Not only do these opportunities provide an environment to explore and enhance skills such as cooperation and problem solving, they also enable students to set personal goals and challenge themselves.
Student leadership activities vary from community service opportunities to sports and expressive arts. Students have opportunities to participate in the Student Representative Council and other similar activities.
Leadership activities instil in participants a sense of community ownership, creativity and a collaborative spirit, and prepares them for a lifetime of active engagement and leadership.
"The conviction that home-grown intellectual leadership of exceptional calibre is the best driver of a society’s destiny, underpins the Ismaili Imamat’s endeavour to create catalytic centres of educational excellence."
Employment Opportunities
The Aga Khan Academies is committed to hiring the best educators and support staff from their local communities and from all corners of the globe. The skills and ideas of the educators and staff are central to the student experience and to the Academies’ commitment to excellence.
The Academies provide a unique and exciting work environment for teachers, facilitators, facilities managers and administrators. Educators and support staff are encouraged to innovate continually and are given regular opportunities for professional and personal development.
Through teacher education and local capacity building, the Academies aspire to raise the status of the teaching profession and create conditions for growing numbers of talented people to explore a career in education.
Employment opportunities at the Aga Khan Academies are listed as they are made available on the AKDN Career Centre.
For more information about employment at the Aga Khan Academies or in the Aga Khan Development Network, visit the AKDN Career Centre.
DP1 Students Benefit from an Immersive Experience in Rwanda
The pictures take us on a journey to Rwanda with 12 Diploma students of Individuals and Societies (Humanities) as they sought to answer questions about violence, peace and reconciliation, and adversity in the face of the horrors of the Rwandan genocide. The students traveled from 7-10 June 2017, accompanied by two teachers, Mrs. Bhagirathy Jhingran and Mrs. Susan Abuto.
French Ambassador Visits AKA, Mombasa
Admissions Enquiries
Our admissions team can help with all queries about becoming a student at the Academy, and with questions regarding the application process.
Admissions for 2024-2025 are now open.
On our 17-acre, state-of-the-art, award-winning campus, exceptional students from all backgrounds across Dhaka are provided with an education of the highest international standard to prepare them for leadership, service and lifelong learning, all of which are needed to succeed in a globally competitive world.
Application forms are available here. For more information, please contact our admissions department at +8801709997510 or admissions.dhaka@agakhanacademies.org.
Admissions office contact information:
Admissions Manager: +8801709997510
Dean of Admissions: +8801709997563
Email: admissions.dhaka@agakhanacademies.org
Write to the Aga Khan Academy Dhaka (online form)
For general inquiry/reception, please contact:
Mobile: +8801709997515
Telephone: +880 9638-400600, +8809638-111222
Where to find us:
The Aga Khan Academy Dhaka
Ka-65/1, Kuratoli
Dhaka – 1229,
Bangladesh
