Meet the Community
Our students and their families, staff, alumni, partners, supporters, and friends all form a diverse Academies network. We work together across continents and keep in touch over the years, united by the drive to contribute to the world. Meet some of our community below.
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Students: Making the Most of Their Time at AKA Dhaka
Students: Making the Most of Their Time at AKA Dhaka
Aga Khan Academy Dhaka student wins The Diana Award for transformative leadership
Adiba Binte Ahmad Tuba, a Grade 10 student and founder of the Esho Pashe Darai Foundation, leads initiatives empowering girls and supporting underserved communities across Bangladesh.
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Advocating for child rights and climate action
Through her organisation CHIL&D and her global initiative, the Zero Olympiad, Faatiha Aayat, a Grade 8 student, inspires young people to create solutions for issues such as poverty, hunger and carbon emissions.
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Exploring the professional world of work
During the winter break, DP1 students gained firsthand exposure to professional environments through internships at organisations.
Read more“The Aga Khan Academy Dhaka gave me the space to pursue my goals with confidence. The guidance of inspiring teachers, a supportive community and an environment that encourages curiosity and balance helped me grow as a person and achieve success in my IB exams.”
Staff: Instilling AKA Dhaka’s Ethos
Staff: Instilling AKA Dhaka’s Ethos
Aga Khan Academy Dhaka hosts year-end retreat
AKA Dhaka celebrated another successful academic year through a year-end retreat in the newly opened Commons.
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Meet the Academy’s new TPP fellows
AKA Dhaka welcomed a new group of Teacher Preparation Programme (TPP) fellows embarking on an 18-month journey to become IB-certified educators.
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Aga Khan Academy Dhaka organises professional development workshop for teachers
On 14 September 2023, the Aga Khan Academy Dhaka organised a professional development workshop for its Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP) teachers to further develop their professional skills.
Read more“The Academy in Dhaka provides an inspiring environment for both teaching and learning. The professional development opportunities and the emphasis on the Aga Khan Curricular Strands have helped me grow as an educator. I love how our modern classrooms and amphitheatre connect students with nature and creativity.”
Alumni: Putting Their Education to Work
Alumni: Putting Their Education to Work
“Creating leaders”: Impact of an Aga Khan Schools education
Class of 2012 alumnus from AKA Mombasa Ham Serunjogi – CEO and co-founder of African fintech giant Chipper Cash – realised the importance of staying connected to something larger than himself.
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Lilian Odera (Class of 2015): Passionate about change in the community
Lilian Odera has a passion for actively being involved in community-based initiatives to influence change and creatively find solutions to issues in whatever way she can.
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Moiz Rajwani: Video Spotlight
Hear from alumnus Moiz Rajwani, a Class of 2018 graduate from the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad, on how our inquiry-based curriculum develops young individuals who will have the capacity to lead and build strong, civil democratic societies in the future.
Read more“As an alumnus, the culture was always to take pride in our roots, stay connected and give back to the school community. It is our greatest pleasure to know that this culture is being upheld at the Academy.”
Friends: Bringing the Power of Community to the Academy
Friends: Bringing the Power of Community to the Academy
High Commissioner of India visits AKA Dhaka
AKA Dhaka hosted H.E. Mr Pranay Kumar Verma, High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, alongside senior diplomats from the Indian High Commission.
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World Heritage volunteers from UNESCO visit the Academy
As part of UNESCO’s World Heritage Volunteers Programme 2023, volunteers visited AKA Dhaka to explore its sustainable, eco-friendly campus.
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Academy welcomes esteemed emissaries of diplomacy
AKA Dhaka hosted ambassadors from France, Palestine, Singapore, the Holy See and Afghanistan for an engaging dialogue with Diploma Programme students.
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