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Week Day Tours of the Academy
Official Academy tours of the campus occur each week day starting at 10.00am. Please report to the main Reception area before the departure time. All welcome.
Aga Khan Academy students making a difference
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Year One Open Day
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International Artistic Recognition for Aga Khan Academy Mombasa Student
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The Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa has been awarded IB Status by the International Body
Student Projects
"What students know is no longer the most important measure of an education. The true test is the ability of students and graduates to engage with what they do not know, and to work out a solution."
His Highness the Aga Khan
The Academy strives to instill in each student a quest to acquire knowledge as part of a balanced, lifelong process of inquiry which in turn leads to their intellectual and personal growth. In addition to mastery of core subjects, students are equipped with the skills, worldview, integrity and confidence to adapt to new challenges and make a positive contribution to their communities, their countries and to civil society in the world at large.
As such, students are encouraged to develop projects in their classrooms based on sound inquiry, careful analysis and informed research. As students develop these capabilities, the hope is that they will then place such judgments in an ethical framework. Design Technology (DT) is a course offered at the IGCSE level and in the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP). It is designed to inculcate the problem solving skill in students. As part of the course requirement, students have to create a solution to a perceived need. It starts with a situational analysis which leads to product specifications. Through an iterative process, various designs are generated by the students and rated based on the specifications. A plan for production is developed and at the end the product is evaluated for use and functionality. Students are also expected to provide supporting written documentation.
2008-09 brought forth a number of student “inventions.” Laurence Williams identified an issue close to home. In her room, her pile of books on the floor was out of reach for her because of her tall bed. “I needed something that was tall and wooden to store my books and other accessories,” she states. To combat that problem, Laurence invented a long Swahili-styled bedside table that would hold a number of books as well as other items such as a desk lamp, tablets and water.
Other student projects included a dhow shaped lamp by Zilna Shavdia, a dog house by Victoria Kafwihi, a Swahili window by Ruhee Mitha, a jewellery chest by Sania Shapi, a wall unit by Aleem Valli, and a revolving shoe rack by Arjun Singh. Plans are underway introduce DT at the Diploma Programme level as well.
