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Aga Khan
Schools Curriculum
Whilst each of the Aga Khan Schools comply with the National
Curriculum of individual countries, the Service enriches
the curriculum with various teaching methodologies that
emphasize student-centred learning. The Aga Khan Academies
follow the IB (International Baccalaureate) curriculum.
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All schools offer student-centred teaching and learning
environments designed to stimulate the joy of inquiry.
Interactive education encourages students to ask questions,
pursue independent lines of inquiry and develop interest
and expertise in a broad range of knowledge.
Co-curricular subjects, such as music, art and dance,
further enrich the curriculum. Extra-curricular activities,
like after-school sports and clubs and programmes of community
service, play an important part in extending learning
to less tangible qualities, such as self-esteem, self-confidence,
teamwork, self-discipline and sociability - qualities
that play an important part in the development of the
students’ ethical systems.
Educational
approach
The Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) is committed
to achieving excellence by continuous improvement of its
programmes, services and processes. Offering a superior
education to students is perhaps the most important factor
in creating a successful future for generations that will
have to cope with a rapidly changing environment. Leading
characteristics of the work of the Aga Khan
Education Services are:
- the continuing pursuit of excellence in educational
practice and management in diverse and challenging
settings
- child-centred teaching methods
- a special emphasis on female education and
- school-based teacher training.
Currently, the major initiatives throughout the system
include:
- the introduction of computers and distance learning
to supplement teaching and improve learning methods
- the improvement of physical infrastructure, particularly
of community-based schools
- advanced teacher training through the Institute
for Educational Development at the Aga Khan University
- an East African education initiative to facilitate
coordination of programmes, identification of best
practices and quality educational initiatives, advancement
of policy dialogue on privatisation of schools, improvement
in teacher training and retention and acceleration
of computer-assisted educational methods
- development of English language and economics programmes
at selected universities in Central Asia, through
the Aga Khan Education Fund and
- collaboration with a leading private school in the
USA - Phillips Academy, Andover - to improve AKES
programmes in science, mathematics, economics, English
language and technology.
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