Extra Curricular Activities: The Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Hunza

The School recognises the importance of a well-rounded education; therefore, the emphasis is on holistic education that extends beyond the classroom.

Intra- and Inter-school competitions give students an opportunity to enhance their skills and excel in areas beyond academia. Students participate in the annual Qirat, Naat, Essay writing, Debate, Speech, Drama, Skits and Quiz Intraschool competitions.

At the Interschool level students participate in curriculum-based quiz competitions, speech competitions and cultural exhibitions. These competitions are held amongst various schools in the North including Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Gilgit, Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Gahkuch, Government Degree College for Boys, Aliabad Hunza, Hunza Public School, Aliabad, Al-Amin School, Gulmit Hunza and the Nasir Khusrow Model School, Gulkhin Hunza.

Clubs, Societies and Committees
The School strongly believes in developing its students’ leadership skills. Clubs and societies offer an excellent forum for students to actively participate in a host of co-curricular activities. Students can join the:

Literary Society
Science Club
Environmental Club
Discipline Committee
Sports Committee
Function Committee.

Literary Bulletin
Students play a major editorial role in producing, “Charag”, the School’s quarterly literary bulletin. In English and Urdu, it captures creative literary works by students including prose and poetry. “Charag” also reports the Academy’s co-curricular activities. An editorial board comprised of student editors and lecturers from the Literature department publish the bulletin.

Field Study Programmes
The students engage in the Field Study Programme to increase their conceptual understanding of the world around them, helping them link theory to practical life. Students acquire knowledge researching areas of interest based on their future career paths. They have researched medicinal plants and their uses, studied the impact of Rehabilitation Centres of Karakuram Area Development Organization (KADO) and done a biological study of growing potatoes and its associated common diseases. Numerous students have continued their research and pursued it at University.

Student Representative Council
Students from all levels are elected into the Student Representative Council (SRC). This way, students learn the democratic process by voting for the candidate of their choice. The Council takes an oath, promising to work for the interests of the School and the students it represents.

The Council is a platform for students to discuss, raise and explore acceptable and sustainable solutions to their concerns. Members of the Council assist staff with discipline and proper decorum in and out of the classroom. Students also initiate co-curricular activities. This responsibility teaches them responsibility and to accept the consequences of their decisions.

Student Initiated Activities
Early in the year, students are divided into four houses (Amna, Fatima, Khadija and Zainab). During the annual “Students’ Week”, students compete as houses in student-driven activities including the Sports Day, Science Exhibition, Art Competition and Fun Fair. The friendly competition sees students vying for the coveted ‘Student Week’ trophy. The winning house enjoys its champion status for a year till the next “Students’ Week”.

Educational Field Trips
Educational trips give students first hand exposure to processes and places by visiting educational, historical and local development projects such as Hydraulic Power Stations, Radio Pakistan Gilgit, Baltit Fort, Municipal Libraries, Professional Development Centre, North (PDCN), Khunjerab National Park, World Wide Fund (WWF) and the IUCN conservation projects. During similar trips, biology pupils are introduced to region’s diverse flora and fauna.