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The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa celebrated the graduation of its Class of 2025, honouring 79 IB Diploma Programme students from across the world.

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The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa in Kenya celebrated its 20th anniversary on Monday, 19 February in the presence of Princess Zahra Aga Khan.

The recent Student Representative Council (SRC) retreat was more than just picturesque landscapes and outdoor fun.

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Gayathri Vinil will be attending the Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech) to pursue a major in astronomy and astrophysics.

Aiden Muchemi will be attending Hope College in the US to study economics and psychology.

The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa celebrated the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day.

The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa held a graduation ceremony on 20 May 2023, celebrating the Class of 2023 and its exceptional and diverse cohort of 76 students. 

The Primary Years Programme (PYP) Exhibition is a celebration where Grade 5 students are given the opportunity to convey their understanding of topics they care about or the passions they have.

Culture Week at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa is a much-anticipated event that transcends boundaries, bringing together students, teachers and staff to celebrate the rich tapestry of diversity that exists within the school community.

Through service learning, students apply classroom knowledge to real community needs. During service learning demonstration days, they present their projects, reflect on their learning journeys and share how the experience has helped them develop skills beyond the classroom.

On 29 March, for the first time ever, the Academy celebrated World Theatre Day. This international celebration draws theatre and the power of this art form into the spotlight, so that all can enjoy what it has to offer.

The Parents Association tells us about their successes at Zawadi Bazaar.

To celebrate the importance of reading and to promote the culture of reading, we are proud to celebrate Book Month every year. During Book Month, the Academy organises various events and activities that encourage reading. These events include book fairs, book swaps, reading challenges, book discussions and author visits. 

During the midterm break, the Grade 6-8 residential students and the Grade 9 Exchange Programme students from the Aga Khan Academy Maputo and the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad went on a trip to Taita where they had the opportunity to learn about nature, culture and the importance of conservation. 

Social-emotional learning helps students develop essential life skills that are necessary for their personal and academic success. 

The Inventors Fair marks the end of the Grade 8 unit “What happens when East meets West?” During the unit, students explore how the Silk Road connected people and cultures across continents.

In the exciting "Movement Composition" unit involving dance, acrobatics and gymnastics, Junior School students took the lead in their learning as they developed new skills in their respective year levels. 

Grade 3 students at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa recently completed their PYP unit of inquiry, "How we express ourselves". 

The East Africa Junior Chess Tournament is an annual event that brings together some of the best chess players from the region, with this year's competition held at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa.

Students from the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa participated in the CANA Zone III Championships in Tanzania from 16-20 November, in which they won 41 medals. 

From 14-16 October,  the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa hosted the Coast Amateur Swimming Association (CASA) Mixed Levels and Relays Swimming Championships.

In honour of International Coastal Cleanup Day, 20 students from the Academy, some of whom are a part of Ocean Eyes – a student-led service project focusing on marine conservation projects in Mombasa – participated in a beach cleanup at Kuruwitu Beach. Along with cleaning up the beach, Ocean Eyes hoped to also raise awareness on the importance of marine conservation and collaborating with local partners.

To kick off the beginning of a new academic year, the faculty and staff at the Academy had a day of team building. The activities brought together the entire school including the Junior School and Senior School teachers, the support staff and the entire admin team.

Despite being a cohort that started their International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) journey online, the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa’s Class of 2022 has received exceptional results in their IB DP examinations.

For their personal projects as part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum, students investigate an area of their choosing and interest to create a product. Grade 10 student, Arya Abdul, tells us more about her project, “A step forward” in which she built an easily accessible, environmentally friendly walker. 

Khushbu Kotak, Class of 2021 from the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, established an organisation, Salama Minds, that provides free counselling services to youth in Kenya. 

AKA Mombasa’s Class of 2020 received prestigious scholarships worth over USD $6 million to attend reputable universities worldwide. The highly competitive, need and merit-based scholarships are awarded to outstanding students who have shown exceptional academic strength, leadership skills, and involvement in community service, co-curricular activities and student affairs. Over the next few days, we will highlight some of the recipients.

AKA Mombasa alumnus Bilal Adamjee received the Pomona College International Scholarship.

AKA Mombasa’s Class of 2020 received prestigious scholarships worth over $6 million to attend reputable universities worldwide. The highly competitive, need and merit-based scholarships are awarded to outstanding students who have shown exceptional academic strength, leadership skills, and involvement in community service, co-curricular activities and student affairs. Over the next few days, we will highlight some of the recipients.

In June 2020, the Teacher Preparation Programme marked its largest and first-ever online graduation. Bringing together Kenyan and Mozambican educators, the cohort exemplified pluralism, collaboration and the programme’s commitment to developing reflective, impact-driven teachers.

AKA Mombasa alumnus' organisation teamed up with several partner organisations to launch the first-ever International Period Month.

Prince Rahim Aga Khan and his wife, Princess Salwa, visited the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa in March 2020.

Governor Hassan Ali Joho and NBA agent J.R. Hensley visited the Academy to recognise its basketball teams’ achievements in national competitions and Giants of Africa camps. Students shared how basketball builds leadership, life skills and community impact.

The magic of a partnership between AKA Mombasa and Concordia University in Canada is helping students across Kenya learn to read through Concordia’s ABRACADABRA early literacy software.