Similarities between the Aga Khan Academy's mission statement and the IB mission statement

Students were encouraged to find out similarities between the mission statements of the Aga Khan Academy and the International Baccalaureate.
The objective was to engage the students in a thought process which would enable them to identify the purpose of the IB program and understand the importance of the incorporation of the curriculum in the Academies.
It was also essential for them to understand the mission of the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad.
Through this session students comprehended that action was a very significant part of both the mission statements.
Below are some photographs of students comparing the mission statements through a venn diagram:

Aga Khan strands

Ms Koel took a very intriguing session on Aga Khan strands. The Aga Khan strands are:
- economics for development
- ethics
- cultures
- pluralism
- governance and civil society
Students were shown the sustainable development goals model of United Nations and they were asked to brainstorm in groups about how they would want the world to be?
In groups students discussed about the above and came out with their perspectives and sollutions. Below are some photographs of the same.

Ms Koel

Students also read stories on some issues which they had brainstormed and it enabled them to understand issues and gain more perspectives.
Through this session students were able to think and brainstorm issues which they think are affecting the world and should be attended to.
They chose an issue and got into their respective groups to brainstorm about them.
Below are some photographs:

Academic Honesty (Beginning of the exhibition process)

The exhibition process in the Aga Khan Academy began with a very interesting and relevant issue- academic honesty
The students of grade 5 were very excited to have their first session on academic honesty. Mr Sanjeeb Mohanty, who is the director of Information Technology at the Aga Khan Academies, presided over the session.
He conducted a very interesting session with the help of music. He made students listen to the original version of some songs and music and their copied versions. Students were asked to figure out which were the original versions and which were second/copied versions. There was a lot of excitement and discussion in the classroom with regards to the above and finally students came out with their opinions.
Students were told about copyrights and given some idea on how some music directors/artistes/singers had to bear the brunt of not taking copy rights prior to making the second or similar versions of the original composition.
Students were informed of the expectations and boundaries of academic honesty.
They were given a clarity on what is considered honest and what is dishonest while citing the sources.
They were also given examples of some consequences people face with regards to their life and career due to plagiarism.
Below is a photograph of Mr. Sanjeeb taking the session: