At AKA Hyderabad, Sujana Veeramachaneni holds more than her official titles of biology teacher and Assistant Coordinator for the Diploma Programme, science teacher for the Middle Years Programme, and dorm parent. Sujana also ensures her students see her as a friend, mentor and pillar of support: “They should always feel that I’m there for them, no matter the situation, or condition or time of day. You have to tailor yourself to the needs of the students... I change myself, as per their needs.”

When the first Aga Khan Academy opened, it became “a dream” for Yasmin Khan to work at the Academies. Yasmin joined the Academy in October 2016 through the partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Education and has been instilling her legacy of creativity, engagement, and determination ever since.

At the Aga Khan Academy Maputo, Hawa fosters her dedication to and passion for inclusive education. She explains, "We ensure a climate of pluralism on campus through incorporating and promoting students’ backgrounds and interests, and through celebrating differences."

“I try to learn from everything around me, from everyone.”

“Teaching is the profession that makes all other professions possible.”

Nigel Jackson from the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa is currently in Hyderabad to coordinate and produce the musical Cinderella Rockerfella.

"I believe that my portfolio is a driving force that allows my students to have a pluralistic outlook and provides them opportunities in action to develop and ingrain those values that are embedded in our institutional vision.”

Imran Bandeali, Head of Marketing and Admissions at the Aga Khan Academy in Hyderabad talks about his experience at the Jubilee Games held between 22nd–29th July in Dubai.

Aspiring astrophysicist Indira Bulhan talks about how, with the help of the Academy, she was able to overcome gender stereotypes and others' negative attitudes to win a scholarship to the University of Victoria in Canada.

“I chose a new major for a greater likelihood of being employed in either the private or public sector, and leave a positive mark at the same time,”