The position
The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa is an International
Baccalaureate World School. It is the first in the network
of Aga Khan Academies established by His Highness the Aga Khan.
The Academy features state-of-the-art facilities, a multicultural student
body, and an experienced team of educators and staff. We provide students with
education of the highest standard in order to prepare them for lives
characterised by leadership and service. Admission to the Academy is
means-blind and is based on merit. We consider all eligible students regardless
of socio-economic status.
The Academy Fellow will live in an apartment and serve the student residential
programme as a Residential Parent promoting community life and are
responsible for the follow aspects of student and academic life.
While the Academy Fellow does not teach, s/he will be scheduled to have some contact with classes, to engage fully with the learning and teaching of the Academy so that he/she can support students with additional tutoring after school hours and during residential study time. This will be approximately 10 hours a week (supporting 2 or 3 classes in a subject of the fellow/intern’s choice. Maths and Science are the areas of most need along with English as an Additional Language for our students who join on the Talent Identification Programme from marginalised communities in Kenya.)
Developing and delivering the Service- Learning
Programme which takes place every week with Years 6-10. This is a 10 hour a
week commitment and requires planning the activities, working with community
partners, delivering the programme to. Students and colleagues and supporting
individual groups as they develop and implement their projects.
Academy Fellows play a major role as Residential
Parents in guiding residential students in their personal and academic goals
and as Mentors for a small group of students to support them academically and
socially. As residential parents fellows are expected to develop close
relationships with their dorm sons/daughters by checking in with them
frequently as well as supervising in an official capacity twice a week and one
weekend in three.
Academy Fellows are expected to actively contribute
to the co-curricular programme in some way such as coaching athletic teams,
providing music lessons or running clubs such as gardening, cooking, debating,
MUN, TedX, guiding students interested in applying to top international
universities with SAT preparation, reading essays personal statements etc
Academy fellows will be asked to chaperoning
off-campus residential and day trips, including to places of worship
The requirements
A Bachelors Degree with excellent academic
achievement and a range of interests
A record of significant involvement in
residential, student leadership, music, athletic and / or community service
during university.
Genuine interest in and commitment to the mission of
the Aga Khan Academies: to influence young people to become future leaders in
the developing world.
Experience of working with young people or
mentoring peers.
Proactive self-starter, comfortable working
autonomously.
Openness to the new experiences, cultures and
learning.
How To Apply