International Academic Partnership

Introduction

The International Academic Partnership promotes global
education and student-centered teaching at
participating schools. The program focuses on
professional development for teachers and curricular
innovation at all affiliated institutions. Since its
founding in 1993, the IAP has linked schools in
Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America to create a
living laboratory for the study of issues related to
developing nations and to provide a forum for the
dissemination of methods of cooperative teaching and
learning.

Mission Statement

The IAP is an international collaboration that
promotes excellence in education and holds the value
of pluralism at its core. The Partnership seeks to
advance the quality of education as an essential
building block of civil societies that are peaceful
and just. Founded jointly in 1993 by Aga Khan
Education Services,with more than 300 K–12 schools
worldwide,and Phillips Academy, Andover, in the United
States, the IAP now includes two additional partners:
the Institute for Educational Development at Aga Khan
University in Pakistan, and the Schule Schloss Salem
in Germany. For information on partner institutions,
see akdn.org, andover.edu, and salem-net.de; for more
about the IAP, see http://www.andover.edu/iap. The IAP
supports partner institutions in teacher development
and curriculum development, as well as programs in
leadership development.

Programs

African Studies Institute
English
Global Economics
Information and Communications Technology
Islamic Cultural Studies
Mathematics
Science
Teacher Exchange
Teaching About HIV/AIDS
Theatre Arts

Governance

The IAP Steering Committee comprises Dr. Muhammad
Memon , Director, Institute of Educational
Development, Aga Khan University; Daniel Cunningham,
Charter Trustee, Phillips Academy; Ingrid Sund,
Headmaster, Schule Schloss Salem; Barbara L. Chase,
Head of School, Phillips Academy; Salim Bhatia,
Director, Aga Khan Education Services; Nimet Rener,
Education Programme Officer, Aga Khan Education
Services; and Christopher L. Shaw, Director, IAP.

http://www.andover.edu/iap/home.htm