MYP Case Studies Culture and Development

The Aga Khan Academies (AKA) work to develop curriculum units that are relevant to their students in Bangladesh, India, Kenya and Mozambique. This resource has been developed as part of a collaborative project between the Academies and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) to develop curriculum units for use in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes. This compilation of case studies draws on two sets of archives developed through the work of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC). Eight of the case studies draw on projects that have been recipients of or shortlisted for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture featuring projects in Bangladesh, China, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Tunisia. Three of the case studies draw on the work of AKTC’s Historic Cities Programme in Afghanistan and Egypt. The case studies present contexts within which built (human-made) environments are used to shape open-minded and inclusive communities. They have been designed for use within Integrated humanities but could be used across the curriculum in Arts, Design, Language and literature, or Language acquisition.