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ALA Students Sweep 2012 Science Olympiad
ALA students swept the stage at the Southern Africa Science Olympiad, held on June 28th, 2012.
Our students represented four of the top five performers...
ALA Graduates its third cohort of students
On the evening of Friday, June 15, ninety students graduated from the African Leadership Academy, making it the third class to officially graduate from...
From South Sudan to Yale: ALA Student in The New York...
“Talent is universal, but opportunity is not.”
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof profiled ALA graduate Paul Lorem on March 29, 2012.
The article describes Paul...
Celebrating ALA's Second Graduating Class
On June 23, 2011, ALA celebrated its second class of graduates. Anthony Kaguara, the Valedictorian for this year’s graduating class, referred to his classmates...
Finalist Weekends 2011
With only the South Africa and Zimbabwe application deadlines still pending, ALA has already seen a record number of applications this year. Almost 3,000...
The Rabat Entrepreneurial Challenge, an ALA student initiative
The Rabat Entrepreneurial Challenge (REC) commenced in December 2009 when Jihad Hajouji, African Leadership Academy student, revealed her idea to four fellow ALA students:...
University Success Continues
The December university admissions and scholarship season has once again highlighted the global competitiveness of the young leaders attending African Leadership Academy.
Last week, three...
Inaugural Class Graduates!
On June 5, 2010, ALA was proud to matriculate its Inaugural Class. In total, 93 students completed either the 2-year diploma program or 1-year...
Top Universities Welcome ALA Grads
In recent weeks ALA has continued to receive great news from universities across the world. In early March, ALA student Michael Kayemba of Uganda...
Global Acclaim for Academic Excellence
Last week, it was announced that three ALA students were among the top 10 performers in the world on their Cambridge International A-Level exams...
William Kamkwamba, ALA Student, adds “Bestselling Author” to his CV
William Kamkwamba has become the first African Leadership Academy student to have a book published. The book, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, recounts his...
As Year Two Begins, the Student Body Doubles
African Leadership Academy is a bustling hive of activity as, for the first time, there are both senior and junior classes attending the school.
The...
103 Amazing Young Leaders Offered Admission to ALA's Second Class
The ALA Admissions Office received over 2500 applications from 41 countries for the second ALA class, which will enter in September 2009. This was...
