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2022 Founders Day Sports Carnival: ALA Campus Life Returns
The 2022 Founders Day Sport Carnival marked a welcome return to vibrant life on campus. In the wake of the lockdown restrictions, it had...
Between the Lines: The Agony and Ecstasy of Seminal Readings
‘One thing I like about Seminal Readings is how the conversations never end. Powerful and livid discussions within the classroom often continue outside, with...
E-Fest: A Test of Student Mettle, Team Building and Innovative Enterprises
Year 1 student and Student Government Secretary Tania Twinoburyo reflects on the highs and lows of the culmination of a year-long entrepreneurial course that...
6 Things You Didn’t Know About ALA’s Student Enterprise Program
ALA’s innovative curriculum includes an immersive opportunity to practice entrepreneurship and leadership skills – All ALA students form teams and then run a business or...
ALA Clenches Derby Day Cup
Over the past weekend, African Leadership Academy became Derby Day champions once again – two years in a row! It has been a season of...
A Decennial Worth Celebrating
We are defined by stories. Our lives can be encapsulated in a quick summary or a lengthy tome. They are defined by the stories...
Student Blog: Temilolu’s Decennial Reflections
Global leaders, dignitaries and alumni were not the only ones who were inspired by ALA’s Decennial Celebrations. Students benefited greatly as well, as Year...
Student Blog: Tania’s Decennial Reflections
Proving that there’s no better time to be an ALA student, Tania Twinoburyo, a Year 1 student who is also Secretary of the Student Government,...
Future Forward: How 2018 is Shaping Up for ALA Students and...
Whether we set New Year’s resolutions or not, the end of one year and the beginning of another immediately lends itself to some reflection...
Student Blog: Conceiving the #LOVEproject
Year 2 student Jonathan Wanjogu Kibe shares the inspiration, activation and impact of a week-long campaign to raise awareness of mental health issues on...
December Newsletter: The Holiday Issue
Welcome to ALA’s final newsletter of the year; we hope you have enjoyed a productive, creative and innovative 2017 enriched by inspiring moments. We certainly have, right...
Do Something Cool: Explore, Create, Connect
On 12 December, staffulty and students gathered in the auditorium as DSC 2017 took shape. DSC or Do Something Cool, is a special tradition...
Home and Away: My New Perspective on Life at ALA
Temilolu Awofesu, a Year 1 student from Nigeria, reflects on how life at ALA has changed his interpretation of Home.
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