The Aga Khan Education Board for Canada (AKEB) provides information, programming, and support to parents and students, ranging from Early Childhood Development (ECD) to post-secondary funding. The mission of AKEB is to inspire and enable excellence in education across the Canadian Jamat, rooted in the ethics and values of Shia Ismaili Islam.
As institutional youth programming continues to evolve, you will undoubtedly be hearing about the 40 Developmental Asset Model. What is the 40 Developmental Asset Model and why is there so much emphasis being placed on this framework?
Children today – from an early age – are bombarded by electronic media. There are a variety of television programs, movies, computer games and websites which claim to have significant educational benefits, and of course, many others that are presented as pure ‘entertainment’ for children.