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The religious, emotional and physical health, and social skills that emerge in the early years are all important prerequisites for success in school and later in the workplace and community. As the human brain is most flexible early in life, what we expose our children to in their early years remains with them as permanent markers of their identity as the brain assumes more complex functions into adulthood. Studies show that unborn babies can actually perceive the mood and sentiment of their mothers, and in many cases, of the people and environment around them.Įarly childhood experiences also affect the quality of the architecture of the brain by establishing either a sturdy or a fragile foundation for all of the learning, health and behaviour, which follow. Science has shown that the human brain starts developing before birth and continues into adulthood. How does early childhood development support lifelong learning? Past lessons must constantly be renewed and reapplied, as we adapt to new technologies and new expectations. Nor can we discern the road ahead by looking in a rear-view mirror. None of us have all the answers - quite often we don’t even know what questions to ask. “ The most important thing we can learn - or teach - at any School - in a world of perpetual change - is the ability to go on learning. Mawlana Hazar Imam says that in today’s rapidly changing world, the best way for the Jamat to prepare for unpredictability and change is education.Īt the Foundation Ceremony for the Aga Khan University’s Graduate School of Media and Communications, Nairobi, Kenya, Mawlana Hazar Imam said in 2011: Why does Mawlana Hazar Imam believe lifelong learning is important?īoth Mawlana Hazar Imam and Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah, in keeping with their ancestral heritage, have greatly encouraged and continue to promote learning and scholarship among Ismailis, Muslim communities, and within humanity at large. And I would add to this list a capacity for intellectual humility which keeps one’s mind constantly open to a variety of viewpoints and which welcomes pluralistic exchange.”Īddress by Mawlana Hazar Imam to the Annual Meeting of the International Baccalaureate, “The Peterson Lecture,” on April 8, 2008

“In a world of rapid change, an agile and adaptable mind, a pragmatic and cooperative temperament, a strong ethical orientation - these are increasingly the keys to effective leadership.