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Audrey Ajakaye, a junior at Village knows first-hand how it feels to be subjected to skin related prejudice and colorism. So, when the opportunity presented itself in Audrey’s junior year at The Village School to create an innovative project, she drew on her own personal experiences and knew she wanted to focus on how skin issues impact people’s mental health.

The Village School is extremely proud to recognize some of its current Grade 12 students for being recognized by the College Board Recognition Program.

Early this year, learning all over the world took an unexpected turn as students and teachers had to quickly shift to virtual learning. At The Village School, many students began to ideate on how to use their time and talents to make an impact. Seeing virtual learning as an opportunity rather than a drawback, the following students came up with incredible ideas, leveraging the virtual space for continued learning over the summer.

Dana is a Viking with a very diverse set of interests. She is a two-sport varsity athlete, has a passion for art and is a bright IB Diploma candidate, planning to pursue Neuroscience in the future. Most rewarding of all her pursuits though is a non-profit she started called Crochet Children’s Fund. Through her non-profit, Dana sells stuffed animals she crochets and donates the proceeds to local children’s hospitals.

At Village, students pursue excellence in all they do, even extending into their extracurriculars and hobbies. For 8th grader Charlie, his combined artistry and love for baking has him creating masterpieces almost too exquisite to eat! Many different Village Vikings have gotten to enjoy his delicious creations and he’s always glad for the chance to share. We got to connect with this ambitious and eloquent baker, and hear all about his unique gift turned small business.

A senior at The Village School, Anastacia Y. already has a fully-functioning business to her name. She is the founder and owner of Elcove, an environmentally conscious company that provides a variety of cleaning product capsules and reusable bottles. Elcove’s toxin-free products aim to replace the single-use plastic bottles often found in grocery store cleaning aisles.

Q&A with Alum and Founder of Simplisimi, Clarissa

Congratulations to senior, Divyesh Khatri, who has been named one of 621 semifinalists in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The semifinalists were selected from nearly 5,600 candidates expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year 2020.

As we near the end of 1 month of staying home, our Vikings from every division are sharing encouraging messages and tips on how to continue staying safe and protecting our families and community.

On Tuesday, March 3, 2020, three Village students spoke to a professional gathering of over 400 people about their experience with entrepreneurship in the Conrad Challenge.

Nord Anglia Education launched a brand-new podcast series called A Little Bit of Genius. In this series, student hosts discuss the theme of creativity with fascinating guests in a number of diverse fields. Nord Anglia’s podcast series is just one of the many incredible opportunities that we offer to students to ensure their education inspires them.

On Thursday, January 23rd and Friday, January 24th, VHSMUN attended the Houston Area MUN with over 1100 delegates from Houston and across Texas.

The Village School had 43 art recognitions between the middle and high school who won either a Gold Key, Silver Key, or Honorable Mention in the 2019-2020 Scholastic Art Competition!

The world around us is changing, and it is changing fast. Gartner, the global IT analyst, predicts that by next year, 85% of all customer service interactions will be managed without human presence and 100 million consumers will shop in augmented reality, using one of the 50 billion ‘things’ that will be connected to the internet.

Congratulations to Pavithr G., Vaani G. Divyesh K. and Leyah M. who are National Merit Semifinalists.

This July, 12 Village Vikings ventured to Hawai’i for this year’s MIT Reveal Challenge. Their mission? Explore unique scientific sites and learn how photography relates and adds to the scientific world. During this ten-day trip, friendships were formed, discoveries were made, and fun new experiences were shared among all.

Village aims to teach the value of learning so that when students leave at the end of the day or for summer break, the curiosity and drive to inquire remains. Viking Audrey A. exemplifies an inquisitive learner. She is currently a rising sophomore, but her maturity and ambition would have one believe otherwise.