Projects that have turned into Passions: Six Inspiring Student Stories

From our littlest learners to our graduating seniors, students across both campuses are emboldened to pursue their passions and explore their interests, all while being nurtured, supported, and guided by their teachers, parents, and peers. When student passion is combined with a nurturing community the possibilities for students to grow and thrive are limitless. Walk down any hall in any building at 糖心原创 and you will find one inspirational story after another. Today, we are sharing six examples. Through their dedication and hard work, students like Addison Vogt, Class of 2023, Lower School students Tucker M, Nathan P, and Oliver, Connor H, Class of 2025, and Madison Z, Class of 2029, and are in their chosen areas while expanding their networks and opening new pathways for their future.

ADDISON VOGT – Social Entrepreneurship with a New Product Launch
Upper School
Addison Vogt, Class of 2023 invented , a set of conversation starters to help teens manage social isolation and anxiety. Addison first started the project two years ago while taking the Innovation Diploma (iD) Social Entrepreneurship course. The class was a partnership with the University of program. Social Entrepreneurship aims to develop leaders who build innovative and sustainable social enterprises that deliver impact at scale. Like her entire class, she was affected during the pandemic and experienced social isolation and anxiety. To invent her product, Addison worked closely with her classmates to understand how they could make a real-world impact, “The conversation starters themselves come from observing and gathering data on real teen conversations for authenticity and through lots of feedback, focus groups, and testing.”

Vogt emphasized that after many iterations over the course of a year, she was able to bring the product back to iD, this time as a client, for a Design Brief, where a dedicated team of upperclassmen worked with her to develop a road map to getting her company 鈥楰ickstarter-ready.鈥� Learn more about .