Flávia Iespa was only eleven when she realized she wanted to attend one of the best schools in Brazil, Colégio Militar do Rio de Janeiro, which also happened to have one of the most difficult entrance exams in the country. The journey she and her mother had to embark on to make her dream come…
Being sent to military school is often depicted in the entertainment industry as a form of punishment for an unruly kid, but Sofia Amaral, 19, not only felt that being sent to Colégio Militar in her home country of Brazil was one of the best decisions her parents ever made, but she also admired them…
Realizing how fortunate she was to go to a well-run public high school in Brazil, Bianca Vasconcelos started investigating further what perpetuated the issues at other schools in her country as well as other problems around the globe, eventually throwing herself into Model UN. “My original interest in the models started because I love to…
Back in Asuncion, Paraguay, with his three siblings and black Chow Chow, Gonzalo Villalba reflected on his past educational experiences with his impending learnings at the LALA Academy, which will precede his biomedical engineering education at Dartmouth College, serving as a backdrop. “In Paraguay, we have limited resources. Even though I tried to create more…
“There are essential things you need to know about me. Things that, if I were to explain myself to you one day over three minutes in an elevator, I could not fail to mention [imperceptible pause, change of tone]. Hi, I’m Paulo, I’m 17 years old, and it’s a pleasure to be here with you…
“I am still self-conscious about myself, but after going to LALA, that changed a lot… I am proud now of my heritage, of my hair, of my skin color.” Sueli’s interest in her Guarani heritage grew from a desire to honor her grandmother. “My grandma used to teach in one of the most dangerous places…
“I know that a single piece of fruit will not end hunger. But the idea is to help move towards that balance… Oftentimes, people underestimate young people’s projects in the initial phases, but they are starting to wake up. For me, the coolest part of my story is that other young people around me are…
“LALA gives you clarity. It makes you deeply realize who you are. Through LALA, I was able to connect lots of dots of my own story that, until then, I had not connected, but which unconsciously were there all along.” Guilherme’s interest in holistic education grew from a shocking event when he was seventeen. Thanks…
“Whenever I say that I’ve been through these situations, like domestic violence with my father and him leaving me when I was so young, and watching my friends get shot in the head… people act like it’s a hard thing to talk about. But I actually want to talk about it because people need to…
While many walk away from LALA with new visions, passions, and ideas for social impact, Breno Teixeira walked away from the first-ever LALA Bootcamp, where he was the youngest student, as a new person with a newfound look on life. From speaking to someone at a networking dinner that had just become vegetarian after watching…
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