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.
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.
Rising senior Puneetha G. was recently invited to speak at the MD Anderson Texas Educators Summit on teen tobacco use and cessation programs. This issue is one that Puneetha has been passionately working to resolve.
Recently, Village Vikings Olivia B., Omar I., Divyesh K. and Roberto M. competed in the Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge which is a science and business competition founded in honor of astronaut Pete Conrad.
Our partnership with MasterWord Services, a company that specializes in language support services, provides incredible opportunities for students to gain experience as business professionals in different fields of interest.
Each year, in collaboration with MIT, teams of students participate in a challenge with a given prompt. They merge science and technology to find creative solutions to complex problems. This year, six Village students and science teacher Mila Taylor were invited to present their solutions and speak on “Harnessing the Inventiveness in Us” at the 2019 NAE MIT STEAM Festival in Warsaw, Poland.
In December of 2017, students Vy T. and Tom N. were interested in beginning the first TED-Ed club at The Village School, so they applied with the TED-Ed Student Talks program, which allows students to initiate and apply to be an official TED organization. Over the past two years, Vy and Tom have led club meetings, recruited speakers, advised members, and organized events like the recently held TED-Ed Village Talks.
Class of 2019’s Teddy E. began at Village as a kindergartener. His variety of interests were nurtured throughout his years here. As goalie for the Varsity lacrosse team for four years with a passion for engineering, Teddy is now a graduating senior, signing to play lacrosse at Maine Maritime Academy as he studies marine engineering there.
The Village School's Jada Malone (10th grade) was recently named ALL-VYPE Private School Women's Basketball Player of the Year. She also earned District MVP and 1st Team All-State for a Lady Vikings basketball team that finished with a school record 39 wins and runner-up in the TAPPS 6A state championship game. She was the team leader in points, rebounds, blocks and field goal percentage, setting numerous school records along the way.
Class of 2019 Senior Sharan S. was recently accepted into a highly competitive B.S./D.O. Program at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). Out of 8,000 applications, 800 were called to attend and interview on-campus at the NSU's Shark Preview Weekend. There were only 80 spots available for the medical school and Sharan was one of two participants accepted from the state of Texas.
At this weekend's University of St. Thomas Bold Ideas Pitching Competition, three Village School 10th graders won 2nd place. Vivian T.'s project took 2nd place for Entrepreneurship and Mariela A. and Beatriz D won 2nd Place in Social Entrepreneurship for their business idea. We had a total of 65 STEAM Superhero product models/prototypes developed and presented by our high school students, competing against 19 college teams.
NAIS Dublin’s head of primary Lisa Cannell shares how it’s a daily privilege to watch a child learn and why it’s important for young people to have an education that enriches both the mind and soul.
The Village School’s 2018 yearbook, "The Viking: Wait, What", has been recognized for excellence and featured in the 2019 Jostens Look Book, celebrating the best-of-the-best in yearbook design and coverage.
On Saturday, February 23rd, The Village School's varsity girls basketball team competed in the TAPPS 6A Regional Championship against Antonian High School from San Antonio. The Lady Vikings won 72-60, securing a trip to the State Final Four for the first time in program history.