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.

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.