by Joyce Yang | 6 Mar 2023 | News Decoder alumni, News Decoder Updates, Thacher School
Equestrian, artist and writer Li Keira Yin is finding her footing in Boston after graduating from News Decoder partner school The Thacher School. Former News Decoder Student Ambassador, Li Keira Yin. (Li Keira Yin) When a student has four stories published on News...
by Thea Lacey | 30 Jan 2023 | News Decoder alumni, News Decoder Updates
Her professional experiences run the gamut from working in refugee camps to international think tanks. News Decoder’s first summer intern has traversed the globe since her time on staff. News Decoder’s first summer intern, Emma Bapt. (Emma Bapt)....
by Thea Lacey | 28 Nov 2022 | News Decoder alumni, News Decoder Updates, School Year Abroad
She loves immersing herself in diverse settings and learning foreign languages. Alexandra Gray epitomizes News Decoder’s global mission. Alexandra Gray in Rome in May 2022. Over two weeks in November, we’re spotlighting some of our talented alumni and...
by Thea Lacey | 21 Nov 2022 | News Decoder alumni, News Decoder Updates
From living in a refugee camp to starting a nonprofit while at the African Leadership Academy, this News Decoder alumnus aspires to be a writer. Varlee S. Fofana speaking to the Liberian Youth Foundation after receiving a Community Service Award for contributions to...
by Thea Lacey | 14 Nov 2022 | News Decoder alumni, News Decoder Updates
She has launched a nonprofit and researched democracy in Zambia, all while studying in the U.S. This News Decoder alumna has set her sights high. Lughano Bupe Kabaghe takes a selfie with students and a member of parliament after a workshop in Kitwe, Zambia facilitated...
by Nelson Graves | 19 Jul 2021 | News Decoder alumni, News Decoder Updates, School Year Abroad, Youth Voices
Many young people don’t know what they want to study or what career to choose. Giuliana Nicolucci-Altman’s advice? Find a mentor to inspire you. Giuliana Nicolucci-Altman During high school, like so many young students, Giuliana Nicolucci-Altman...
by Nelson Graves | 8 Jul 2021 | Culture, La Jolla Country Day School, News Decoder alumni, Youth Voices
A graduate of a News Decoder partner school, Pip Lewis is juggling her studies with her passion for music — and winning accolades along the way. Students are forever encouraged to “follow their passion” as they contemplate what to study, where to go to...
by Nelson Graves | 1 Jun 2021 | Education, News Decoder alumni, News Decoder Updates, Personal Reflections, School Year Abroad
Elisabeth Wachtel learned a second language, made friends and lifted her chances of college admission by studying abroad for a year of high school. Why would a teenager pick up stakes and leave friends and family behind for a year to study in an unfamiliar, foreign...