At 16, Iona Nandy splits her time between high school and running a student-led startup that teaches science to kids nationwide. Her group, STEMsters, sends volunteers into classrooms—or sometimes just into Zoom calls—to lead hands-on projects for up to 96, 000 elementary students every year. The or
At Taft High School in Cincinnati, a meeting room became a playground for change. Fifteen students and fifteen adults sat in a circle—not in a classroom, not in a boardroom, but in a space where the usual power lines vanished. The students set the agenda, asked the questions, and kept the adults acc
Who would've thought that a simple game of catch could change a whole neighborhood? The JU:MP program shows us exactly how. They don't just let kids play; they teach them to lead and inspire change. But how do we make sure these young leaders succeed? By studying their efforts, we can learn what wor
