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New Coach Profiles: Introducing Uchechi Kalu
New Coach Profiles: Introducing Uchechi Kalu 535 535 Theo Wolf

The Spike Lab has hired a cohort of fantastic new coaches. We’ll be doing a series of blogs introducing them to you. In this post, you’ll meet Uchechi Kalu, a Princeton alum and talented writer with experience in college admissions and starting companies internationally.

Make The Most Of Your Summer Break: Part 2
Make The Most Of Your Summer Break: Part 2 800 412 Lloyd Nimetz

During summer break don’t fall into the common trap of thinking that it’s enough to just have packed schedule with great programs, internships, summer classes, test prep programs, traveling and/or itineraries. It is still important to do your own strategic planning if you want to make the most of your time.

Make The Most Of Your Summer Break: Part 1 (9 Things to Do)
Make The Most Of Your Summer Break: Part 1 (9 Things to Do) 800 485 Lloyd Nimetz

The summer presents a unique opportunity because of how much time is available. Make the most of this opportunity and spend it doing something that will really help you in the future.

New Coach Profiles: Introducing Grace Chiang
New Coach Profiles: Introducing Grace Chiang 1280 853 Theo Wolf

The Spike Lab has hired a cohort of fantastic new coaches. We’ll be doing a series of blogs introducing them to you. In this post, you’ll meet Grace Chiang, a Yale alum and Stanford MBA with experience in venture-backed startups and at McKinsey.

The Spike Lab at New York EdTech Meetup
The Spike Lab at New York EdTech Meetup 1280 960 Theo Wolf

Last week, our founder Lloyd had the pleasure of speaking on a panel at the New York EdTech Meetup, the country’s largest…

The 14 Critical Innovation Skills Kids Aren’t Learning in High School
The 14 Critical Innovation Skills Kids Aren’t Learning in High School 1280 384 Lloyd Nimetz

This blog post outlines the most important competencies that high schoolers need to be developing to be prepared for the innovation economy. The primary categories include Initiative, Creativity, Planning and Communication.

The Spike Lab’s Reason for Being
The Spike Lab’s Reason for Being 1080 674 Lloyd Nimetz

This article explains our company’s mission: to develop “purpose-driven innovators for life”. We are working to foster a fundamental paradigm shift in adolescent education that puts the development of purposeful innovators at the center.

The Future is Why
The Future is Why 1280 384 Larry Liu

In a world of rapidly increasing change, it’s no longer sufficient for students to learn hard skills and facts — the ‘what’. To thrive in this new environment, they need to develop purpose — a ‘why’. This blog post explains why purpose is so important for today’s youth and provides some guidance for how you can develop your own ‘why’.

The New York City Young Entrepreneurs Meetup
The New York City Young Entrepreneurs Meetup 800 600 Theo Wolf

In partnership with several of New York City’s top private schools, who are all leaders in entrepreneurship education, we hosted a New York City young entrepreneurs meetup for high school students at Spotify’s US Headquarters. See pictures from the event inside.

Teaching at the Frontier: Innovation at Dwight School
Teaching at the Frontier: Innovation at Dwight School 1280 960 Larry Liu

We ran several innovation programs with Dwight School in New York, and faculty from four different Dwight campuses around the world. Learn more about our takeaways here.

Last-Minute Summer Plans to Help You Make the Most of Your Summer
Last-Minute Summer Plans to Help You Make the Most of Your Summer 1280 608 Theo Wolf

Summer is the perfect time of year for internships, vacations, or academic summer programs. If you’re running out of time to make those plans, don’t worry — it’s not too late to have an amazing, productive summer.

The Spike Lab Expands to Hong Kong
The Spike Lab Expands to Hong Kong 1280 816 Lloyd Nimetz

We’ve expanded to Hong Kong! Learn more about what that means here.

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