Education & Youth Development

To celebrate 10 years of the Cardinal Quarter program, former fellow Minha Khan shares how she continued working at her fellowship organization after graduating.

During her internship, Minha helped develop a child-centered education model that incorporated linguistic diversity into the curriculum.

As a tutor-mentor at Sequoia High School, Charlene tried to cultivate a strong sense of purpose that activated their excitement for learning.

Science can be fun and interesting!

With equal access to technology, young people will be an unstoppable force for good.

Po and Naomi coached high school students from South Central Los Angeles in the Summer Leadership Coaching Academy.

What I learned about context-dependent service—solutions must be rooted in the communities they aim to support.

Tim spent two consecutive summers implementing a youth employment project with the Bhutan Youth Development Fund.

Arnelle spent a summer serving low-income high school students with Wishbone.

Kintashe explored issues surrounding educational equity and youth development through the Preschool Counts program.

As an intern at the US Soccer Foundation, Eric saw the power that sports could have to create positive community change.

Morgan designed a sustainable technology center in Cape Town

“I don’t get it” is not failure—it’s the start of growth.

Service offers people many benefits beyond the satisfaction of helping others.

Rafael Cosman, ’15, teamed up with two other Stanford students to create CodeCamp, a four-week summer program for high school students in East Palo Alto.

There is no right or wrong way to deliver education; the teaching profession is incredibly context-dependent.

Celina was energized by her experience tutoring Sequoia High School students through the High School Support Initiative.

Gillie spent her summer fellowship facilitating the "Story Society," a writing and reading program for Liberian girls.

I realized that my work behind the scenes could not be effective until I immersed myself in the community I served.

As a Donald Kennedy Fellow, Brain worked with high school students to propose and develop innovative solutions to problems they had discovered within their communities.