Because two decades after students leave our program, we want them to remember how they found their values, and how to live by them.

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Because when they become leaders, the decisions they will take two decades down the line will impact others, and those decisions should be informed by their most deeply held values- those that one discovers only with the benefit of an open, free mind.

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Because we treat our students' intellectual capacity as if it was two decades wiser- speaking to the adult that will be, not the child that was.

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Because Middle and High School shouldn’t only be an admissions circus,  but a learning opportunity as influential as higher education or employment.

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Because when we take a long view of education, we discard the momentary rollercoaster of grades, and focus on the person behind the number or letter.

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Because when we look at issues two decades or more into the past and two decades into the future, we recognize the important elements of the times we are living in, and focus on the meaningful issues, and not the latest outrage.

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For these, and many others: Two Decades Academy.

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- Simon Olavarria

Founder & Educational Director

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