Stories from the work.
Updates from our community.
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TO MENTOR.
“I was really scared, but I was going to try it anyway.”
Maleekha Fong
How Maleekha grew into her confidence, and is preparing to give it back
She met Bold Futures Academy as a first-year student who was not sure her ideas were good enough to pursue. Three roles later, she returns to LaunchLab this fall to help high schoolers trust theirs.
Read the story →SO FAR.
Four high school founders, eight college interns, and what dozens of young people told us they need.
BFA MONTHLY
The Road So Far, and Who Helped Us Find It
Our first issue introduces the four Fall LaunchLab founders, our first summer interns, and what more than seventy young people told us they need to be ready for what comes next.
Read the October issue →AND THE NEXT STEP.
“Connected to the mentorship, it puts everything together.”
Richard
Richard wanted someone to push back.
His mentor’s questions helped him rethink OMNI, prepare his pitch and understand what honest feedback can make possible.
Read the story →SHE WISHED SHE HAD.
“The pitching was a little bit frightening. But this is super impactful, because now I know I can do it.”
Anantika
Anantika is building the research guide she wished she had
She transformed her own experience of navigating research without a mentor into Linkage, a workspace designed to keep students organized and thinking for themselves.
Read the story →Stories, reflections, and
what we learn next.
This archive will grow with BFA: student stories between monthly issues, newsletters as they are released, and honest updates about what we are learning and changing.