
The Evolution of Engagement: Reflecting on Service Academy’s Journey
It was a mural on a schoolyard wall in rural Costa Rica that changed everything. We had traveled there with a group from St. George’s,

It was a mural on a schoolyard wall in rural Costa Rica that changed everything. We had traveled there with a group from St. George’s,

I recently read César Hidalgo’s book, “Why Information Grows.” In it, Hidalgo builds up a new interpretation of social and economic systems based on physical

Driving to my first day of work as an intern focusing on entrepreneurship at the SOZO Foundation, a nonprofit founded in Cape Town in 2011,

‘Community’ is a word that appears everywhere: school programming, mission statements, and on the website of the very program I am in right now. At

For a long time, I believed that engagement had to feel natural. That if I didn’t instinctively care about something, that meant it wasn’t for

I have recently returned from my second program during my gap year, ten weeks in the Swiss Alps where I learned to be a ski

The Dutch boy, taking off his skis, sitting in the snow, would do nothing but shake his head. He sat silent as the other instructor

Making major life decisions is scary. The sheer volume of options—careers, classes, majors, minors, internships—is intimidating for even the most prepared, capable people. Each choice

Have you ever considered how learning to teach a skill could make you a better leader and changemaker? We’ve just completed our 10-week ski instructor

Can a simple act of service spark a lifelong commitment to social change? And if so, can it empower the next generation of changemakers? The answer