Is your kid 9-13? Listen up. 👇️ 

Prequel Explore sessions begin October 1st.

When you enroll, your kid will gain a self-starter mindset, learn about resilience and teamwork, all while perfecting their communication skills and building unbreakable confidence.

How will we do it? 👇

📅 Weekly Live-Action Programming — Engaging sessions bring learning to life through hands-on projects.

🌎 Real-World Challenges — Forget textbook theory, we’re all about action. Whether it’s building a business, designing a video game, or beating Harvard MBAs in teamwork simulations, your kid will get their hands dirty with real work.

⭐ Remarkable Role Models — Unless your kid wants to be a teacher, they’re not getting this at school. Our mentors are people who have been where your kid really wants to go.

Don’t take our word for it. We have over 800 alumni who are crushing goals, and taking names. 👊

In today’s issue:

🧑‍💼 Flash poll: Do you bring work home with you?

⚡ This kid rocks: A teen is tackling the world’s energy crisis

📈 Notable nibbles: The 50 best companies for kids to work, tips on how to ease your kid back into school, and why the world isn’t going to hell in a handbasket.

^{FLASH POLL}

^{THIS KID ROCKS}

Turning fans into fuel — this teen is sparking an energy revolution

Phillies fans (⚾) may not have been able to actually register on the Richter scale when Bryce Harper hit a homer, but one remarkable kid thinks she can harness that noise in a surprising way.

Inspired by the Disney movie Monsters, Inc., where energy is generated from children’s screams 😱, 17-year-old (Gyeongyun) Lily Min had a wild idea— 

What if we could convert noise from sports arenas — into electricity? ⚡

For seven months, Lily worked tirelessly, designing models and running experiments, even though her resources were limited to low-quality materials and her parents’ garage. 

But her findings were compelling, and earned her a spot as a finalist in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair — a huge deal for young scientists. 

While the energy she was able to produce was small, her work shows big potential. Lily hopes that with better materials, her idea could help reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. 🌎

This rockstar teen is already tackling real-world problems, proving that kids don’t have to wait for adulthood to start making a difference.

Lily illustrates that with enough creativity and determination, even the smallest efforts can spark a world-changing idea. 👊

^{CALLING ALL COLLEGE-BOUND TEENS}

^{NOTABLE NIBBLES}

I’ve got my finger on the pulse of stories that matter to you 👇️

📈 Time to get to work: Here’s a list of the 50 best companies for entry-level employees to get promoted and start a career (although we stand by entrepreneurship as a outstanding path 👊).

⛹️ More time for play: How should high schools keep teens from skipping class? Turns out, there’s an argument to be made for recess.

🪄 The illusion of moral decline: No, the world isn’t going to hell in a handbasket. In fact, human behavior is as kind and generous as it ever was.

💪 Some super productive kids: These teens built incredible summer hustles. Imagine what they could have done in AlphaX.

🎒 Back to school: Five tips from a school counselor on how to ease your kid back into the school year routine.

🍝 Watch: One way to get your kid to eat what’s on their plate is to cook dishes from their favorite Pixar movies.

😉 ICYMI: How to teach your kid ownership (without getting in the way).

Hope you enjoyed today’s issue!

Until next time,

Ivy

CEO — Prequel

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