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Looking back on SIJ\u2019s 14 years of history, it\u2019s needless to say that participants aged 7-18 have grown up to become confident, talented university students and promising young adults. But what about our past college instructors from Harvard and other prestigious universities? Did their dreams come true? We did some research \ud83e\uddd0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f Public Speaking Class: Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees, UN consultant, member of Parliament, prestigious university assistant professors and more.
\ud83c\udfad Performing Arts Class: NYT Bestselling author, Writer and Associate producer for a hit Netflix series, professional dancer, theater and film director and more.
\ud83d\udcbb Computer Science: Engineers at major IT companies, resident doctors and specialists at Stanford, Harvard, NYU and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SIJ 2026 applications are open for both instructors and participating students\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 Join us NOW!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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