Theme: Reemergence

In 2020, all of humanity closed its doors and hid for nearly a year, missing birthdays, weddings, school, tiny bursts of joy. But we have begun to open our doors, to reemerge. This year's TEDx focuses on that bright-light feeling of seeing the world again, even if we can't quite see it the same way ever again.

Saint Andrew's School
3900 Jog Road
Boca Raton, Florida, 33434
United States

Alexis Trifon

student

Alexis Trifon is 16 years old and has a passion for mental health and activism. She recently created a blog to discuss these topics and more. During the pandemic, she discovered the importance of human connection in a challenging time and the mental tools it provides one with. Now, Alexis uses this lesson in her own life and hopes you can too!

Bianca Sloan

student

Bianca is a sophomore in high school, is on the varsity cheerleading team for both football and basketball season, and runs for the track and field team in the spring. Bianca hopes that by the end of her talk, people will understand that it’s not worth putting pressure on yourself to pass artificial tests of your own making.

Christopher Ordway

student

Christopher is 16 years old. He has been playing soccer for most of his life and because of that, he has stumbled upon the “flow state” many times. Now, he wants to share with you how to enter it while showing how it is beneficial for you.

Clara Bonner

student

Clara Bonner is ten years old. She enjoys studying geography, reading, and writing. Clara is also a talented violinist. In her spare time, she prefers to read the works of Shakespeare and Mark Twain. She enjoys listening to classical music composed by Paganini, Vivaldi, and Tchaikovsky.

David Wang

student

At school assemblies, one of the most popular segments is Sports Rewind, where we look at the goals, home runs, and gold medals our sports teams have attained over the past week. Sports Rewind is edited and filmed by David Wang, but before editing for us, David considered editing for Hollywood personalities and social media influencers. David’s unique experience with both the industry and his rejection from it creates lessons about rejection and ambition, which we all can take a piece from.

Eithan Hayim

student

Eithan Hayim is a student from Boca Raton, Florida. Nine years ago his life changed after a devastating sports accident when he found out he could no longer play football. He found that writing music gave him a new perspective on life. And now, he shares his amazing journey with the power of songwriting and how it helped with his mental health and emotional well-being.

Julia Anthony

student

Julia Anthony is 11 years old. She’s a published author, she loves to cook, and she’s also Annie in the Lower School’s musical this year! Julia wants adults to know, that no matter kids' age, they can do anything they set their minds to. Julia chose this topic because she herself has encountered adults that have doubted her and she wants to make sure that all kids know they can do big things!

Lauren Rigal

student

Lauren Rigal is 11 years old. She spends her time writing, reading, studying geography, learning and sharing knowledge of history, and playing lacrosse, tennis, and piano. She is an artist and a singer and is passionate about music, especially classical. Lauren volunteers and donates to veterans and children's causes.

Mateo Dupuy

student

Mateo is a 17-year-old junior. He has always known and been told countless times that the power and know-how to speak in public is something very important to have in life, and frankly he kind of likes it. He had a lot of practice over Zoom while reflecting on himself as well, which led to his personal growth. He would like to teach you how to grow for yourself.

Maxx Viciedo

student

For people of all ages, technology is a big part of their life and seventh-grader Maxx Viciedo will be informing people about the addiction that it causes and its effects. Maxx Viciedo is a 13-year-old boy who enjoys hanging out with friends and playing tennis. He also likes playing video games with friends but knows too much can have a negative effect.

Olivia Seltzer

activist + author

Olivia Seltzer is the 18-year-old founder and sole writer of The Cramm. She has written over one thousand newsletters for The Cramm, spoken at NATO Engages and the IFTF Summit, been featured in NPR, Teen Vogue, TODAY, The Economist, and Forbes (among others), been selected as a Three Dot Dash Global Teen Leader, Diller Teen Awardee, Gloria Barron Prize Winner, and Coca-Cola Scholar, and traveled to different college campuses starting a grassroots movement to educate the world’s future. She is the author of Cramm This Book (published by Philomel Books), which gives readers the background to the important issues shaping our world today. Her goal? Changing the world - one Cramm at a time - and creating activists out of the next generation by informing them about the world’s happenings. She will be attending Harvard for the class of 2026 to further her interest in political science.

Stella Forman

student

Stella Forman talks about how being an only child has affected her identity and personality. After always spending copious amounts of time with her parents and adults, Stella aims to share how this has resulted in a unique perspective: one that can potentially change how you look at life.

Vittorio Pin-Mariotto

student

Vittorio is a 13-year-old environmentalist. For his entire life, he’s cared about ecosystems, and focused on saving them from a terrible fate. In this talk, he speaks about the Everglades, and he’ll continue to spread the message as best as he can.