Liger Leadership Academy educates promising youth of today to develop the socially conscious, entrepreneurial leaders of tomorrow.
As an independent high school in Queenstown, New Zealand, we teach young people the skills they need to adapt and thrive in our fast-changing world. Our school combines a comprehensive, internationally competitive education with an innovative STEM and entrepreneurship curriculum.
We give life to the New Zealand Curriculum through our Liger Learning Model, an interdisciplinary approach developed to have a distinctive focus on entrepreneurship, leadership and service based learning.
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LIGER LEARNING
The Liger Leadership Academy is for young people who have the potential and passion to grow personally and academically with the desire to contribute positively to their community and the world.
To support our mission to develop New Zealand’s future entrepreneurs and leaders the personal and educational goals we encourage and support our learners to strive for a range of key attributes.
We believe the financial means should not be a barrier to the right students to attend Liger Leadership Academy and therefore have scholarships available.
LIGER LEARNING
The Liger Leadership Academy is for young people who have the potential and passion to grow personally and academically with the desire to contribute positively to their community and the world.
To support our mission to develop New Zealand’s future entrepreneurs and leaders the personal and educational goals we encourage and support our learners to strive for a range of key attributes.
We believe the financial means should not be a barrier to the right students to attend Liger Leadership Academy and therefore have scholarships available.
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The Liger Leadership Academy is a for-impact school, operated by a not-for-profit charitable trust. Perhaps the most important point of difference in our educational model is our commitment to involving the community in our students’ learning.
We are firm believers that the world is our classroom. If you have a skill you are keen to share, some tools you’d let us use, a contact you’d like to introduce us to, some funds you’d like to donate or anything in between, we encourage you to get in touch.
Liger Leadership Academy NZ Limited is a registered charitable entity under the Charities Act 2005 with approved donee status. This means you can claim a tax credit (for individuals) or a tax deduction (for companies) on your cash donations. Charity registration number: CC58288
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Applications are now open for the 2024 school year. Complete an expression of interest form and we’ll be in touch.