A MESSAGE FROM OUR FOUNDERS
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about Liger Leadership Academy, New Zealand. We are driven by our mission to contribute to New Zealand’s future.
Our belief is that by establishing a school that develops well-rounded, educated, innovative, entrepreneurial and empathetic graduates we’ll arm them with the passion and commitment to improve not only their own lives, but the lives of others.
The Liger Leadership Academy is a direct response to the reality that the world around us is not changing incrementally; the world is changing exponentially and in unpredictable ways. We believe education needs to respond accordingly.
Thus as a team we set ourselves a challenge – to design and deliver education for the 21st century, with an emphasis on understanding that the future contains more than we can possibly predict. Our goal is to empower young people to have the mindset and skills to teach themselves what they need to know, when they need to know it and then to apply that learning in their lives.
We are passionate about our mission and achieving it begins with the foundations: our values. It is through our values that we grow together as empathetic, caring and considerate learners. Our values provide a compass to guide us all to be successful and ethical through everything we do.
Sincerely,
Trevor Gile & Agnieszka Tynkiewicz-Gile
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LIGER TODAY
Following on from the great success of our founding Academy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, we are delighted to offer our unique learning model in New Zealand and provide the opportunity for learners to follow their dreams and learn in a way that develops their potential and prepares them to be leaders of tomorrow.
We have come a long way since our introduction to Queenstown starting as a one day a week Discovery Club in 2021.
The Liger leadership Academy is now in full operation as a secondary school growing one year level per year until we reach our goal of offering our rich and engaging learning model for learners in Years 9- 13.
We have come a long way since our introduction to Queenstown starting as a one day a week Discovery Club in 2021.
The Liger leadership Academy is now in full operation as a secondary school growing one year level per year until we reach our goal of offering our rich and engaging learning model for learners in Years 9- 13.
LIGER TIMELINE
The Liger Charitable Foundation is Formed
The Liger Charitable Foundation is established with its first and founding project as the Liger Learning Center.
The organization’s mission is to invest in the education of a promising few who can become impactful change agents. The sustainable education model is built to be able to be replicated anywhere in the world.
Liger Academy Cambodia Opens
Liger Academy Cambodia opens with the first cohort of 50 learners. These students were chosen not only on academic accomplishments but also because they exhibited the characteristics of future change agents and embodied the core values of Liger.
Liger Academy Cambodia’s First Graduating Class
Out of 50 students in the first cohort, 46 applied for Universities worldwide.
Over 80% were offered full-ride scholarships (1.5% is average according to the Washington Post) to Princeton, Lafayette, Dartmouth, Cornell, NUCB (Japan), UBC (University of British Columbia)
Liger Academy New Zealand is Announced
In a short time, expressions of interest flood in for the introductory programme; ‘The Liger Leadership Discovery Club’. This one-day-per-week programme is used to pilot the Liger Learning model in the Wakatipu basin, as well as an aid to help us ‘discover’ our founding cohort
Liger Academy New Zealand Opens
Following the successful Discovery Club, Liger Academy NZ opens as a full, five-day secondary school at our launch facility based in Frankton.
We are currently accepting applications
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The Liger application process starts with filling out a short expression of interest form. We’ll be in touch to talk about your child and answer any questions you have.