Theme: Embracing Authenticity

TEDxLawrencevilleSchool is upcoming February 16, 2021, with the theme: Embracing Authenticity. The four talks address the topics of Quantitative Diversity vs Diverse Social Interaction, Learning to Love One's Accent, the Authenticity Paradox, and Colorism.

Virtual Event
Virtual
Lawrenceville, New Jersey, 08536
United States

Andrew Lee

Student

Andrew Lee is a Junior at the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey. On campus, he serves as the president of the Griswold House and prides himself on creating an enjoyable environment in and around the house. He is also a big sports fan and writes for The Lawrence (the student newspaper), mostly covering basketball and fighting. He enjoys learning and applying different wellness and psychology topics such as the science of sleep, the cultural significance of Christianity, flow-state, and optimal modes of language learning.

Kelsie Choi

Student

Kelsie Choi is a Junior in the Stanley House at the Lawrenceville School. She sings, dances, acts, and loves to be on stage. She will be speaking about her early experiences in the United States as a foreigner and how she overcame them.

Summer Qureshi

Student

Summer Qureshi is a junior at The Lawrenceville School, serving on the Diversity Council and Religious Life Council Leadership Team. She has spoken about improving leadership selection systems as a participant in Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast on “The Powerball Revolution.” As a Co-founder and Co-President of the Minority Advocacy for Racial and Religious Collaboration club, she works to vocalize unheard minority voices. Summer has also worked extensively with children internationally, tutoring orphans in Morocco, Syrian refugees in Turkey, and Rohingya refugees in Malaysia. Her speech on the refugee crisis earned a first place medal in the GiveLight Global Speech Competition. These experiences inspired Summer’s project as a recipient of the Welles Award grant to conduct workshops with refugee children and highlight their narratives for a book publication.

Tesia Thomas

Student

Tesia Thomas, a Junior at The Lawrenceville School, is a passionate scholar, performing artist, and leader. She is the recipient of the President’s Gold Service Award, Prudential Global Spirit of Community Award, and the Lawrenceville School’s Welles Grant, among other accolades. An advocate for STEM education, Tesia is a co-founder of the non-profit organization, eBorg Robotics, through which she has competed at the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship four times, led STEM-related community outreaches to over 2000 students from Newark, New Jersey to Mwanza, Tanzania, and fundraised to donate STEM resources to underserved communities. Tesia hopes to utilize her public speaking as a platform for encouraging difficult conversations surrounding race, gender, ability, socio-economic status, and more.