The Knowledge Society is training 13- to 17-year-olds to solve the world’s biggest problems.
; they’ve spoken at global conferences like Web Summit, SXSW and C2 HBCU; and they’ve been offered Microsoft and IBM internships at just 14 years old.
The organization is the brainchild of brothers Navid and Nadeem Nathoo, who were inspired to create the program they wish had existed when they were young.“We weren’t exposed to emerging technologies at an early age and didn’t have mentors to prepare us for the real world,” says Navid Nathoo, TKS co-founder and executive director.
“If we can train Olympic-level athletes from a young age, why can't we train Olympic-level CEOs and innovators?"are evaluated on their curiosity, ambition, and passion — not grades or extracurriculars — and most TKS students enter the program without a tech or science background. This unconventional approach extends to its education model as well: content is iterated every week and the power of networking is practiced as well as preached.
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