Young Living Academy
Millions of children around the globe are forced to drop out of school before graduating from high school and millions more will never have the opportunity to set foot in a school.
Educating the Future Leaders of Ecuador
Education is the key to a better, brighter future. An educated child is less vulnerable to exploitation and is more likely to wait until adulthood to start a family. Students who graduate high school are less susceptible to addiction and are more likely to secure higher paying jobs, marry and have children when they are ready, and raise healthier, more educated children.
Education
Providing 350 students annually with access to a quality primary and secondary education.
The Young Living Academy has grown to provide a quality education to 350 students annually. In an area with a low graduation rate for secondary school, the Academy is championing education and empowering the future leaders of Ecuador. Since our first graduating class in 2016, we’ve celebrated 98 graduates, 54 of whom have continued on to pursue higher education. Many of our students will become the first in their families to achieve high school graduation and look forward to chasing their dreams and becoming leaders of their own lives.
Serving in the Community
Developing leaders in service to the community.
A central focus of the Young Living Academy is developing future community leaders. With this focus in mind, serving in the community is a huge emphasis at the school. Students have initiated incredible projects to better their community, including painting murals, cleaning up trash, and implementing a waste-management program to beautify their town. The school has a mobile library that gives students the opportunity to encourage reading for other community children, in addition to holding various community events at the school throughout the year. The Academy is committed to adult learning as well, offering a variety of adult learning classes and workshops where students can offer their support.
Ariana's Story
At age 12, Ariana, her three sisters, and their mother, Kathy, fled Caracas, Venezuela, to escape a turbulent marriage. Once in Ecuador, Arianna took time away from school to watch after her siblings, and when she resumed classes, it took four hours to commute to school.
Kathy feared her daughters would never have an opportunity to obtain a quality education; but, luckily, her boss told her about the Young Living Academy.
Once accepted, Ariana immediately fell in love with everything about her new school. After graduating from the Academy in 2019, she secured a part-time job at the Young Living Experience Center in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and is attending Ecotec University.
Learn more about Ariana’s success story and that of a fellow graduate on our blog.
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