Empowering the next generation through education

One day during science class, we were learning about the human body and the heart. I remember just like it was yesterday when she showed us a video of the human heart beating inside of someone. Everyone else said ew!!, but I said wow. I will never forget how cool I thought that was and from that day, I knew I wanted to be a heart surgeon. I am so grateful for the ways in which my Browne teachers have inspired me, making me a confident well-rounded leader with a strong desire to make a positive contribution to this world.

Some of the major things I learned at Browne are its core values: Excellence, Diversity, Character, and Community. What Excellence means to me is not to be perfect but to try to be the best version of myself. Diversity means to try including everyone and try to learn people’s backgrounds. Character for me is to be nice and kind to everyone and really just be yourself and be true to yourself. Lastly, Community. Community to me means involving everyone and doing everything you can to make connections -- not just at Browne, but everywhere you go.

Browne Academy is a very diverse and multicultural setting, which was incredibly important to my family since my mother is black and my father is white. Being immersed in diversity helped me find confidence within my own biracial identity, and helped me develop an open mind. Throughout my time at Browne I grew to understand that no one can make me insecure about something I am secure about…who I am.

Browne Academy was hyper focused on creating an accepting environment, resulting in judgment from others being inconsequential to me. This directly contributed to me being confident, open minded, and outgoing, three aspects of my personality born at Browne, grown at Loomis, and ready to explode at college."

Browne didn't just educate me — it transformed me. I came here thinking 'just okay' was enough. Now I know better. I found a version of myself I didn't know existed: one who reaches higher, works harder, and refuses to settle. Browne taught me that hard work can carry you as far as you let it — and I intend to let it carry me far.

I started Browne as a quiet and reserved kid, and while most of my growth to the outspoken person I am today came with simply getting older and maturing, I know I wouldn’t be the person I am today without this school. If I had to choose my favorite thing about Browne, it would undoubtedly be the culminating projects built into the ⅞ curriculum, such as We The People, Capstone, and National History Day. These projects taught us how to effectively speak with judges, experts, and people we aren’t familiar with- an essential skill to learn prior to entering high school.