ALUMNI

Adam Bednář

Class of 2023

Adam Gramblička

Class of 2023

Alisa Drozhzhina

Class of 2023

Anfisa Kryvtsun

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
"I must be cruel only to be kind" - William Shakespeare, Hamlet

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
Learning what 20% of the silly little buttons on my calculator do and using that to master 80% of Calc and Stats

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
Getting into Dartmouth, becoming the world champion of International Public Policy Forum and interning for VoxUkraine.

Anna Fajtová

Class of 2023

Anna Malová

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
"Happy is she who believed that the Lord would fulfill the promises he made to her." (Luke 1:45)

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
In the past, I was convinced that anything except studying is a waste of time, and thus I distanced myself from other people. Throughout my studies at LEAF Academy, I learned to appreciate every moment I spend with my close friends. Now I know the value of friendship.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
Co-founding mMEDCON, an NGO focused on medical education for high school and university students.

Artem Belkov

Class of 2023

Cătălin Donțu

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
“Everything in the world began with a yes. One molecule said yes to another molecule and life was born” – Clarice Lispector

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
The importance of having a place to return to.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
Becoming a Young European Ambassador of the @euneighbourseast as part of the DG NEAR of the European Commission

David Guľaš

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Late is on-time, on-time is early, early is a no-no.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
There’s always a way.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
Starting and managing my own educational agency Střední v Dánsku.

Dominika Joneková

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
In the struggle between the stone and water, in time, the water wins.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
The importance of collaboration and community. I do not think that I ever realized before how much a life can change by entering a community full of similar yet such different personalities. Collaborative learning is what made the journey much more enriching since the value added to the lessons taught in class were the varying perspectives the individual students take on the problems. They helped me to see countless possibilities of how one can perceive the subject of the debate and helped me overcome my narrow stance on the topic.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
I would say being able to volunteer a lot such as at the borders with Ukraine just after the invasion started as well as helping in a homeless shelter or working with kids from socially unstable environments. Also being able to put a shop into operation and run a polyfunctional building on my own.

Ema Križanová

Class of 2023

Erick Vozár

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
"don't worry about it"

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
get things done ASAP

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
Building my own guitar from scratch without prior woodworking experience 🙂

Klára Muránska

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
"Many small people who in many small places do many small things can alter the face of the world" - Quote painted on the Berlin wall.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
Not to give up and to fake it till you make. To be kind and not to compare yourself, we are all different and good in our own way.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
Finding cool, internships, being empowered to start a new project :)and building confidence through speeches and essays we write in English class.

Kristína Eva Jánošíková

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Kto by povedal, že taká p*** bude podnikať. - Emma Lacová (who'd say she'd be an entrepreneur)

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
You can choose to become everything you find beautiful. Or you can stay defined by what they say you are. The choice is yours.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
Finding out who I am and what I want to do with my life. And learning the four Es and four Cs.

Mário Valek

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” - Seneca

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
Money is nice, but have you ever tried helping others and creating an actual impact?

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
All my student and staffulty lifelong friendships; all the memories and all the blurry pictures of them taken by me; all the finished APs (even though I could’ve found some place for AP Art History and AP English Literature and Composition); all the completed internships from the Research and Innovation Authority through Funiversity Kindergarten to Municipality of Bratislava; all the debate and essay-writing contest wins; and all the hundreds of hours that went into my university applications which turned out to be worth it in the end!

Martin Janco

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Only judge can God me / Truth is like poetry, and people just hate poetry.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
Know where your home is / Don’t forget where you come from / Always shoot your shot - a shot not taken is a shot missed.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
Winning the Slovak Debate League / Getting two finance jobs / Getting closer to becoming the man that I wanted to become in some aspects.

Martyna Chmielewska

Class of 2023

Matej Adam Balint

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
Trying to please other people and not focusing on your own needs will not get you anywhere. Just do you.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
Through my project, now a civic organization of 15 volunteers, called Inako, I got to be a speaker at a conference and was nominated for Férový čin roka 2022 from Nadácia zastavme korupciu. With my group, I won national championships and represented at several international dance competitions.

Matej Kuhn

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Live laugh love.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
Survive.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
Saving my brother from drowning when he was 1.

Matyáš Miksa

Class of 2023

Max Pecsérke

Class of 2023

Michaela Bakajsová

Class of 2023

Nina Nemethová

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
You’re bullshitting something that’s not even your opinion. - Natka

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
No matter how difficult or busy it gets, always find time for yourself.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
Being a part of the Model European Parliament Slovakia, and getting to know all the amazing people that came along with it.

Oliver Nagy

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Maybe the real LEAF was the friends we made along the way.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
I learned that school is not all about academics, but rather about finding a healthy balance between studies, activities, and social life.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
Remaining motivated despite things not always working out as intended.

Patrícia Melová

Class of 2023

Paulína Blahyjová

Class of 2023

Ramzi Selim Hikmet

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
I’m sure many of you have seen a lot of the world, but here’s the thing, it’s much bigger than you think. LEAF Academy has opened up pathways for me to explore the beauty of our world and the wonderful people that live in it.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
Maturing into someone that I think my past self could be proud of. There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.

Sára Štrpková

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Study so hard until Dior is like Shein to you.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
“She likes to see the best in people, I like to see the truth.”

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
Being a part of projects, being accepted into my dream university and working towards achieving my dream life.

Sayeh Afshar

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
“I Feel Like My Life Is Just A Series Of Unrelated Wacky Adventures." -Bojack Horseman

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
Learn to live in the moment. enjoy it as much as you can, because after all the memories are the only things left for you.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
Managing to experience different areas in businesses, internships, and jobs in order to figure out my future path.

Sebastián Martinek

Class of 2023

Teodor Sredau

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
"Never run after busses and b*tches, the next one gonna come soon."

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
Try to be on good terms with everyone.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
Successfully learning how to change diapers.

Tereza Serafínová

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
The unbearable lightness of being.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
To be more grateful.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
Discovering myself and feeling content with who I am.

Viktor Nagy

Class of 2023

Yurii Hrytsak

Class of 2023

What is your favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Where there's a will, there's a way.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
Taking ownership of what you do creates a better environment for everyone.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of (inside or outside LEAF Academy)?
Some of my biggest achievements are organizing youth diplomatic conferences and becoming proficient in German and Slovak.

Žofia Farkašová

Class of 2023

Alice Týfová

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
You work on commission, right? Big mistake! Huge!

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
I learned that there is always a bigger perspective to current problems that makes me realize how useless it is to stress about them.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
Acquiring a wooden table leg from a famous restaurant in Bratislava and building an electric car. 🙂

Amin Sani

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
It’s not that deep.

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Giving a real life example always helps with the learning.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
When I was 11, I sold my mother’s headphones on the internet and bought an ice cream with the money, tastiest ice cream I ever had!

Andrej Krajňak

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
“Don’t let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice.” - Steve Jobs

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Being stressed and solving everything that happens around you does not make sense and will eventually destroy you. Focus on one thing you can influence and change.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
I organized the MEP conference 2022.

Daniel Musli

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
“I want to be remembered for my poop jokes. Those are the most important kind.“ Eric Andre

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Every moment with your friends is precious, don’t take it for granted. Also sometimes they give back money from vouchers in Vespa.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
Maintained a healthy lifestyle for 4 years while living in a dormitory.

Dominik Koľ

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine. - Neil Armstrong

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
I realized what my priorities in life are and where I want to be heading in the next few years of my life.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
Getting through two tough years at LEAF influenced by Covid, organizing SE Gate, and running a half-marathon.

Dominika Kleinová

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Som bohyňa. Všetky sme. (I'm a goddess. We all are.)

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
I think I might have learned to listen somewhat better. Listen and you may hear unexpected things that are worth hearing.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
I am very proud that I got the opportunity to join and work on the organization of the Model European Parliament Slovakia.

Emily Rybárová

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
I have an Introvert Hangover. I’m totally exhausted, from too much human interaction.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Don't compare yourself with people. It does more harm than good.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
Being a co-founder of Inako (Student Enterprise) and seeing how the project grows.

Filip Kupka

Class of 2022

Filip Valocký

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
“Old enough… to party.” — Fogell

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
There isnt a one most important learning.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
Spreading cultural heritage of my friend

Hana Marošová

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Live, laugh, love

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Every moment you spend learning and growing is well spent.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
I am very proud about the fact that I didn’t kill myself during the past 5 years

Ingrid Yan Zhang

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
To-do list: 1). Learn to fly. 2). Fly away.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Finding beautiful things in any situation and appreciating every little moment.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
Being able to travel on my own to so many places.

Ivo Zálešák

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Never say: "How could this get any worse?". Because life will usually show you how.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Being everywhere doesn't always mean being everywhere.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
I remained sane during the last months of school.

Jana Šimeková

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
“When they asked me what I wanted to be I said I didn’t know. "Oh, sure you know," the photographer said. "She wants," said Jay Cee wittily, "to be everything.” ― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Some days, all you can do is just get through that day and that is enough. You don’t and shouldn’t be always happy, even constant happiness can slowly poison you. Being authentic is more than being perfect. You can’t save people, all you can offer them is to be there for them. Knowledge is not about the information you have, but the connections you can make with it.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
I am able to recognize the expectations of others or myself and stand up against them to pursue my own goals. I have confidence in my own ability to create the life that I want and have created a safety net of people who will be there for me when I can’t be there for myself. I can recognize and genuinely appreciate my achievements.

Jasmína Pustaiová

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
What a man can be he must be.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Everyone has a different path to success, whatever success is.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
Becoming more self-aware.

Katarína Oravcová

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Not every day you got to have a dinner.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Overall from the whole experience here, I consider the biggest learning that as an individual it is best for you to be independent.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
My own journey, the things I discovered about myself, the confidence I have gained, the ability to deal with myself and so on.

Katarína Turóciová

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
When all else fails have some snacks and take a nap.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Learning that life will go on anyways, so I might as well try to enjoy it.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
Getting to all the universities that I applied to.

Lea Natália Onuferová

Class of 2022

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Probably understanding myself better.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
Coping. 😉

Lukáš Mikulec

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
"There is no darkness so dense, so menacing, or so difficult that it cannot be overcome by light." —Elder Vern P. Stanfill

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
"To understand the actual world as it is, not as we should wish it to be, is the beginning of wisdom.“ —Bertrand Russell

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
Professional: Running a weekly live broadcast of school assembly for about 1.5 years and setting it all up from scratch.

Personal: Being brave to try new things and let go of old ones that did not serve me anymore.

Lukáš Obermajer

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
"Always in Kaviareň Vták" - Nina Danišová

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Going to Jupiter to get more stupider.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
Taking my spirituality to a whole new level and coming a little bit closer to terms with my existence.

Martin Koleják

Class of 2022

Matej Čačík

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Always give it a shot.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
I have learned that life is about more than just school. It is about living a life with friends and having a positive impact on the world.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
Forming awesome friendships with my classmates and teachers.

Matej Kliment

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
"It is what it is, take it or leave it, but complaining won't change a thing" - Maťo Kliment just now

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
You can achieve anything you want as long as you can picture a clear path to getting there and you're able to break it down into steps small enough to seem possible.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
Finding myself and also getting myself a handful of great friends on the way.

Matúš Leng

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Do or do not. There is no try.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Don't ask for handouts. If you want something, earn it.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
Ran a marathon, gained 10 kilos of muscle mass and won a medal in International Biology Olympiad.

Michael Filip McLean

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Jack of all trades, master of none.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Live your life.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
Winning.

Nhung Nguyen Thi Hong

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Don't wait for things to get easier, simpler, better. Life will always be complicated. Learn to be happy right now. Otherwise, you'll run out of time. - The Intouchables

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
After studying at LEAF Academy for four years, I have learned to be more confident in myself, responsible, and grateful.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
The development of the LEAF Academy's Assembly and helping Metropolitný inštitút Bratislavy to ensure a safer and more inclusive city would be two of my most precious achievements that I am proud of. I am also proud of my personal growth.

Peter Lelkeš

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Onions have layers

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Run

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
Paw chicha paw paw

Rebeka Démuthová

Class of 2022

Simon Puchý

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
If you are going through hell, keep going - Churchill

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
I learned to appreciate the value of friendships and became more open thanks to our community.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
I am happy that I achieved greater self-appreciation after the 2 years spent at the LEAF Academy.

Terézia Jurášová

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Outside in a hurry, inside at peace.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Learn about similarities and embrace the differences.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
Co-founding MEDCON o.z. in which we gather learners with a desire to improve the healthcare system in Slovakia.

Žofia Juricová

Class of 2022

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
The desire to reach the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise and most possible.

What do you consider the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Being around people who are truly, authentically eager to learn is a push towards what one could label as "one's best version of self" that I never expected to be so effective.

What are the most significant achievements that you are proud of so far?
I am proud of managing to stay humble throughout this journey.

Adam Bobocký

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
The cake is a lie.

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Keep your head up.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
Come out of lockdown with learnings and not grievances.

Adam Kučera

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
I sneeze really loud.

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Even when you think you can sneeze really loud, you can sneeze even louder.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
Discovering myself to the extent I have never imagined.

Andrej Hrmo

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
“Veni, vidi, parti” -Bakchus

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?
There is always more to it than just what we see on the surface. Before making judgements or conclusions, strive to learn what is beneath the surface.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
Starting and leading NEuTEČ, o.z. through its first year of existence.

Benedikt Farkaš

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
“Don’t try”.

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Importance of patience and discipline.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
I managed ap calc and physics c.

Benjamin Bush

Class of 2021

Daniel Štefánik

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Fb=mc^2

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
It's not about how much homework you get, it's about how you schedule your time for it.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
World championship in Dubai First Global, playing with bands in many cities in Slovakia.

David Václavík

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
I was never really good at anything except for the ability to learn. - Kanye West

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Being self-sufficient.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
Graduating.

Dominika Jurášová

Class of 2021

Eliška Bohunická

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
"According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way that a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyways. Because bees don't care what humans think is impossible." - Bee Movie

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
1. LEAF Academy navigated my way to a much greater emotional maturity, which was challenged countless times here. Along with the development of my character traits that I can use in my future life to make better choices and live a more meaningful life. I discovered that behind a meaningful life, there are core values that a person upholds. At LEAF Academy, I learned to value people´s character and approach to life. 2. I learned that each person has their own life timeline which is not comparable with any other individual. I also discovered that intelligence is composed of a large number of small components that are mixed up differently in every individual. This makes us unable to compare. 3. I learned how a successful and high-quality school should work, how the approaches and communication differ from what I knew before.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
The ability to slow down in this fast and high-achieving (sometimes pressuring) environment, take a GAP year and give myself time to make a meaningful choice for my future studies.

Emil Hodál

Class of 2021

Emma Miklášová

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
"When in doubt, go to the library." - Hermione Granger

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
I learned how to balance work and relax and how to take care of myself and others. I also learned a lot about studying and teaching, as well as community service.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
I am proud of my academic results and getting into my first-choice university.

Jakub Andrej Filčák

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
"Theoretical violence, not the truth, is the only resource left to us." - Jean Baudrillard

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Engineer your mistakes to maximize learning.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
Organized the second best-rated Model UN conference in the world, represented Slovakia in competitive debate, woke up early enough to have krupicová kaša (several times!)

Jakub Holák

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Takin' my inner child, I'm fighting for custody.

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Even when we fall, the most important thing is how we get up.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
Organizing the MEP conferences.

Jakub Patrik

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
In times of a crisis, the wise build bridges while the foolish build barriers. - Black Panther

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Take it step by step.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
Expanding my intellectual and social circles.

Kamila Krajcová

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
I love men, I think men are the coolest. But you don’t really need them to live. My mom said to me: “You know sweetheart, one day you should settle down and marry a rich man.” And I said: “Mom - I am a rich man”. - Cher

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Don’t let others define you or what you’re worth - you know your value. Anyone else’s opinion doesn’t really matter.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
Probably participating in many theatre plays back in my hometown and being one of the supporting actresses for a show by Česká televize. Also managing completing both of my high schools, and becoming an RA in my Y4.

Karolína Kubíčková

Class of 2021

Klaudia Cisárová

Class of 2021

Kristián Čabala

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
"You never too old to take baby steps" – Capital STEEZ

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
There's something to learn from everyone.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
learning to say no; building many wonderful relationships with classmates and staffulty; teaching assistant program in the STEM Department; being actively engaged with ultimate frisbee & bikes during my studies.

Kristína Horinková

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
“Parties are the nightly ritual of the sophisticated society.”

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
- teamwork is priceless and collaboration takes you further than if you were on your own - spending time exploring what you enjoy is crucial but nothing is definitive: you can always decide differently and reconsider your path, the world is full of infinite opportunities - make sure you slow down in your busy life and see value in what you are doing - you are who you surround yourself with, so choose wisely. the environment you're in affects you more than you realize. also, don't forget that YOU are also part of the environment people create - there's no rush, enjoy your time and have fun - every success is meaningless if your friends aren't around to celebrate with you

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
surviving and staying sane 🙂 production of a short documentary about homelessness, co-founding a civic organization Dobrý Kolektív, leading a development online program Nexteria Lab, hosting and organizing TEDxYouth@Bratislava, organizing Startup Weekend Bratislava, representing Slovakia at an international round of Model European Parliament.

Lucia Čurillová

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Refuse your homeowners’ association. Grow corn on your front lawn.

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
To focus on what you find important, take the most of what you can get from an opportunity, and ask for help.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
Surviving and growing beyond my past, becoming someone I’m happy to be.

Matej Ševčík

Class of 2021

Nguyen Hanh Nguyen

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard." - Tim Notke, a high school basketball coach

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
My most important learning from LEAF is not being afraid to take risks and fail.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
I am proud of my SE - Cánh Diều, a project that aims to reconnect Slovak-Vietnamese children with their root. It has adapted and survived the Covid-19 pandemic, and hopefully will continue to grow in the future.

Nikola Datková

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
"When there is a conflict [of values], the price I usually pay is being unpopular, which can be treated with wine, or by compromising my integrity, which can also be treated by wine."

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
That, strangely enough, the world does not always revolve around me.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
Having written a couple of fairly decent essays, pulling a respectable GPA, laying a steady basis for the TA program in the STEM department, attaining a WR of 53.37% in an online game.

Oskar Lelko

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
“Raise your words, not your voice.” — Rumi

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
I learned that confidence and humility aren't contradictory; they are equally important. We should all listen before we speak, and LEAF has shown me that everyone has a unique experience and perspective to contribute. Growth happens when we learn from each other, and have the courage to express ourselves, too.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
Being able to combine my passions for computer science and politics throughout my studies, getting to join interesting projects with external companies and high schools, serving as RA and TA together with some amazing people... Most importantly, though, I learned that planning for your future is pointless if you never stop to appreciate the small, everyday stuff. I'm proud of all the coffee I drank with my friends.

Ryan Vrábel

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Women love me, fish fear me.

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Mental health is more important than academic success.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
I learned to make vifonka really well.

Samuel Banas

Class of 2021

Terézia Gurová

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
život je lajf

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
The most important thing I learned during my stay at LEAF Academy is to recognize and accept my strengths and weaknesses and to communicate them to others.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
We managed to build a small electric car with our team during EL classes.

Timotej Kopča

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
Carpe diem.

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
Life is a b*tch but it’s always worth living.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
Doing what I enjoy and never giving up.

Veronika Mlčeková

Class of 2021

Vojtěch Kolomazník

Class of 2021

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?
"People you love, they made you who you are. They're still part of you. If you stop being you, that last bit of them that's still around inside, who you are, it's gone." - Glenn Rhee (The Walking Dead)

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy? 
While at school, you'll always find time to hang out with people and make new friends.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of so far?
Learning the snake language - Python

Yelyzaveta Husieva

Class of 2021

Adela Abelovská

Class of 2020

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?

"Food is life, life is food."

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?

I learned that it is important to always look at the actions of people, not at what they say. Eventually, anyone can say anything, but what they do on a daily basis, if they are living by the words that are the key, that is when you see the true character.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of?

I am proud of Belasý Kolibrík, Art exhibitions and dances, friendships that I made over these four years, and also that I made it through these four years without any serious marks on my mental or physical health (trust me this one can by sometimes challenging).

Alexia Benáková

Class of 2020

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?

"Most people become bankrupt through having invested too heavily in the prose of life. To have ruined oneself over poetry is an honor."(Oscar Wilde, 1890)

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?

1. "Knowledge would be fatal. It is the uncertainty that charms one. A mist makes things wonderful." (Oscar Wilde, 1890) We don't ever really know what's going on, and I've fallen in love with that uncertainty. 2. I learned a huge lesson about love. I've become a sort of hippie, with a not-exactly-textbook definition of love. I see love as something you can give endlessly, and I think you can fall in love with anything - a sensation, a feeling, the evening sky or a look somebody throws you. I think at some point I fell in love with humanity. I found out that everyone can be understood if you try hard enough. There is nobody in this world whom I hate, only people I pity. I found out how terribly similar we all are, and to what extent our temperaments are just products of differing uncontrollable circumstances. This means that I never get angry at people. Instead, I ask and listen until I understand where they're coming from. I listen to understand, and from that, the love comes naturally.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of?

I've struggled a lot with confidence, identity and relationships. Now, I think I'm able to stand up for myself more than I ever could, my personality is more my doing than I ever thought it could be, and my relationships are more genuine than they have ever been. That is what I'm proud of.

Andrej Grman

Class of 2020

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?

"One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing." - Socrates

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?

I have learned to seek motivation internally rather than from external rewards, which allows me to act with consistency and purpose.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of?

Leading the school's football team and facilitating powerful bonding moments for LEAF community during our matches.

Andrej Varju

Class of 2020

What is the favorite quote that describes you as a person?

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill

What do you consider as the most important learning from your studies at LEAF Academy?

How to be able to think outside of the box, to be able to look at the different sides of the story as well as preparing for university life.

What are the biggest achievements that you are proud of?

Being part of MEP, getting accepted into my dream University and surviving LEAF Academy.