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The Most Valuable Skill in Finance and Why AI Can't Replicate It A reflection on my internship at Sagard. When I arrived at Sagard, I expected to learn about private equity, fund structures, and how capital gets raised. I did learn those things. But the lesson that stayed with me was different, and it changed how I think about the question my generation asks constantly: which jobs will AI take? What I thought investor relations was Before the internship, if you had asked me w

From June 20th to June 24th, I participated in my Duke of Edinburgh Silver Adventurous Journey in Algonquin Park. The experience began with a two-day practice journey from June 20th to June 21st, which gave my group and me the opportunity to get to know one another, establish our goals, discuss roles and responsibilities, and build confidence before beginning our qualifying journey. Like many of the other participants, I felt nervous about spending five days in the wilderness

Toronto French School | April 2026 Earlier this year, our grade was asked to choose our six IB subjects, which is, more or less, the first formal decision a student makes about what direction their career will take. I had already been thinking about business. But around the same time, I started reading more about AI replacing white-collar jobs: finance, law, business management, even medicine and computer science. The fields I had been considering were the ones the headlines

It wasn't until my teenage years that I truly understood how mental health shapes us, how deeply it influences the decisions we make, the risks we avoid, the emotions we can't always control. I saw it in my friends, my family, and even in myself as struggles with pressure, self-doubt, the weight of expectation, are quite common. They are a lot of what being a teenager actually is. And with that recognition came a harder one: teenagers often navigate these challenges sometimes

On U16 Volleyball Provincials — Toronto, April 2026 The first two days were brutal in a specific way. We weren't being blown out — we were losing by one point. By two. Game after game, set after set, ending in margins so close they almost didn't feel like losses, except that they were. It's a particular kind of pain to play well enough to almost win and still walk off the court having lost. My mom kept reaching for the right thing to say — you played great, it's a team game,

In March 2026, I traveled to Morocco alongside eight other students selected to represent TFS at the AMMUN conference in Rabat. Over the eight days I spent living with a host family, I immersed myself in Moroccan culture by trying traditional foods, visiting local markets, adapting to a different lifestyle, and exploring historical sites. During the first few days, I got to know my host family and experienced authentic Moroccan dishes such as tagine and harira, along with tra

In February 2026, I created Youth Uplift, a website intended to promote charity initiatives to make students aware of the many opportunities available to them to make a difference and to give back to communities in need. The charities I selected to promote on my website are Horizons for Youth , CAMH Sunrise Challenge and Sick Kids Hospital . CAMH Sunrise Challenge was introduced to me last year by my mom and she inspired me to continue to expand my involvement with other or

On June 10th 2025, I embarked on a four-day canoe trip in Algonquin park. This first-time camping adventure pushed me out of my comfort zone and helped me reach new goals I never thought I was capable of. In the week leading up to the trip, I spent hours researching useful tips, what to bring and wear, how to stay warm at night while sleeping outside and even the difference between a bow and stern. My mom and I also went from store to store making sure I had all the necessar

Standing at the shelter with fifteen boxes of clothing and everyday necessities, I was struck by something I had not fully anticipated - a deep and humbling awareness of my own privilege. I have never had to wonder whether I would have a warm place to sleep or the basics i need to get through a day. Many young people my age have never known that certainty. That moment did not make me feel guilty. It made me feel responsible - responsible to keep showing up, to keep noticing,

When I committed to rising with the sunrise for a week, I was not thinking about a fundraising target. I was thinking about the kids around me - teenagers my own age - who wake up every single morning already carrying the weight of anxiety before the day has even begun. Youth anxiety is not a distant statistics. It is in our classrooms, in our friendships, in the silences between people who do not know how to ask for help. I wanted to do something small but real - to show up