When my parents enrolled me at the British Academy in 2011, they knew it was a gamble, a road less travelled by. After all, this school was roughly 4 years old and barely heard of. Nevertheless, it was the small class sizes and personalized attention that was and continues to be the school’s strongest attribute. At the time I was an overly shy girl, one that rarely participated in class discussion and believed that dyslexia defined who I was. However, it was here, surrounded by some of the world’s most supportive teachers that I blossomed into the charismatic, well-spoken woman I am today.

During my 6 years here, I had teachers who helped me find and develop my strengths, classmates that I’ll never forget and, friendships that will last a lifetime. Looking back, I will always remember when I was voted as Vice-Captain of Cook House. I helped make history when Cook House won Sports Day for the first time. 

The British Academy was my second home. There I learnt what it felt like to be seen, heard and accepted. This was the place I found teachers who believed in me and friends that turned into family. It was the first place where I knew I was enough, all on my own. The most important thing that the British Academy instilled in me was that nothing is truly impossible; no dream is too big to achieve once you are willing to put in the work and passion needed to get there. As a testament to their success, This school may be small, but its capacity for love and success is not, and for that I am grateful that I took the road less traveled by, because that, has made all the difference.

Elizabeth Inkim

Class of 2016