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Will Smith

American actor, film producer and pop rapper

He has enjoyed success in music, television and film. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor on the planet. Smith has been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, two Academy Awards, and has won multiple Grammy Awards.

In the late 1980s, Smith achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name The Fresh Prince. In 1990, his popularity increased dramatically when he starred in the popular television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The show ran for nearly six years (1990–1996) on NBC and has been syndicated consistently on various networks since then. In the mid-1990s, Smith transitioned from television to film, and ultimately starred in numerous blockbuster films that received broad box office success. In fact, he is the only actor in history to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million in the domestic box office as well as being the only actor to have eight consecutive films in which he starred open at the #1 spot in the domestic box office tally.

Fourteen of the 19 fiction films he has acted in have accumulated worldwide gross earnings of over $100 million, and 4 of them took in over $500 million in global box office receipts. His most financially successful films have been Bad Boys, Bad Boys II, Independence Day, Men in Black, Men in Black II, I, Robot, The Pursuit of Happyness, I Am Legend, Hancock, Wild Wild West, Enemy of the State, Shark Tale, Hitch and Seven Pounds. He also earned critical praise for his performances in Six Degrees of Separation, Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness, receiving Best Actor Oscar nominations for the latter two.

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New Village Leadership Academy

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A Message from the Founders

Through the generations it has been said that it takes a village to raise a child. We have taken the wisdom and the success of the old and paired this with the creativity and ingenuity of the new to build a village that is replete with all the tools needed to educate the total child.

NVLA embraces and nurtures creativity, individuality, self-expression and diversity. Our student body reflects the ethnic, economic and religious diversity of the world at large, which allows each student’s global perspective to be molded by experience rather than by conjecture. Our students are aware that they are responsible for themselves as individuals, and recognize that they are an integral part of their family, community and the world.

Our students are both thinkers and “doers”, both team members and team leaders. They are aware that they are responsible for themselves as individuals, and recognize that they are an integral part of their family, community and the world. They are thinking individuals who have a thirst for learning and a yearning for discovery. It is the goal of NVLA that these dynamic and self-confident young people become the catalyst for positive change in the very complex global environment of their future.

Based on best educational practices from top educators and theorists, NVLA has crafted (and continues to refine) an environment where academic and personal excellence, respect, effective communication and integrity are essential qualities that serve as benchmarks in creating well-rounded, self-confident and happy individuals. Our faculty, staff and parents are committed to imparting the knowledge and wisdom that lead each student to his/her personal, social and academic best. NVLA is the foundation upon which our students stand to reach their highest potential. Welcome to our website and to the New Village Leadership Academy!

Mission Statement

The New Village Leadership Academy is dedicated to the cultivation of powerful, self-educating leaders - men and women of virtue, wisdom and courage. We are nurturing extraordinary thinkers who are capable of creating healthy, happy, purposeful lives - world citizens who inspire greatness in others and propel humankind toward the greater good.