Logan LaPlante

The Logan LaPlante talks focus on his alternative take to education. The teenage boy aims to make health and happiness the focus of his education, rather than something that happens outside of it. This, alongside with a hacker mindset, make his approach to schooling truly unique. Logan's definition of hacking is about innovating and challenging existing systems to make them better and more effective. The curriculum he developed with his network of friends, family and community organizations weave in his passions of skiing and design, making education a more experiential and interesting undertaking.

Logan LaPlante talks about his do-it-yourself educational approach at conferences, schools and events. His focus is on optimizing not just happiness and health, but creativity, passion and ultimately wisdom. In addition to speaking and being in school, LaPlante also skiis competitively in the Lake Tahoe area.