Linking Voices
Lighting Future
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Growth Club
A year-round program with more than 35 youth-initiated events. In just two hours, participants can:
——Share reflections on selected readings.
——Join community-engagement activities designed and led by youth.
——Take part in peer-led discussions on ideas that matter.
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Featured Projects
Young members discuss what topics they want to explore, decide what information they hope to hear, and invite mentors to share their expertise.
——Reading Club.
——AI & Robotics.
——Data Analysis & Visualization.
——Leadership and public Speaking…
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Think Tank
An initiative fully operated by the VLA Youth Committee:
——Host monthly thematic seminars.
——Design personalized social-research projects.
——Present findings at our Youth Think Tank Forum.
——Support each other to publish our research in journals and websites.
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Engaged with UN
Youth can serve as UN youth delegates — thinking, speaking, and acting on global issues.
——Collaborate with UNESCO and UNICEF on public-service.
——Conduct social research and publish youth-authored reports.
——Grow into global citizens by directly observing and understanding world affairs.
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Parents Salon
VLA‘s parents is a community for learning and growing together. Parents:
——read and discuss books together, exchange insights.
——share real stories, explore real solutions.
——exchange information, coordinate carpools, and support each other in the same neighborhood or community, making it easier to coordinate with the youth.
Voice Linking Association
(VLA)
About VLA
Voice Linking Association (VLA) is a non-profit organization based in Toronto which is dedicated to creating a unique community for youth and families that integrates exploration, interaction, and awakening, redefining the value and direction of education in the AI era.
For youth, this is an immersive growth community. Through diverse experiences such as cross-cultural exchanges, interdisciplinary learning, and debate workshops, young people can transcend classroom boundaries, broaden their international perspectives, and forge skills in expression, critical thinking, and cross-disciplinary innovation—preparing them for future opportunities and challenges.
For families, this is a space for intergenerational integration. VLA creates an interactive environment for shared exploration and cognitive growth, enabling parents and children to evolve together amid the new technological wave. They share the joy of discovery while building the collective capacity to navigate future transformations.
VLA members come from Canada, China, Japan, and the United States, with our primary onsite activity located in Toronto, Canada.
About VLA Youth Committee
The VLA Youth Committee is the primary operational team of the VLA, composed entirely of youth members. Here, young people take the lead: we read classic works in the humanities and social sciences, explore how education evolves in the age of AI, engage in dialogue on global issues, design our own social investigations, write research reports, launch and operate innovative projects, and think critically about what human happiness means in an AI-shaped world.
At VLA, we — the youth — actively re-examine what education should look like in this era of rapid technological change. For us, learning is not just receiving knowledge; it is discovering personal values, connecting technology with humanity, and shaping our own perspectives. While we collaborate with adults as equal partners and invited contributors, we maintain the core belief that human judgement, empathy, and imagination are irreplaceable. Together, we explore how technology can empower good decisions and help young people cultivate meaningful and fulfilling lives.