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More surprises from our 'Small girl with Big dreams'

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Antonella Massini, from Cambridge College Lima, Peru, 'our Little girl with Big dreams' has also earned the Gold Award in Ar t category and Silver Award in Film category in  2016 Ocean Awareness Student Contest . Congratulations Antonella! Launched in 2011, the Ocean Awareness Student Contest is an interdisciplinary competition that encourages students to think creatively about how humans’ actions impact the health of our oceans and coastal environments. Each year the Ocean Awareness Student Contest is open to eligible middle and high school students from around the world who may submit works in four categories: Art, Poetry, Prose, and Film. The Ocean Awareness Student Contest has awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships to talented students since it began five years ago. The Contest—which received over 2,100 entries from 44 U.S. states and 67 countries in 2016—continues to grow each year, a result of the positive-feedback cycles inherent in a program focused on outreach,

And our ‘Small girl’ has won her ‘Big dreams'

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Luckily, ' The Small girl with Big dreams ', autor of the “ Inspring Letter ”, has finally shown up. Antonella Massini , from Peru , who spends two hours a day giving classes to small childrens, has earned her way to  MIT (Massachusettes Institute of Techonolgy), class of 2021.  Antonella Massini (Photo courtesy:  El Comercio) "It's me again, A.M. I never thought that you would reply to my message, I must admit that it even brought tears to my eyes. I write to you again to tell you that on Pi Day I received amazing news... I was accepted to MIT!!!! Who would have thought that this could be possible?! "And what you say rings true: If you put great effort, passion into a goal, small or large, you will get there one day." Couldn't have said it better. I now realize that those hours studying and learning were worth it, even the time I spent teaching. I didn't tell you before but I love giving classes to small kids. It's surprising how much you can l