Nicole Sun | Top 20 Under 20 2025

Age: 17

Nicole Sun joined her junior high debate team to help improve her confidence. It was there she learned the value of good support, which inspired her to start STREAM Education Center. Working with volunteer teachers, STREAM aims to help elementary school students overcome the frustrations of learning a new language and find their own voice. The organization originally connected students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic, but she estimates it has since touched approximately 3,000 students in 17 countries and raised $28,000 in funding. Through STREAM, she created the annual Speed Turn Elementary Math Contest (STEMC) in 2022, which has run in approximately 15 schools with more than 2,000 participants. She’s also an author and her self-published book, Wise Words From a Not-So-Wise Person, is available on Amazon.

“I love what I’m doing, and I’m doing it because I’m passionate about organizing events [and] bringing people together.”