This article is from EF’s Global Student Leaders Summit intern, Katie Curran. The EF Global Student Leaders Summit Internship Program gives high school students a chance to deepen their experience at EF Summits by gaining valuable real-life skills through public speaking, journalism, social media and photography.

On stage at the Davos Congress Center, home of the annual World Economic Forum, Sir Ken Robinson professed, “To discover who you are is the journey all of us have to take.”

While the fast-paced world of education may sometimes seem uncertain, students hold the key to its future. In fact, students are ultimately the driving force behind fostering a creative environment; we as youth should make a conscious effort to apply creative thinking to our everyday lives and transcend conventional academic boundaries.

Sir Ken Robinson, an international leader in the development of education, creativity and innovation, delivered EF’s 2015 Europe Summit keynote. During his speech and student press conference, I was fortunate enough to ask Sir Ken Robinson questions about the future of education and his advice for students. When I asked Sir Ken Robinson what he would tell his high school self, he gave an inspiring response. He underscored the idea that students must channel their individual passions and talents, noting, “I think people often feel that they failed the system and in my experience, it’s more accurate to say that the system failed them… people learn at different paces, they have different strengths and interests.” He continued to say that, “I would reassure my 15 year old self that it’s not me, this is a phase and it gets better… have confidence in yourself.”