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TEDx Ideas Worth Spreading

April 28, 2026
The legacy continues and TEDx returns to Reynosa!
In 2025, The Oxfordian School launched its first-ever TEDx event in Reynosa. This year, we did it again! This time? At an even bigger stage!
Sharing their experiences with the wider community, here are our students who so gracefully shared their ideas and brought them to the center stage!
Nailea Zoe Aguilar Martínez
Rubén Martínez Pérez
Daisy Grace Rincón Willson
Luis Ángel Mendoza Herrera
Hannah Tamara Zaleta Martínez
Dana Abigail Flores Cruz
Omaly Edilberto Alonso Vargas
Linda Sofia Ríos Mendez
Thank you for joining us on this journey! What began in 2023 as an inspiring opportunity in TEDx McAllen Youth evolved into a new reality, an annual event that allows our Oxfordian students to use their voice and change the world!
We cannot wait for the next one! See you in 2027!
Watch the talks
Every talk from both editions is on the TEDx Talks channel. The 2026 speakers:
- No es empezar, es continuar, Rubén Martínez Pérez
- Lo cierto en lo incierto, Omaly Edilberto Alonso Vargas
- Fracasar no es fallar, Linda Sofía Ríos Méndez
- La vida entre dos mundos, Daisy Grace Rincón Willson
- Sentir no es un error, Nailea Zoe Aguilar Martínez
- Sanar no es fácil, es necesario, Hannah Tamara Zaleta Martínez
- Enemigo interno, Dana Abigail Flores Cruz
- Olvidar lo inolvidable, Luis Ángel Mendoza Herrera
And the speakers from the first edition, in 2025:
- Está bien, no estar bien, Diana Cristina Rodríguez
- El peso de la perfección, Mariana Santa Rosa
- La esperanza, Jorge Alberto Campos
- Hábitos: el camino al éxito, Edwin Islas
- Más allá de las etiquetas, Jorge Antonio Segura
- Miedo a ser feliz, Renata González
- Mi primer adiós: el duelo de una niña, Eleny Arredondo
- El tiempo vuela, Gala Penélope Hernández
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