Hi, I'm Amalia.

I'm the Director of IT at The Study, an independent school in Montreal where I spend my days building things — infrastructure, educational technology, and curriculum for students from kindergarten to Grade 11.

This site is where I put everything that doesn't fit inside a work doc. Experiments in vibe coding, photos I'm proud of, tutorials I wish had existed when I was learning, and notes on what I'm thinking about.

My first website was created in the early 1990s using HTML (I know. I'm dating myself). Since then, I have been using HTML, CSS, Python amongst many others.

The 42 in the URL is, of course, the answer. I'm still working on the question.

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Amalia
Director of IT · Educator · Maker
  • LocationMontreal, QC
  • Day jobThe Study (K-11 independent school)
  • Built withHTML, CSS, JS, instinct
  • CurrentlyTeaching AI to educators
  • TowelAlways packed ✓
  • Panic levelDon't.
42

In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a supercomputer spends 7.5 million years calculating the answer to life, the universe, and everything. The answer is 42. The problem, of course, is that nobody knows what the question was.

That feels right for a personal website. You build the thing. You figure out what it's for later. The number just happened to be available as a domain.

Lab notes.

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Jun
2026
Conference

ICGS Global Forum

Attending the ICGS Global Forum on Girls' Education in Toronto.

ConferenceEducation
Jun
2026
Conference

CAIS National Leaders Conference

Giving a presentation on exploring the intersection of AI and creativity in school clubs, robotics teams or entrepreneurial programming. Empowering students to lead local action projects, advocacy campaigns or civic literacy initiatives within co-curriculars.

ConferenceEducation
Apr
2026
Update

amalia42.com is live

Built the whole thing in a weekend using vibe coding. Turns out giving yourself no requirements is the fastest way to actually ship something. The starfield was a last-minute addition and is now my favourite part.

MetaWeb dev
Mar
2026
Conference

Global Impact Educators 2026 site shipped

Built the conference site for our annual virtual educator gathering — 13 speakers across 9 countries. Working with ISTE's Global Impact group highly statisfying.The conference takes place on April 18, 2026.

ConferenceEducationWeb dev
Jan
2026
Thinking

Why I started calling it "vibe coding" unironically

Decided to kickstart the year by moving my senior classes into vibe coding. Modelled learning by learning alongside my students.

ProcessCreativity