The College of Magic turns ordinary kids into confident, top-hat wearing magicians

The students, many from marginalized communities, learn to conjure up candy, do card tricks — and face the world with a confident, creative and resilient mindset.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5374x3583+0+0/resize/5374x3583!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F47%2Fe2%2F9fe8cd294f2f8e01cfd1568a33db%2Fmagic-school-2-2.jpg' alt='Lubelo Mthenjana, who's 11, performs a magic trick involving fire during the annual junior magic contest at the College of Magic in Cape Town, South Africa.'/><p>The students, many from marginalized communities, learn to conjure up candy, do card tricks — and face the world with a confident, creative and resilient mindset.</p><p>(Image credit: Tommy Trenchard for NPR)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-149089' />