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In the evening of September 24, 2022 Saturday (EST), Global Youth Philanthropy plans to organize an online seminar on college application. The event’s title: Navigating the College Application Process While at Home

Feeling overwhelmed by how to help your student select the right college and successfully navigate the admissions process? The college admissions landscape has changed significantly, and it’s important that parents and students stay updated!

This seminar will review the key steps of the college admissions process and the best approach to take for every component that goes into a successful college application.

In addition to gaining invaluable knowledge, attendees will take away topic-specific materials for their future reference.

Event Speaker: Ms. Alex Peruta

Alex Peruta, IEC and Founder of Strategic Academic Success:

Alex Peruta is a seasoned educational consultant (private school, college, and graduate school) and master tutor. Armed with over 15 years of first-hand experience in college prep and the rigorous climate of elite academic institutions, Alex has a unique insight into top-tier academic study and admissions, both at the secondary and university level. Graduating with honors from Williams College with degrees in biology, chemistry and biochemistry, Alexandra went on to work at Yale University School of Medicine studying infectious disease and continued her graduate studies at Harvard University. 

Alex is a member of the Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA), the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), the Association for the Coaching and Tutoring Profession (ACTP), the American College Counseling Association (ACCA), and the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). With Alex’s expert guidance, her students have been successfully admitted to over 500 top colleges and universities. Alex’s extensive STEM background has also prepared her to successfully mentor numerous students in their pursuit of STEM and pre-health careers. With over a decade of consulting and over 30,000 hours of tutoring/educational advising experience, Alex offers a boutique approach to academic consulting that has aided hundreds of students in achieving their academic goals.

To join the event, please scan the QR Code in following poster, fill in the simple registration form, then you will receive the event zoom link zoom

Ryan Tao is an upcoming 5th grader who goes to Bowman Elementary school. While his favorite subject in school is math, he relishes doing pencil sketches and gouache painting in his spare time. He consistently gets much support from his community and wants to give something back to them. He has been learning art for two years from his favorite teacher Cheng from Beijing. His favorite artist is Bob Ross.

 Though he is unsure of what he likes specifically about his type of artwork, he believes that the best aspect that every artist should have if they wish to have a good painting is to practice and concentrate. As a young artist, his artworks were collected in Celebration Art Contest in 2020 and 2021 and displayed at the Lexington Town Hall for three years. “I am proud of my artworks,” he said, “to be selected by the city of Lexington.”

 The artwork that he submitted consists of two cats who have a strong affection which each other, but they cannot physically see each other due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. The artist hopes that the two cats will live happily with each other when the pandemic ends. He desires the artwork to illustrate two qualities: peace and love. Ryan is currently working on 3D fruit designs and has big plans in the future to share more of his artworks for the community to see. He is very grateful for how encouraging his community is to him and wishes everyone who sees his artwork will be more peaceful and, in his own words, have a “lovely mind.”

Q1, What is your name?

 I am Ryan Tao.

Q2, What grade are you in, and what school do you attend? Any favorite school subjects?

 I am going to 5th grade. I go to Bowman Elementary, and my favorite subject is math.

Q3, What is your favorite type of art? Other hobbies?

 I like pencil sketching and enjoy gwash painting.

Q4, How long have you been learning? Any favorite art teacher?

 I have been learning with my favorite teacher Chen from Beijing, for two years.

Q5, Any prizes, honors, or proud moments you want to share?

 My artworks were collected into Celebration Art in 2020 and 2021 and get high manors in 2021. I am proud of my artworks have been selected by the city of Lexington to show up in the town center for three years.

Q6, what do you like about your type of art in general?

 I am not sure.

Q7, Who is your favorite artist?

 Bob Ross

Q8, What points or aspects do you believe a good artwork should have?

 Practice and concentration

Q9, Do you mind describing the artwork you submitted or want to submit? Any sparkling moment in conception? What do you want to display? Any unique design of color or others? What kind of feeling does this artwork convey?

 The artwork submitted to the central library is about two cats who love each other but can not see each other because of the Corvid 19. When Corvid 19 ended, they were happy living together.

Q10, Why do you want to submit this artwork for this event?

 Peace of mind because it’s about peace and love.

Q11, Do you get any positive or critical feedback on this artwork? How would you respond? Which part would you wish to work on more?

 Yes, thanks to everyone for supporting me. I would like to support my artwork back to the community.

Q12, Any other artwork you are working on right now and any big plans in the future?

 I am working on the 3D fruit change to design. I would like to share my artwork with the whole community. I wish everyone saw my artwork to get a peaceful and lovely mind.

As reported by Evan Yifan Ding of Boston Latin School

As a part of the Global Youth Philanthropy (GYP) 2022 Students Art Show, we are currently accepting new applications for Online Art Show.

Our 2022 Students Art Show includes an online show and on-site shows in Boston Central Library, Brookline Library, and Jamaica Plain Branch Library

1), Themes of 2022 Students Art Show: Healthy-Community- Family

2),  Our Art Show is for all students aged 5 to 18,

3),  Possible Online Art Show Venues:
GYP Website:  http://globalyouthphilanthropy.org and its social media
                     https://artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/                    
                     https://www.artsonia.com

4),  Duration of online Show: September to December of 2022

5) Online Show includes digital publishing of the artwork and young artists’ introductions on the E-book of “GYP 2022 Yearbook”. GYP will formally publish its E-book title “GYP 2022 Yearbook” in the fall of 2022.  This E-book will be published with The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) ）of：[979-8-9868009-1-2]. Our book will be collected in major public libraries in the USA.

6),   $20 registration fee for student artists in Online Art Show 

7),   Please scan the QR Code in the following picture and fill in the application. Please send the photo of your art work to us at <info@globalyouthphilanthropy.org>, please write the artist name and art work introduction.  Contact us by the same email for any questions and inquiries.

For more information about our on-site art show in the Boston area, please read our previous postings:

2022 GYP Art Show has started

GYP 1st Art Show Celebration in Boston Central Library

On evening of August 5, 2022, Global Youth Philanthropy organized an online students seminar in title of “Races, Education and more”. Theresa Fu, GYP Intercultural Symposium Committee Co-President , hosted the event and four high school students, Darvensky Daniel，Chandu Christopher，Melika Mostafavi and  Caroline Song , participated the symposium as the panelists. These four students are also in GYP-YEE (Boston city government sponsored Youth Engagement and Employment) program. That event was the number 11 GYP international students forum event.

Although all four students’ panelists are all from the high schools in the large Boston area, but they have the diversified backgrounds. Their family heritage backgrounds include Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago,Iran and China.

 This seminar discussed the many struggles people go through due to their ethnicity, religious beliefs, race, and more within the United States. This could be an eye opener for many people who do not experience discrimination to learn about the struggle that others are subjected to. The panelists went on to speak about topics such as the effects of growing up with a different background, how different schools can have an impact on this, some harmful stereotypes that are attached to minorities, and more, going into personal details about experiences they have gone through.

The panelists all had different experiences, and all came from different backgrounds. This allows for a more diverse conversation regarding the panelists’ experiences and thoughts. For example, while nearly all of the panelists experienced stereotyping and discrimination, they all had different thoughts about it. Caroline speaks about the stereotype that all Asians are naturally smart and finds it concerning that these stereotypes can bleed through to families for generations. Melika speaks about the stereotype that Islamic/Arab people are terrorists and finds it odd that people say that in person and not just online. Darvensky speaks about the stereotype that black people have higher physical capabilities than others and responds to this with a shock that people can bring themselves to say it to someone’s face. 

All of these panelists have their own unique experiences in regard to their culture, both positive and negative. For example, Caroline and Melika both had positive experiences in regards to other people attempting to speak their(Caroline and Melika’s) native languages, and Darvensky and Chandu both had negative or at least odd experiences in regards to how they were being treated in school. Listening to these panelists speak about the different aspects of being different in a country where being different is not always appreciated can be an eye opener for those who are not discriminated against and allows those people to see into the positive and negative aspects of their lives of others in order to improve themselves and how they may treat others.

Please visit GYP Youtube channel to watch the video of this seminar and please send your comments and feedback to us by email at <info@globalyouthphilanthropy.org>

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Amy’s data science club was founded in her sophomore year of high school and has been going strong ever since.

Amy began this club because she believed that “data science is a buzzword, and AI is very big right now.” Although there has been lots of news around the topic, “lots of high schoolers are not sure about the topic and that they don’t have many resources.” Amy’s goal for this data science club was to promote outreach in data science because not many people are aware of the opportunities and resources that those high schoolers needed to excel in data science.

Amy first got into data science when she attended a Stanford summer camp in her freshman year of high school. The camp was an intro to data science. She says that “data science is a big part of AI and that it is a very difficult thing to learn.” To help her, she tools many classes that would help her with data science, such as AP Statistics and Computer Science courses, and even though they were challenging classes because she was so passionate about the topic, they ended up helping her become very familiar in data science and also helped a lot with her data science club in school.

When asked about what the most challenging part about running her school club was, she said the hardest part was how to get the club’s feet off the ground. The club started with ten members, but she was helped a lot by her close friends. They helped by attending her club and spreading the word about the club to raise its awareness. Then the club started to grow, and now there are about 50 participants. And since the data science club is getting bigger, they decided to branch into many different data science topics. For example, many students were interested in sports, so they branched off into a sports data science branch that mainly focused on sports analytics.

A typical day in Amy’s club would always vary because there are many things to do. Each day the club would do a presentation, and workshops, give lectures, give data science concepts, and even have speakers or researchers to help speak at the club. Some of those speakers come from prestigious universities such as Yale.

One example of a project that they have done in the data science club is that they made a course calculator, which is a calculator that estimates the amount of time you will spend on homework and projects for whichever class you take. And this calculator information is based on tons of surveys sent out by the club to determine the amount of time it takes for each high school course.

Amy’s favorite part of her data science club is seeing how so many people are passionate about a topic that she is also passionate about and seeing how so many people are connecting and growing through data science. Amy’s friends and family also played a huge role in this club because Amy’s friends would always have her back; if she were ever sick, they would fill in for her, her friends would always help her promote her club, and they were always there for her when they needed support.

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Joseph Du is a rising third grader from New Jersey. At the young age of 2 years old, he began his art journey by drawing balloons. A year later, he began attending art classes, and his passion for art has only increased. Joseph tells me, “I think art is fun. It brings me satisfaction and peace when I am drawing or doing crafts.” Because he thinks art makes the world look far better, he also enjoys visiting art museums with his parents to immerse himself in various pieces of artwork from different times and cultures. These pieces have taught him that there is no limit to one’s artistic expression in the world of art.

When asked about his artwork, Joseph tells me that he had help from his teacher to design this piece. Overall, it took a month to complete the drawing portion. Because he loves his work so much, he admits that he was hesitant to give it out but ultimately decided that he wanted people to see his artwork and love it as much as he does.

The theme his artwork represents is Peace and Hope. He included the powerful waves because one of his favorite activities is going to the beach with his family. He reflects, “I love standing at the shore and feeling the waves on my feet. It makes me feel at peace.” The sunflowers in this picture represent the warmth of sunlight and the hope it brings humanity. Joseph has a beautiful hope that this piece inspires people, although vastly different, to strive to build a better community that embraces differences.

Lastly, Joseph would like to thank his art teachers and event volunteers.

On August 13, Saturday evening (EST) at 8:00 pm, Global Youth Philanthropy will host an online seminar on “Coding-app-Social Service.” Darvensky Daniel will share his experiences running a coding club in high school and his experiences making apps and serving special needs groups.

Dar is a high school student in Noble and Greenough, a private high school in the Boston area.

Here is his own self-introduction:

Hi, I’m Darvensky Daniel; I’ll be a senior at Noble and Greenough this upcoming year. I’m passionate about coding and track and field. I founded the Coding Club at my school during my Sophomore year and have done many projects and events involving my community. I started track and field Freshman year and currently participate in multiple events: 100m dash, Long Jump, Javelin, and Discus. There are other hobbies I enjoy, such as guitar, puzzles, and being active.

Here is the zoom link for this event, and everyone is welcome to join:

Global Youth Philanthropy is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Dar-Coding App seminar

Time: Aug 13, 2022, 08:00 PM Eastern Time (the US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82938891451?pwd=czFZNlJQaXc0TmtiM2tKbVc4R250UT09

Meeting ID: 829 3889 1451

Passcode: 989861

Andrew and Caroline are both freshmen in high school. Their duty is to read to younger students for whom English is not their first language. Andrew and Caroline dedicate their time to be able to help younger students with their reading comprehension and understanding of the English language.

This is Caroline’s second year in the program and Andrew’s first year in the program. Caroline and Andrew both enjoy this program because they can do what they love, which is to help out younger students. Despite being full-time students, they are able to fully dedicate themselves to this program on top of their schoolwork.

A typical day at this program would be a half-hour class every week. They start by going over the class’s agenda, and afterward, Caroline and Andrew take turns reading to the students. And finally, after their reading, the teachers and students engage in conversation, and the students are asked comprehension questions for them to try to answer.

The student-to-teacher ratio is about 1 teacher to about 5 students.

Andrew and Caroline both agree that from the moment they first started teaching to now, they have seen a lot of growth in the students they teach. They talk about how more students are showing up to their classes, and the students are starting to come out of their shells. This means that they participate more often and get more comfortable talking to the class. They also talk about how they see that the students are more engaged in their class and how enthusiastic they are about it as well.

Over time, the student’s reading levels have improved too. Caroline and Andrew talk about how they first started out with short stories, but now they are reading full-fledged novels. For example, they are currently reading The Hatchet, an advanced book, and they have also read books like Charlotte’s Web.

Even though the classes have been going well, there are also challenges. Students are sometimes nervous about participating, and being online introduces technical difficulties.  Despite the challenges, after a few weeks of classes, the class has become more comfortable with each other, and students are more eager to participate and share what they think. Because they are all reading very advanced books, sometimes the vocabulary and grammar are challenging for the students to understand, but they are all able to work together and understand it.

Now, it’s not only the students who are shy; Caroline talks about how she is also a shy person. She joined this program because she wanted to improve her public speaking skills and used this program to help her with that. But now, as time goes by, she is very comfortable with her class and is able to speak with them confidently.

When asked how family and friends have supported them, Andrew and Caroline talked about how their family helped them find this fantastic opportunity to help these students.

Andrew and Caroline joined because they are passionate about helping younger students improve their English skills and reading comprehension. Andrew talked about how he wanted to do this because he puts himself in his students’ shoes. He takes Spanish in school, and because Spanish is not his primary language, learning it was a bit challenging for him. So Andrew did this to help students like him with a language they are unfamiliar with. They both want the best for their students and want them to succeed, and they want to be able to make an impact on the younger students and become role models for them and students to come.

On July 30, Saturday,  a group of GYP students and their families gathered in Teen Central of Boston Central Library to celebrate the first stage of the 2022 GYP Students’ Art Show.

 The young artists,  their families,  and some visitors could admire the display of artwork.   A few young artists received GYP Certificates of 2022 Art Show Participation and shared his or her art creation ideas,  learning experiences, and expectation for the future. 

GYP Art & Philanthropy Students Committee Co-President Andrew Zheng hosted this event.  Student artists:  Andrew Zheng, Ethan Tian,  Ryan Tao,  Joseph Du,  David Yang,  Lucy Zhang, Sean Zheng.  Considering over 30 student artists in this year’s on-site show,  the size of our celebration group is small, and many artists must share their experiences online and in other forms.

Teen Central librarian Maty Cropley joined our event and shared her experiences supporting young students in this library.

We want to thank every artist and family for creating inspiring artwork and donating your pieces.  Special thanks to Maty, who has been very supportive in the whole art show preparation,  and thanks to Joseph Du’s family, that traveled from New Jersey to Boston for this event. 

The 2nd stage of the 2022 GYP Art Show will start in Brookline Central library soon.

Global Youth Philanthropy launches its new US History class in the summer of 2022. The class is scheduled to start in the middle of August and runs eight sessions in total.

In this US History class, we will cover various topics in the US from the 1600s to the modern days, such as the American Revolution, Western Expansion, Civil War, etc. Each class will include an informative slideshow and activities to improve students’ understanding further. Each student should be prepared to select a topic relating to US History and prepare to make a short presentation or short essay. Presentations or essays will be shared in the last class. 

Prerequisites: None

Week 1 – Native Americans

Week 2 – Colonial America

Week 3 – The American Revolution

Week 4 – The American Civil War           

Week 5 – Westward Expansion

Week 6 – The Great Depression

Week 7 – Civil Rights Movement

Week 8 – Students’ presentations and current event discussion

Teacher: Kevin Wang

 My name is Kevin Wang, and I’m a rising sophomore at the Boston Latin School. I co-founded the history club at my school and competed in the history bowl with my teammates. In my free time, I like to listen to music and read.

To register for this class, please scan the QR Code on the following poster, and fill in the online registration form