Category: CYOC activities

By Ruichen Feng

Vice President, Capital Youth Outreach Club (CYOC)

From June 29 to July 2, 2026, I had the privilege of serving as a volunteer at the American Bootes Astronomical Society (ABAS) Summer Astronomy Camp, held at Herbert Hoover Middle School in Potomac, Maryland. Representing Capital Youth Outreach Club (CYOC) as its Vice President, I was honored to support this inspiring STEM education program while helping young campers discover the excitement of astronomy and space exploration.

By George Wang, CYOC Member and Engineering Workshop Instructor

Following the success of last year’s Engineering Workshop, my friends Evan Chen, Ruichen Feng, and I returned this summer to organize and teach the CYOC 2026 Summer Engineering Workshop. This is the second year Evan and Ruichen have organized and led this camp, and working closely with them throughout the program has allowed me to learn a great deal from their experience and leadership. Unlike last year, when I only assisted as a guest instructor for one day, this year I served as a full-time instructor, actively involved throughout the entire program in teaching, mentoring students, and troubleshooting engineering challenges alongside Evan and Ruichen.

By Ruichen Feng (CYOC Summer Engineering Workshop Co-Founder & Instructor)

This summer marked my second year serving as an instructor for the CYOC Summer Engineering Workshop. I had the privilege of working alongside the workshop’s founder, Evan Chen, and instructor George Wang. As co-founder of the workshop, my goal, together with our teaching team, was to provide meaningful STEM enrichment opportunities for elementary to middle school students while inspiring them to explore future pathways in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This year, we welcomed 16 middle school and rising middle school students, most of whom had little or no prior experience with engineering, computer-aided design (CAD), electronics, or programming.

By: Grace Yan

2026年6月14日，华府青年（CYOC）与博乐教育（Bole Education Consulting）联合举办“2026美本放榜解析——趋势、冲击与策略”大学申请专题讲座，为广大家庭带来了一场关于美国顶尖大学申请趋势与长期规划的深度分享。

Bella Lee

This was an incredibly insightful and inspiring Zoom session! Hearing firsthand experiences from the five amazing senior speakers gave me a much clearer perspective on the college application journey.

A Dream-Fulfilling Journey of Listening, Questioning, and Growth

Marilyn Zhang

The Greater Washington Area Zhejiang University Alumni Association (ZUAADC) and the Capital Youth Outreach Club (CYOC) successfully hosted the eighth Qiushi Education Forum, bringing together students, parents, and educators for an engaging meeting about education, college preparation, and university admissions. The forum featured five outstanding student speakers who shared their journeys to highly selective universities: Luke Li, who is going to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Albert Lu, who is going to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sophie Huang, who is going to Duke University, Ben Luo, who is going to Emory University Goizueta Business School, and Skylar Xue, who is going to Yale University. These students helped discuss the important steps their younger peers should take to prepare for university, and reflected on their past experiences to help guide future generations towards success.

Marilyn Zhang

浙大求是教育论坛和华府青年成功举办了第八届求是教育论坛。这次活动邀请了五位优秀学生分享他们申请大学的经历。他们是即将进入卡内基梅隆大学的Luke Li、麻省理工学院的Albert Lu、杜克大学的Sophie Huang、埃默里大学Goizueta商学院的Ben Luo，以及耶鲁大学的Skylar Xue。五位学生介绍了自己申请大学的过程，并给学弟学妹们提供了很多建议，帮助大家更好地准备未来的大学申请。

Grace Yan

2026年5月30日，由华盛顿浙江大学校友会（ZUAA-DC）与华府青年（CYOC）联合主办的“求是论坛第23期暨教育论坛第8期”在线成功举行。本次论坛以“榜样分享·启迪未来”为主题，邀请了多位刚刚完成大学申请、即将进入美国顶尖大学就读的优秀高中毕业生，以及资深大学申请顾问，共同分享成长经历、申请心得与未来规划，吸引了100多名学生和家长参加。