teaching – 华府青年 CYOC

Floating into a Lighter Future (Part 2 – After the Competition)

Author: Conner Gauthier

J.P. Taravella High School, Coral Springs, Florida

AR Cup 2025 Team 8

Moving Mountains

I’ve heard a story about a foolish man trying to move a mountain. The story goes that Yugong decided to move a mountain to make path to his village. Day by day, he worked with his family to move what dirt they could. Little progress was made in moving the mountain. I can tell you that after participating in the 2025 National Youth Airborne Robotics sponsored by the Zhejiang University Alumni Association of the Washington DC area and the Capital Youth Outreach Club, that Engineering and Robotics can seem as challenging as moving a mountain.

Live and Learn: Inspired by the Seniors

By: Sophia Wang

For the past several months, I was participating in the English Club, helping the seniors practice English. While doing this, I was deeply inspired by how open and eager they were to learn. It showed me that growth and learning truly never stop, no matter how old you are.

3D Dreams and Arduino Adventures: A Summer to Remember

By Capital Youth Outreach Club (CYOC) Member: Ruichen Feng

This summer, as members of the Capital Youth Outreach Club (CYOC) and passionate STEM enthusiasts, my friends Evan Chen, George Wang, and I decided to give back to the community by organizing a free STEM enrichment program focused on 3D printing, electric circuits, and Arduino programming. With experience in these areas—mine in 3D design and printing, Evan’s in electronics and programming, and George’s in robotics—we felt confident that we could create a fun and educational experience for younger students. We named it the CYOC Summer Engineering Workshop, and it brought together 15 curious and creative middle schoolers for a week of hands-on learning and innovation.

青春与年华相伴，最长情的陪伴—记华府青年在大华府社区健康服务中心的系列老年活动

作者：Jennifer Zhang

大华府的6月，阳光灿烂，碧空如洗，万物生机勃勃。我们华府青年（Capital Youth Outreach Club, CYOC）倾情参与的、由大华府社区健康服务中心（Chinese American Community Health Services，CACHS）组织的两个系列老年活动项目完美收官！作为一个长期致力于公益性社区健康服务的非营利性社区组织，大华府社区健康服务中心在老年活动项目的组织和策划方面拥有非常丰富的经验。今年，健康服务中心组织的两个大型的系列老年活动，老有所乐和英语俱乐部，都是从1月份开始，历时半年，一直持续到6月份。作为大华府社区健康服务中心的长期友好合作伙伴，华府青年今年继续参与这两个大的社区公益服务项目，在大家的共同努力下，这两个系列活动进展顺利，圆满结束！

CYOC英语俱乐部义工心得

By Chloe Tang

在这短短半年的时间里，每周与CYOC英语俱乐部的爷爷奶奶隔着屏幕相约的时光很美好。大家每周上课早早守候在屏幕前，在学习过程中的认真与坚持深深打动了我。虽然他们一开始在发音和词汇上有困难，网络有时延迟或操作不熟练，但丝毫没有影响他们的学习热情，他们执着的精神令我敬佩。这让我意识到，正像学无止境这一成语中说的这样，学习是不受年龄限制的，活到老学到老。这也成为我坚持担任助教的动力，我放慢语速，一遍又一遍不厌其烦地帮助他们练习发音，拆解单词和词汇的解释来帮助大家更好地理解。与其说是教课，正是类似跨越语言的沟通学习，相互鼓励，让我更加明白倾听与耐心的重要性。最后，祝愿今后CYOC的线上英文俱乐部活动可以越办越好，帮助更多的爷爷奶奶学习英文，成为老年人和年轻人的沟通的桥梁。