Yoni Kurtz

Scholar, Columbia University
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  • United States of America

I am a/an:

Undergraduate Leadership & Research Scholar

University

Columbia University

Laidlaw Cohort Year

2022

Research Topic

History Society & Culture Sport and Exercise

I am from:

United States of America

I speak:

English Hebrew

My hobbies/interests are:

Baseball Basketball Podcasts Politics & current events Reading Skiing Volunteering Writing/blogging

Influencer Of

Topics

Rooms participated in:

Columbia University

Recent Comments

Jun 18, 2023

I've only been in the UK for a week, but I definitely have experienced similar cultural barriers (despite the similarities to the U.S.), especially regarding the the differences in the public education system. Good luck!

Jun 18, 2023

WEEK ONE:

If your project this summer differs from your project last summer, has last summer’s project influenced your project this year, and if so how?  If your project is different, what tools have you developed to help you work on this project?

A:

This past week was my first week in the UK, and I spent it getting acclimated to the country, and beginning my work with the Prince's Teaching Institute. Though my first hands-on/field experience with the non-profit is tomorrow, in my time in the PTI office this past week, I began to see how I might integrate some of the tools I developed last summer into my work this summer. Specifically, I got to use many of the same research and curation skills that I developed doing research last summer to begin creating an organized spreadsheet of potential fundraising events that the PTI might run in 2024. In a similar fashion to my work last summer where I focused on researching the history of youth baseball and its historical role in shaping and developing different visions of American identity, this past week I found myself working together with the other PTI office members to develop programs that might shape the futures of young English and Welsh students.