TMS Teen Named to Dragon Kim Foundation’s 2022 Fellowship Class
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TMS Teen Named to Dragon Kim Foundation’s 2022 Fellowship Class
Las Vegas resident, Robert Barsel, 16, a tenth grade student at The Meadows School, has been named a member of the 2022 Fellowship Class of the Orange County-based nonprofit – dragonkimfoundation.org – a social entrepreneurship incubator for high school youth.
He will receive three weekends of leadership training and hands-on guidance from mentors from the community, plus a grant of up to $5,000 from the Foundation to implement a social service project in his local community this summer.
Rob’s "Coping Skills for Kids" project is designed to educate elementary, middle, and high school students about healthy coping skills, teaching them to identify and articulate their feelings and employ healthy ways to deal with difficult emotions. He plans to write, illustrate, and publish a workbook for children that teaches them about emotions and prepares them to deal with hard times they may have in life. He also plans to develop a website to offer the workbook to kids everywhere.
"I am thrilled to be selected as a member of the 2022 Fellowship class and look forward to refining and then implementing my project to make a positive impact on my local and hopefully national community," said Rob.
As always, the leadership training, which elsewhere can cost several thousand dollars, is provided for free to each Dragon Fellow. Cumulatively, the projects will benefit thousands of people, including many from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. At the end of the program, the top three teams will present their projects at the annual Dragon Challenge. One team will win additional funding to continue their project.
"We congratulate Rob and sincerely thank all of the students who took their time to submit their wonderfully creative entries to the 2022 Dragon Kim Fellowship Program," said Dragon Kim Foundation Board Chairman Daniel Kim. "We thank our sponsors, mentors, and other supporters for their belief in our program."
"We look forward to another year of helping these teens bring attention to important issues in their communities that need changing, and enabling them to strive to do that," added Grace Tsai, Executive Director for the Foundation.
The Fellowship was founded in 2015 in honor of the late Dragon Kim, a talented young musician, athlete, and scholar who wanted to help others. It has become a seedbed for the next generation of creative thinkers and entrepreneurs who want to create positive change. For more information, visit dragonkimfoundation.org.
He will receive three weekends of leadership training and hands-on guidance from mentors from the community, plus a grant of up to $5,000 from the Foundation to implement a social service project in his local community this summer.
Rob’s "Coping Skills for Kids" project is designed to educate elementary, middle, and high school students about healthy coping skills, teaching them to identify and articulate their feelings and employ healthy ways to deal with difficult emotions. He plans to write, illustrate, and publish a workbook for children that teaches them about emotions and prepares them to deal with hard times they may have in life. He also plans to develop a website to offer the workbook to kids everywhere.
"I am thrilled to be selected as a member of the 2022 Fellowship class and look forward to refining and then implementing my project to make a positive impact on my local and hopefully national community," said Rob.
As always, the leadership training, which elsewhere can cost several thousand dollars, is provided for free to each Dragon Fellow. Cumulatively, the projects will benefit thousands of people, including many from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. At the end of the program, the top three teams will present their projects at the annual Dragon Challenge. One team will win additional funding to continue their project.
"We congratulate Rob and sincerely thank all of the students who took their time to submit their wonderfully creative entries to the 2022 Dragon Kim Fellowship Program," said Dragon Kim Foundation Board Chairman Daniel Kim. "We thank our sponsors, mentors, and other supporters for their belief in our program."
"We look forward to another year of helping these teens bring attention to important issues in their communities that need changing, and enabling them to strive to do that," added Grace Tsai, Executive Director for the Foundation.
The Fellowship was founded in 2015 in honor of the late Dragon Kim, a talented young musician, athlete, and scholar who wanted to help others. It has become a seedbed for the next generation of creative thinkers and entrepreneurs who want to create positive change. For more information, visit dragonkimfoundation.org.
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