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September 28, 2026 · Ariel

📚 Back to the Basics: How to Teach in the Age of AI 🤖

What I took from hearing President Konstantinos Tasoulas of Greece at Columbia: why reading, writing, perseverance, and character matter more than ever in the age of AI, and why that is exactly what YouthFund builds.

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September 15, 2026 · Ariel

🌙 Notes from a mentoring kickoff, written on a long day

Reflect, connect, explore. Five mindsets for mentors and mentees, what actually holds a mentoring relationship together, and why neither person has to have everything figured out.

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September 9, 2026 · Ariel

Welcome, Autumn

A new school year is a fresh start you get handed every single time. On reading a whole book before winter, and then discussing it with someone who saw it differently.

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