Goldie Duchman

Support junior children with special needs in weekly play, dance, and art activities. Help create a fun, inclusive environment where each child feels supported and engaged.

Lead shabbat programming for children ages 5-11. Responsibilities include parsha discussions, games, storytime, and snack time.

Attended a birthright Israel Volunteer and Study Mission led by the Sacks Herenstein Center at Yeshiva University over winter break

• Work (Paid)
• Post Gap Year

• Community Service (Volunteer)
• Gap Year
• 3 hr/wk 28 wk/yr
• Cared for Blind children with multiple disabilities ages 3-7 once a week

Participant

attended monthly sessions on outreach towards students in secular college campuses. Studied Israeli history to prepare to to navigate difficult conversations about the israel-palestine conflict.

• Work (Paid)
• 12
• Break
• 96 hr/wk, 6 wk/yr
• coached adults with special needs at a mainstream sleepaway camp through Yachad Summer

• Community Service (Volunteer)
• 12
• School
• 5 hr/wk, 36wk/yr
• President; organizing weekly programs in school and community to spread kindness. Activities included visiting people in hospitals, raising charity, helping the disabled community, and visiting old ages homes.

• Community Service (Volunteer)
• 11, 12
• Year
• 2 hr/wk, 52wk/yr
• Delivered weekly shabbat packages to assisted living facilities. Responsibilities include visiting and dancing for the elderly.

• Community Service (Volunteer)
• 11, 12
• Spearheaded planning committee - Responsible for organizing activities and fundraisers for special needs children in a warm and inviting environment. Participated in monthly board meetings to discuss ways of ensuring exciting and fun-filled events for participants.

• Internship
• 12
• School
• 6 hr/wk, 36wk/yr
• Attended bi-weekly meetings, organized speakers and programs for my high school aimed at combating anti-semitism, speaking up for Holocaust education, and promoting Israel advocacy

• Community Service (Volunteer)
• 10, 12
• Year
• 5 hr/wk, 52wk/yr
• Assisted a cancer patient in caring for her 5 children. Responsibilities included bathing, feeding, cleaning, babysitting and homework help.
• Helped an Israeli family staying in Miami for their child in need of multiple organ transplants. Assisted in caring for their three year old twins. Responsibilities include cleaning, reading and playing games with the children.

• Career Oriented
• 12
• School
• 3 hr/wk, 11wk/yr
• Attended a leadership seminar lead by disabled individuals to identify a problem affecting the special-needs community, culminating in carrying out a solution at the University of Miami.

• Work (Paid)
• 11
• Break
• 96 hr/wk, 3 wk/yr
• Worked with special needs adults at a mainstream sleepaway camp.

• Social Justice
• 11
• School
• 6 hr/wk, 36wk/yr
• Created weekly worksheets and programs with scenarios to help raise awareness and prevent gossip/bullying in schools, ultimately spreading kindness.

• Other Club/Activity
• 11
• School
• 8 hr/wk, 21 wk/yr
• Studied the importance of Leadership through 8 pillars by show of Jewish and Secular examples. Gained leadership skills by attending lectures and workshops. Paired with a Female Jewish Orthodox Cardiologist. Taught how she balances being a mother, cardiologist, and advocate for Israel. Researched and presented works aimed at improving public speaking mentoring skills.

• Robotics
• 11
• Break
• 32 hr/wk, 1wk/yr
• Toured numerous startups around Israel and gained skills necessary to understand business concepts and entrepreneurship in STEM