RHS Grad Eve Lescovitz Participates in Exchange Program in Washington, D.C. | Revere Journal

By Melissa Moore-Randall

Revere Excessive Faculty Class of 2020 graduate Eve Lescovitz simply accomplished her first summer season as Program Assistant for The Institute for Coaching and Growth on the College of Massachusetts at Amherst.

“I had the great alternative to spend the summer season with 15 unimaginable worldwide Students of Economics and Enterprise throughout their coaching as a part of the Examine of the US Institutes for Students, a sequence of educational alternate packages sponsored by the US State Division and carried out by ITD. Throughout my time with them, we did every part from touring the Massachusetts Statehouse and the U.S. Capitol, attending a lecture at The Worldwide Financial Fund, bike driving alongside the Potomac, to whitewater rafting alongside the Deerfield River! I’ve lived a million summers all in 6 weeks.”

In response to their web site, The Institute for Coaching and Growth (ITD) is a nonprofit group based mostly in Amherst, Massachusetts devoted to training and inter-cultural alternate. ITD has supported civic engagement, tutorial alternate, youth management, sustainable growth and different precedence areas worldwide by immersing neighborhood leaders, students, professionals, governmental and non-governmental directors in partaking packages from over 100 nations. ITD makes a speciality of short-term tutorial, skilled and youth exchanges.

Eve, the daughter of Wealthy and Diane Lescovitz, attended the A.C. Whelan Elementary and the Susan B Anthony Center Faculties.  She will likely be beginning her junior yr this fall at UMass.  “I’m tremendous excited to return to campus and return to dwelling with and seeing my associates. I will likely be persevering with my work with ITD as their Program Assistant and also will return for my second semester as a Peer Tutor on the faculty’s Studying Useful resource Middle, the place I tutor college students enrolled in introductory degree Spanish and Political Science programs.”

She is pursuing a double main in Political Science and Spanish, and can also be pursuing a certificates in Worldwide Relations. “I selected to additionally pursue Worldwide Relations as a result of after taking the Intro Political Science programs my first semester of freshman yr. I spotted I discovered home politics and the U.S. authorities a bit of boring and loved studying about World Politics and international coverage extra. I like studying about the best way the U.S. interacts with different nations greater than the best way wherein we work together with ourselves, regardless that that may positively be attention-grabbing typically, particularly lately.”

Like so many college students, Eve’s school expertise was negatively impacted by the pandemic. “Since my freshman yr was on-line as a result of pandemic, and my first semester on campus within the Spring of 2021 consisted of us being locked down in our dorms, this previous yr was principally my first full yr of school the place most golf equipment, courses, packages, and actions had been again in full swing. One of many funnest golf equipment I used to be part of this yr was known as Sisters on the Runway, a membership devoted to elevating consciousness for survivors of home violence, the place we host an annual style present and donate the proceeds to survivors.”

“A very powerful factor I used to be part of this yr was known as Umass Ladies Into Management, a extremely selective management program devoted to girls who’re focused on pursuing a profession in public service. All through this system we find out about networking, wage negotiation, interviewing, constructing a powerful resume, and way more. It consisted of weekly courses the place we normally had a visitor speaker, together with native politicians like State Consultant Mindy Domb, or different girls working for non income or different governmental positions. This system concluded with a 3-day lengthy workshop the place we networked with professionals in the private and non-private sectors and attended visitor speeches and panels on management and authorities work. Our keynote speaker was Usha Pitts, the US Chargé d’Affaires of the Bahamas. We additionally had the chance to fulfill former Mayor of Boston Kim Janey, the place she gave a speech and did a Q&A with us over breakfast.”

“After the autumn semester, I will likely be touring to Madrid, Spain to finish a semester overseas on the College of Nebrija the place I’ll proceed to review Spanish from February to Could. I plan to pursue a profession within the international service, so throughout my final yr at UMass I’ll in all probability be making ready to enroll in graduate faculty to proceed my research in international affairs.”

“If it weren’t for the nice training I acquired at Revere Excessive Faculty I wouldn’t be the place I’m at the moment. Mr. Kingston, Mr. Benner, Mr. Fellowes, Mr. Ciccarello, Ms Purkey, and Ms. Casper had been only a few of the a number of academics that helped me navigate not solely being a superb scholar however a superb buddy, teammate, chief, and person-and as a result of pandemic I by no means bought to offer them a correct thanks. My academics had been there for me and my lots of of annoying questions, considerations, tales, and even the drama that got here with being a teen, scared and anxious to see what the world had in retailer for her. I’m grateful for all the nice alternatives and experiences.”