Matyas Supka
Co-founder Mentor Works one on one with every Navi student, for all twelve sessions.
I was mentored by two older students in debate from the age of eleven, and it was the experience that opened up a world of opportunities outside school. It made me believe in the impact more experienced peers can have when helping younger ones. Navi is built to recreate that effect for more young people.
I am the Czech national debate champion. I founded two debate clubs and have personally worked with over 100 young people aged 7 to 20: coaching, running workshops and giving feedback. I have worked with schools, the Czech national team and an international coaching organization.
I was one of three lead organizers of a national media-literacy olympiad that 30,000 students took part in, responsible mainly for the regional rounds, coordinating schools and teachers.
At seventeen I was elected president of European Youth Grenaa, three times over. With Morris, we grew it from 27 to 180 paying members, the largest local section of European Youth Denmark. I led a board of 32, and managed $28,000+ in public grants directly. I also became the youngest member of the organization's national board.
Now at Amsterdam University College, the honors college of the University of Amsterdam and VU Amsterdam, studying cognitive science.
