MathPOWER takes a comprehensive approach to developing both proficiency in advanced mathematics and personal resiliency as vehicles to bring about transformational change in the lives of urban youth.
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Working with Boston Youth to Improve Math Skills and Develop Personal Resiliency
Street Talk, Suite Talk: A Rap Opera About Conflict, Community, and Personal Transformation
Street Talk, Suite Talk has been developed through a collaborative process involving Anna, seven young poet-rappers, seven dancers, composer Jakov Jakoulov, and violinist Mark Berger. Advisors to the project include Anthony Toombs of Project Joy and Robert Macy from the On-Track Initiative, part of the Center for Trauma Psychology.
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Detroit Nonprofit Uses Industrial Scraps for Art Education
Industrial remnants and artistic creation—two things you may not associate with each other that when paired, create a social phenomenon called Arts and Scraps. Arts and Scraps is a nonprofit organization in Detroit’s eastside, a location conducive to acquiring plenty of industrial scrap materials. Arts and Scraps reclaims and reuses materials that would otherwise...
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Reflections, Photos, and Video from NPi’s Community Dialogue on Innovative Youth Programs and Initiatives
Great to see everyone who joined us at NPi’s dialogue on Innovative Youth Programs and Initiatives at Cloud Place in Boston on November 5th. A special thank you to the students from Cloud Place and the Boston Arts Academy for sharing some of their ideas and work with us. For those of you who...
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The Young People’s Project: A Math Literacy Organization Rooted in the Civil Rights Movement
With its roots firmly set in both the American Civil Rights Movement and Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Young People’s Project (YPP) promotes social justice using math literacy. Its programs have spread nationwide, teaching high school students to teach themselves and instilling in college students the value of giving back.
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