Near Peer Pedagogies for Culturally Sustaining Computer Science and Mathematics

Posted by  Cliff Freeman  September 19, 2023 11:52 AM

Journal of Computer Science Integration, Volume: 6 Issue: 1
Authors: Cliff Freeman, Eli Tucker-Raymond, Juan Gutierrez

In this study, College STEM Literacy Workers act as co-teachers in 9th and 10th grade classrooms alongside mathematics teachers as they both learn to integrate a 30-hour integrated computer science/mathematics curriculum. As part of the curriculum for educator learning, we adapted the Algebra Project’s “Model of Excellence” for culturally relevant-sustaining pedagogies.

YPP Heads Back To School!

Posted by  The Young People's Project  September 05, 2023 08:44 AM

As our summer comes to a close, hear how YPP's Summer Math and Computational Thinking Labs have helped to prepare the Math Literacy Workers in Cambridge for a stellar 2023-24 School Year!

7th Annual National Flagway Tournament!

Posted by  The Young People's Project  May 22, 2023 08:00 AM

The Young People's Project would like to send a special thank you to all the teams, coaches, team coordinators, volunteers, partners, staff, parents, teachers, schools, spectators, visitors, and donors who helped to make this year’s 7th Annual National Flagway Tournament a success!  

Happy New Year 2023!

Posted by  The Young People's Project  January 01, 2023 12:01 AM

Thank you for being part of YPP’s giving community.  Your financial support enables our resilience to continue forging a path to ensure math literacy and a high quality education for children who have been and are being intentionally left behind.  As 2022 comes to a close, we are celebrating where we are and strategically planning for the future. 

"We've come a long way to be together, you and me." 

- Sweet Honey In The Rock

2022 Program Highlight: Putnam Ave Upper School

Posted by  The Young People's Project  December 29, 2022 09:00 AM

At YPP we love to share success stories!  We are proud to share the success that YPP students at Putnam Ave Upper School (PAUS) have recently experienced.

Happy New Year 2021!

Posted by  Davidson Guerrier  December 31, 2020 12:00 AM

Happy New Year! We hope that you and your family are well and that you continue to thrive and persevere through these difficult times.

We want to thank you for being part of YPP’s giving community. Your financial and moral support is integral to YPPs work, it’s mission, and success. Davidson, Shuhana, Shawn and the entire YPP family, are grateful for any support you are able to give as we close out 2020 and welcome in 2021!

2020 Year in Review

Posted by  Arianna Gaston  December 15, 2020 07:43 PM

“YPP is a collaborative work space that enables students, teens, and young adults to create spaces for their voices to be heard, where they have control over their learning and their leadership, allowing them to make a path for their own success!”

"We'd like to share some highlights from 2020 -- a few milestones that make us feel good about our progress this year"

~ Arianna Gaston, Senior MLW, YPP

September 24, 2020 :: Fall eNewsletter

Posted by  The Young People's Project  September 24, 2020 05:20 PM

We hope that you and your family are doing well in these trying times. As many of your own lives have been upended by the Coronavirus crisis, YPP as well has been working to adjust our work to safely continue to serve our students in our communities and pursue our mission to improve the outcomes of youth, through the catalyst of STEM literacy.

This summer we learned a lot about how our work can continue to grow and to evolve -- we’d like to share some highlights of this journey with you (below.)  As we move into the Fall 2020-21 school year, in all of its forms, we hope to take these lessons forward and look forward to serving our students and sharing updates with you along the way!

Virtual Town Hall: Quality Education as a Constitutional Right

Posted by  The Young People's Project  July 11, 2020 09:30 AM

A conversation hosted by The Algebra Project, the SNCC Legacy Project, Teaching for Change, and XQ Institute moderated by B.J. Walker.  Co-Sponsored (in part) by The Young People's Project.

May 5, 2020 :: Spring eNewsletter

Posted by  The Young People's Project  May 05, 2020 05:15 PM

We hope you are staying safe during these unprecedented times. Here at YPP we have been working to adapt our teaching, learning and organizing to accommodate the numerous and often changing circumstances as a result of the global response to the COVID19 epidemic.

Below are some highlights of what we have been up to and what we are looking forward to!

Additionally, we urge you on this special #GivingTuesdayNow, to consider a donation to YPP (or another organization that you care about in your community.) 

We join the Giving Tuesday movement in our belief that generosity has the power to unite and heal communities in good times and bad. A global threat like COVID-19 touches every person on the planet, and it presents an opportunity to come together as a global community.  Let’s come together to create a wave of generosity, citizen engagement, action from business and philanthropy, and support for communities and nonprofits around the world.