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Organization / Workplace
Greater Philadelphia Area United States
Occupation
Visionary/Developer of Math Corps in Philadelphia at self-employed, public school education
Industry
Education
About
I seek to replicate Math Corps (Detroit) in Philadelphia. Math Corps brings motivated urban youth from the 30% in math achievement to the 90% with 80% of them going to college.
Math Corps has been featured on PBS. Watch Math Corps's 5 minute video at http://www.mathcorps.com.
Living Math Corps for 1 week in the summer of 2009, I understand where its synergy and success come from. I share the core values of its 2 founders--that greatness resides in these kids and that relationships are paramount.
I have implemented every component of Math Corps in 27 years of work experience, but never all together. Developing a non-profit, writing proposals, winning grants, tutoring/mentoring in ...