WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., Feb. 4, 2010 -- The Program in Teaching at Williams College resumes its public events, a series of luncheons, on Wednesday, Feb. 10.  

All the events are free and open to the public.  Those at noon include lunch, but reservations are requested to Susan.Engel@williams.edu

Omo Moses, executive director and founder of the Young People's Project, will speak at the first luncheon on Feb. 10 at noon in Bronfman Hall, room 105.

The Young People's Project, based in Cambridge, Mass. and founded in 1996, emphasizes math literacy and social change.  It works with high school and college students and uses math as a tool for transformation. The Young People's Project grew out of the Algebra Project, founded by Moses' father.  The Algebra Project sought to help low-income students and students of color achieve the math skills necessary to enter college. The Young People's Project has sites or programs across the country, including Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, New Orleans, and Boston.

Other public events in the Spring Program in Teaching include:

Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 4 p.m. "Changing the System: The Green Dot Project in Los Angeles" with Steve Barr, founder and director.  The event will be held in Bronfman Hall, room 105.

Wednesday, March 10, at noon.  "Being a Principal" with Ben Klompus of BART School.  The event will be held in Bronfman Hall, room 317, and include lunch (by reservation to Susan.Engel@williams.edu

Wednesday, April 7, at noon.  A Roundtable Discussion: What Are Schools Responsible For?  The event will include lunch and be held in Bronfman Hall, room 317.  Reservations are requested to Susan.Engel@williams.edu

The final event will be held Tuesday, April 20 at 7 p.m., in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall.  Josh Viertel, director of Slow Food USA will discuss "School Lunches: Changing What and How Children Eat."

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