Teaching in Boston

I want to run one-off workshops that teach kids (or other age groups) in Boston various skills in a fun, game-based or interactive way. I personally care about this because I grew up pretty insecure and afraid of trying new things, but I'm really grateful to many mentors, friends, and strangers for helping me see how beautiful life can be, and to listen to my heart despite my fears. I really want to provide everyone with an environment that inspires them be confident and hopeful towards the future, and I believe that education is the most fulfilling way for me to do this.

If you'd like to teach with me at some point, we can brainstorm some ideas together. I envision that many of these ideas would also work well for ESP's Splash. Here are a few I've thought about:

• Explaining the basics of transformers in machine learning using LEGOs (different sized shapes represent different dimensions).
• A class explaining the history of the universe
• A class explaining the history of (say, the U.S.) in a skit-based or comic way
• A "collaboration game theory" class where we play multiple rounds of a game, and the winning team can decide on a rule to add to the game, but it has to be approved all of the other teams. One example is in the board game Antematter: some cards let one player take one coin, and the player that played a card take two coins; the point is to negotiate rules that both parties can agree on.
• A "Game of Life" game, where kids could simulate real-world decisions and see how it would affect their own life, relationships, etc. This was inspired by an exhibit in the Perot Museum, where you could grab items representing lifestyle choices (e.g. smoking or marriage) on a touch-screen table, and you would gain or lose a certain amount of your lifespan based on your choices.