We are set to teach two rounds of classes this summer. The first is a partnership with YO! Youth Outlook and the San Francisco District Attorney’s office, reaching participants in the Changing the Odds summer journalism program, starting July 21. The second will be with a new group at First […]
Welcome to the new Game Theory Academy website. As we develop our curriculum and business model, we will continue to update alumni, donors and other stakeholders about our work. Thanks for visiting!
This month we completed GTA’s 10-week introductory course with 34 students, two groups at Met West High School and one at First Place for Youth. It was a great way to test the curriculum, class size, and receptivity to the concepts/material. More than 80% of participants said the tools they […]
Last week we began teaching the Game Theory Academy curriculum to seniors at Met West High School in Oakland, Ca. In mid-February we will begin a course for foster youth at First Place for Youth, also in Oakland. Highlights of this first round, and its impact on real-life decisions the […]
Game Theory Academy ED Patricia Johnson was announced as the recipient of the 2008 Witt Internship Award, to run GTA classes at First Place for Youth in 2009. The Witt Award is administered by the Poverty & Race Research Action Council, based in Washington DC.