Immigrant-taught summer school

The World

Reporter Alina Simone tells us about an outdoor educational series being offered this summer in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. Topics include the origins of Islam and thinking like a data scientist. The classes are all taught by immigrants whose day jobs include substitute teaching and baking bread.

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