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Check out the 2024 OST Symposium Workshop Slideshow!
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Math Literacy is a Civil Right
Cambridge STEAM Initiative Interactive OST Symposium Exhibit
OST is a critical and powerful space where young people develop an understanding of their identity. We have the ability to shift the culture around who can “do” math to a culture where everyone feels confident in math and has the power to understand, engage with and create change in the world.
Throughout the week, we invite you to explore our individual and collective math identity through a series of interactive installations. 
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Math is power. Math is everywhere. The news we see, the impact of our votes, the candidates who win elections, the education we have access to, the jobs we get, the people we date. Underneath all of this is a hidden layer of math that few of us see or understand. What would be possible if we all understood how math shapes our society? 
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About the OST Symposium
AFCOST hosts the annual Cambridge OST Symposium which brings together all the members of our OST community, along with community partners, to network, dialogue on our collective practices, look forward into the future about the field of OST, and learn together.
Symposium is designed using a conference-style format, with large and small group events, workshops, and networking opportunities, that creates different spaces where our members have the opportunity to grow professionally and engage in building our OST community.
Symposium enables AFCOST to continue to advance its mission commitment “to convene, support and share innovations with the youth-serving community of Cambridge". It’s an annual event filled with fun and exploration so don’t miss it!
Click here to return to the OST Learning Institute.
Symposium is designed using a conference-style format, with large and small group events, workshops, and networking opportunities, that creates different spaces where our members have the opportunity to grow professionally and engage in building our OST community.
Symposium enables AFCOST to continue to advance its mission commitment “to convene, support and share innovations with the youth-serving community of Cambridge". It’s an annual event filled with fun and exploration so don’t miss it!
Click here to return to the OST Learning Institute.
Symposium History
In 2013, the Agenda for Children created the OST Symposium for the Cambridge out-of-school time community. The Symposium was designed as an opportunity for members of the community to present their passions, interests and best practices to each other in a conference-style format, with large group events, break-out sessions, and networking opportunities. The first Symposium included upwards of twenty-five workshops that engaged over 200 community participants. All presenters were members of the Cambridge OST community, including front line staff, program directors, executives, and Agenda for Children Coaches.
Each year, the Cambridge OST Symposium celebrates our collective OST efforts, knowledge and displays of excellence in serving Cambridge youth and their families. In the spirit of equity, access, and inclusion, Symposium is open to everyone with an interest in participating, including our partners.
Each year, the Cambridge OST Symposium celebrates our collective OST efforts, knowledge and displays of excellence in serving Cambridge youth and their families. In the spirit of equity, access, and inclusion, Symposium is open to everyone with an interest in participating, including our partners.
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Check out the Workshop Rewind for a sample of workshops that have been offered by your peers over the past nine years!
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2023 OST Symposium
November 14th, 15th & 16th
Lesley University
University Hall 1815 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge
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