Adam Weinstein

Los Angeles, CA | 18

2012 Award Recipient

As an outgrowth of the Jewish values of education and tzedaka (helping others) that he learned at home, Adam Weinstein was moved to start Archimedes Learning, a not-for-profit to encourage and stimulate an enthusiasm for math and science in school-aged children. The program provides low-income children in Los Angeles public schools with hands-on, creative, and fun math and science-focused activities. His after-school lessons include creating a submarine out of a water bottle to learn about buoyancy; using paper cups tied together with string to explore how sound travels; and counting M&Ms to understand ratios. Adam’s out-of-the-box thinking has helped students become passionate about subjects that are vital to America’s economic and technological advancement.