Ian has a particular gift with public speaking ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dR6FZd5Iic

I worked with the students in the Science, Technology and Research (STAR) Early College High School program at Brooklyn College. Over the course of 3 days, the students worked collaboratively on a single piece of paper to create an painting based on the concept of "heritage." About 15 students or more worked on each piece, and the work evolved quickly. They presented for their classmates. Afterwards a few recorded these videos with the intent to share them with students in Barbuda. This is Group A. The STAR Early College High School, a collaboration between Brooklyn College and the New York City Department of Education, offers a rigorously challenging, college-enriched curriculum with a science, technology and research theme designed to equip students to transition from high school to college. STAR opened in 2003 in partnership with Brooklyn College and the Gateway lnstitute for Pre-College Education and is one of more than 75 early college high schools in the National Early College Initiative funded in part through the Woodrow Wilson Early College and Gates Education Foundations. STAR accepted its first sixth-grade class in fall 2007 and became a full-service early-college 6-12 program in 2009. The Class of 2007 was STAR's first graduating class, and 98 percent of its members met or exceeded the assessment and state standards for graduation. STAR currently enrolls 446 students who have achieved a 98 percent promotion rate and an attendance rate of 94 percent. Starting in the ninth grade, students have the opportunity to accrue college credits, first through dual credited curses offered at Brooklyn College and culminating in junior- and senior-year experiences where students are enrolled in a variety of freshman college courses with Brooklyn College students. By the end of their senior year, STAR students will have earned 30 or more college credits. They gain real-world experiences through special field investigation trips, summer internships, college tours and science-oriented projects provided through the Gateway lnstitute for Pre-College Education. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQq1eK4zyZc