Sesame Workshop’s CEO Sherrie Rollins Westin joined Jenna Arnold on the Let’s Begin podcast to discuss the power of social-emotional learning and how Sesame’s beloved characters have been helping children develop the skills and resilience to thrive in school and life for over 50 years. Listen to the full episode here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eGBW77R3
Sesame Workshop
Media Production
New York, NY 72,323 followers
Our mission is to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.
About us
Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street which reaches 156 million children across more than 150 countries. The Workshop’s mission is to use the educational power of media to help children everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. Delivered through a variety of platforms, including television programs, digital experiences, books and community engagement, its research-based programs are tailored to the needs of the communities and countries they serve. For more information, visit us at www.sesameworkshop.org.
- Website
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http://www.sesameworkshop.org
External link for Sesame Workshop
- Industry
- Media Production
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1969
- Specialties
- Education, Childen's Media, Production, Outreach, and Non Profit
Locations
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Primary
4th floor
New York, NY 10023, US
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1900 Broadway
New York, NY 10023, US
Employees at Sesame Workshop
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Anshu Gupta
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R. Bruce Connelly
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Todd Slepian
BAFTA Award winning and Emmy Nominated Senior Interactive Producer with over twenty five years experience in Game Design, Product…
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Rebecca J. Chu
Co-Founder @ Moonbeam Literary & Media, Diverse Children's Storytelling Across Publishing, Film, TV and Digital Media | Award-winning Filmmaker |…
Updates
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Elmo and Andrew Garfield shared a heartfelt moment speaking on grief and how sadness can be a gift. Grieving may never completely end, but working through difficult feelings can get easier with time. Find free resources for children and families at m.sesame.org/Grief.
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We were proud to join partners BRAC, International Rescue Committee, and The LEGO Foundation to celebrate the Play to Learn partnership, which has delivered educational media and playful early learning to over 33 million children in 32 countries. We're ready to do more.
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Workshop CEO Sherrie Rollins Westin joined partner World Vision at #Concordia24 to discuss how our WASH UP! and Girl Talk programs teach life-saving health and hygiene lessons and promote gender equity. Watch the conversation here: m.sesame.org/Concordia2024
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Thank you Morgan Stanley and Joan Steinberg for having me at the #WomensLeadershipSummit. I’m honored to carry on Joan Ganz Cooney’s legacy to help children grow stronger, smarter, and kinder. That’s why we’re focused on children and families’ emotional well-being. Explore our resources here: https://lnkd.in/gADfqjpa
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Sesame Workshop is honored to have received two Imagen Awards celebrating the work and passion of Latin American creators, artists, and entertainers. Congratulations to Carmen Osbahr and the rest of the Sesame Street team for this amazing achievement!
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At #CGI2024, Workshop CEO Sherrie Rollins Westin joined Oksana Matiiash, Iván Duque Márquez, and Francine Katsoudas to address how Sesame leverages all forms of media to reach more children around the world, especially those who need it most.
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Imagine a world where every child grows up in a safe, healthy, and stimulating environment. That's the goal of Uburezi Iwacu (Homes and Communities) an initiative from Sesame Workshop and World Vision USA that's striving to meet the needs of children across Rwanda. Through innovative pre-primary and primary education, we're transforming home literacy environments and developing inclusive learning resources for children with disabilities, like videos created in Rwandan sign language (RSL)! #InternationalDayofSignLanguages Click here to watch our full playlist of songs in RSL: m.sesame.org/RSL
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We're proud to announce that Sesame Workshop has received a 2024 IBC Innovation Award in the social impact category for our Watch Play Learn Distribution Hub. The Hub allows aid organizations and government agencies to access and share videos for children in crisis settings. Congratulations to all the amazing team members who helped bring this product to life! Learn more: m.sesame.org/IBC2024