WHAT: The “Mini Ultimate Block Party,” hosted by global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) and Boston Children’s Museum, is a free hands-on play festival for children ages 2+ and their families, featuring activity stations based on playful learning concepts and designed to demonstrate engaged early childhood education. Children can:
Following the Block Party, HMH and the Museum will host a discussion on the importance of learning through play featuring a panel of experts – researchers, academics, practitioners – who will explore the impact of play on the developing child.
WHO: Expert panelists will be available onsite to discuss playful learning, including:
About Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) is a global learning company dedicated to changing people’s lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. As a leading provider of pre-K–12 education content, services, and cutting-edge technology solutions across a variety of media, HMH enables learning in a changing landscape. HMH is uniquely positioned to create engaging and effective educational content and experiences from early childhood to beyond the classroom. HMH serves more than 50 million students in over 150 countries worldwide, while its award-winning children's books, novels, non-fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout the world. For more information, visit www.hmhco.com. Follow HMH on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
About Boston Children's Museum
Boston Children’s Museum engages children and families in joyful discovery experiences that instill an appreciation of our world, develop foundational skills, and spark a lifelong love of learning. More information about Boston Children’s Museum can be found at www.BostonChildrensMuseum.org. Become a fan of the Museum on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Hours and Admission
The Museum is open daily from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Fridays until 9:00 p.m. Adults, $16, children (1-15) and senior citizens, $16; children under 12 months and Museum members are always free. Fridays 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., all visitors $1.
Contact:
Leah Riviere
Manager, Corporate Communications
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
203-996-5054
leah.riviere@hmhco.com
- Play “Simon Says” with Meagan Fuller, Miss Massachusetts 2015
- Have fun with characters like Curious George, the Man with the Yellow Hat, and Curiosityville’s Pablo
- Build a personal play environment in the Imagination Playground from play advocacy organization KaBOOM!
- Make music by joining a drumming circle led by music education project Grooversity
Following the Block Party, HMH and the Museum will host a discussion on the importance of learning through play featuring a panel of experts – researchers, academics, practitioners – who will explore the impact of play on the developing child.
WHO: Expert panelists will be available onsite to discuss playful learning, including:
- Susan Magsamen, SVP of Early Learning at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Anna Housley Juster, Senior Director of Child Development & Community Engagement at Boston Children's Museum
- Roberta Golinkoff, H. Rodney Sharp Chair in the School of Education at the University of Delaware
- Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Professor of Psychology at Temple University and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution
- 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET: Mini Ultimate Block Party
- 3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. ET: “Simon Says” with Meagan Fuller, Miss Massachusetts 2015 (available for comment)
- 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET: Conversations in Early Learning (expert panel discussion)
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About Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) is a global learning company dedicated to changing people’s lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. As a leading provider of pre-K–12 education content, services, and cutting-edge technology solutions across a variety of media, HMH enables learning in a changing landscape. HMH is uniquely positioned to create engaging and effective educational content and experiences from early childhood to beyond the classroom. HMH serves more than 50 million students in over 150 countries worldwide, while its award-winning children's books, novels, non-fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout the world. For more information, visit www.hmhco.com. Follow HMH on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
About Boston Children's Museum
Boston Children’s Museum engages children and families in joyful discovery experiences that instill an appreciation of our world, develop foundational skills, and spark a lifelong love of learning. More information about Boston Children’s Museum can be found at www.BostonChildrensMuseum.org. Become a fan of the Museum on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Hours and Admission
The Museum is open daily from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Fridays until 9:00 p.m. Adults, $16, children (1-15) and senior citizens, $16; children under 12 months and Museum members are always free. Fridays 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., all visitors $1.
Contact:
Leah Riviere
Manager, Corporate Communications
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
203-996-5054
leah.riviere@hmhco.com