Vital Voices Podcast

Voices of Resilience: Sherrie Westin on Sesame Street’s Early Childhood Education

Episode Summary

Vital Voices Board Member Sherrie Westin, President of Social Impact at Sesame Workshop – the nonprofit behind Sesame Street – works to transform early childhood education and ensure kids around the world are equally prepared to learn and grow. Tune in to hear her discuss Sesame Street’s work in ensuring kids identify with the characters they see on screen, how they’re reframing humanitarian response to prioritize early childhood education, and why clear communication is critical in crisis.

Episode Notes

Vital Voices Board Member Sherrie Westin, President of Social Impact at Sesame Workshop – the nonprofit behind Sesame Street – works to transform early childhood education and ensure kids around the world are equally prepared to learn and grow. Tune in to hear her discuss Sesame Street’s work in ensuring kids identify with the characters they see on screen, how they’re reframing humanitarian response to prioritize early childhood education, and why clear, personal and transparent communication is critical in crisis.

 

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Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum. 

Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye. 

Host: Alyse Nelson. 

Music: 

Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod. 

Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.  (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=deliberate+thought.

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