Planting Seeds: Educating and Empowering our Youngest Generation

When:
Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025 3:00p -
3:40p

Where:
GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library
700 Boylston St.
Boston, Massachsusetts 02116

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Admission:
FREE

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Categories:
Business & Professional, Lectures & Conferences, Social Good

Event website:
https://www.wgbh.org/events/planting-seeds-educating-and-empowering-our-youngest-generation

Educating children about how they can be engaged citizens and better humans starts long before they cast their first vote. Hear from interdisciplinary education leaders who are leveraging public media as a platform to reach young audiences in transformative ways.


This session will feature:


Moderator:

Seeta Pai, Vice President, Children’s Education & Media

Panelists:

Lisa Guernsey, Senior Director of Education Policy, New America

Sara DeWitt, Senior Vice President & General Manager, PBS KIDS

Neema Avashia, Educator & Author

Merve Lapus, Vice President, Education Outreach & Engagement, Common Sense Media


Opening remarks will be provided by Alberto Vasallo III, President/CEO, El Mundo Boston and Sandra Lopez Burke, Managing Director of Community & Government Relations, GBH.


Please join us for community talks at the GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library. This talk is free and open to the public; limited seating is available on a first come, first serve basis. If you require a seat, we encourage you to arrive before the start time of each event.


Registration is encouraged for this free event.

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