It has been claimed that there is nothing that 'Sesame Street' can't teach you, if you let it. Therefore it is not a surprise that Seasame Workshop, just like SIBL (see our Money Matters @ Financial Literacy Central), is involved in financial education. In 2002, as reported in Euromoney (October 2003) Merrill Lynch joined forces with Sesame Street to develop a "financial fitness" curriculum aimed at children between the ages of two and six. In 2009 Merrill Lynch announced a commitment of $5 million to Sesame Workshop to launch a global financial literacy program for children. Another timely project was announced in 2013 when a $2 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was given to Sesame Workshop to promote hygiene and sanitation among children and families in high-need areas of Bangladesh, India, and Nigeria.
Kim Raver, an actress (Third Watch, 24 and Grey's Anatomy) once said: "For me, the amazing thing was entering into this amazing world of 'Sesame Street.' We'd be in the kids' room, and there was a door into the soundstage that said '1-2-3 Open Sesame.' I remember pushing that door open and going into this incredible magical world of make-believe. In one episode, I was playing football with Joe Namath." So now it's on to football. Is that a business or what? Did you know that the NFL is a nonprofit 501(c)(6) association? But before we get to this new fascinating topic please come play and discover things you never knew about everyone’s favorite street—Sesame Street. A collaboration of Sesame Workshop and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, brings you this exhibition which gives fans of all ages the opportunity to experience what it’s like to create an episode of the show and get close to their fuzzy and furry friends from the street. Happy muppeting!↧