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  Sesame Workshop and Warner Bros. Consumer Products Enter Long-Term Partnership For Sesame Brand In China
Sesame Workshop is a nonprofit, educational organization making a meaningful difference in children's lives around the world.
Today, the Workshop continues to innovate on behalf of children in 120 countries, using its proprietary research methodology to ensure its programs and products are engaging and enriching.
These are among many Workshop endeavors recognized for their deep understanding of children's developmental needs and the most effective ways to address them.
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  Sesame Workshop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop (or CTW), is a non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's programs that have run on public broadcasting around the world (including PBS in the United States), as well as Noggin.
Currently, Sesame Workshop owns a stake in the digital cable network PBS Kids Sprout, along with Comcast, PBS, and HIT Entertainment.
The CTW name was changed to Sesame Workshop in 2000 to reflect the company's reach into new media and capitalize on the worldwide recognition provided by the Sesame Street name.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sesame_Workshop   (455 words)

  
 On a Mission - Sesame Workshop's new global marketing strategy aims to educate consumers about the mission of the ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sesame Workshop's new global marketing strategy aims to educate consumers about the mission of the organization behind hit series Sesame Street-and further build the global brand.
In addition, Sesame Workshop strives to deliver the right programming in the right territories; monies can be utilized to research the wants and needs of and address the issues facing children in South Africa, for example.
The global reach of Sesame Workshop's efforts span the U.S. to South Africa, Egypt, China, Russia, and the Middle East.
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 Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop, is the nonprofit educational organization behind the television program Sesame Street, now shown and translated in 120 countries.
The Workshop launched a learning revolution when it created Sesame Street 33 seasons ago, and continues to break new ground with children's media such as Dragon Tales and Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat that are as engaging as educational.
Sesame Workshop is primarily a Novell shop for internal operations file and print as well as desktop management through ZenWorks.
www.netvision.com /new/us_sesameworkshop.html   (810 words)

  
 Sesame Workshop Case Study - NetVision
Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop, is the non-profit educational organization behind the television program Sesame Street.
Sesame Workshop NetWare administrator Noah Broadwater noticed that changes are oftenmade to information and systems without anyone knowing.
Sesame Workshop places production scripts and shared data in on a portal server for access by co- production companies.
www.seenetvision.com /customers/case-studies/sesame-workshop.html   (526 words)

  
 Harvard Gazette: At the corner of 'Sesame Street and Appian Way, HGSE, Sesame Workshop announce collaboration
Despite the monster's promises to HGSE Dean Ellen Lagemann that the Harvard School of Grover would be "cute, fuzzy, and very educational," and that its medicine curriculum would include such advanced concepts as "the knee bone is connected to the shin bone," Lagemann rejected Grover's educational proposal.
Instead, she and Sesame Workshop President and CEO Gary Knell - with help from "Professor" Grover - announced a new collaboration that will focus on how electronic media can create powerful educational methods for children between the ages of 6 and 9.
At its core is a new course "Informal Learning for Children," taught by lecturer in education Joseph Blatt - with frequent lectures by visiting Sesame Workshop executives, and a Web-based bulletin board that aims to link HGSE students with research projects at Sesame Workshop.
www.news.harvard.edu /gazette/2005/02.10/16-sesame.html   (704 words)

  
 Indiantelevision.com's Kidology: Wal-Mart, Sesame Workshop partner on military families outreach project in the US   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sesame Workshop will develop an outreach project to help young children of the United States Armed Services, National Guard and Reserves deal with the various stresses of military life.
Sesame Workshop will produce and distribute 125,000 of these kits at no cost to schools, child care programs, family support centers and other organisations serving the needs of military families.
Sesame Workshop president and CEO Gary E Knell said, “Sesame Workshop has never turned away from the tough issues affecting children.
www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k6/jan/jan209.htm   (593 words)

  
 Miditech is production partner for Sesame Workshop | Televisionpoint.com News
Sesame Workshop is a nonprofit educational organization making a meaningful difference in children's lives around the world.
Today, the Workshop continues to innovate on behalf of children in 120 countries, using its proprietary research methodology to ensure its programs and products are engaging and enriching.
Sesame Workshop is behind award-winning programs like Dragon Tales and Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat, Pinky Dinky Doo and ground breaking multimedia productions in South Africa, Egypt and Russia.
www.televisionpoint.com /news/newsfullstory.php?id=1128130190   (496 words)

  
 SESAME STREET FACTS AND INFORMATION
''Sesame Street'' is produced in the United States by Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop (CTW).
The brownstone architecture of ''Sesame Street'', a fictional neighborhood in New York City, as well as the concept of neighbors from different backgrounds living in the same area and sharing their life experiences, is based on a neighborhood in Brooklyn called Brooklyn Heights, where the creators of ''Sesame Street'' lived when the show began.
In 2005, Sesame Workshop had sent a Letter to the satirical website, I-Mockery, that was a response to their review of the pornographic ROM Hack, Ernie and the Muppets Take It All Off.
www.witwib.com /Sesame_Street   (4455 words)

  
 Sesame Workshop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Sesame Workshop is a non-profit educational association that began in 1968 and founded the Children's Television Workshop.
The mission of the organization is to educate and prepare children for the future, “The workshop is committed to the principle that all children deserve a chance to learn and grow; to be prepared for school; to better understand the world and each other; to think, dream and discover; to reach their highest potential.” (http://www.sesameworkshop.org).
The campaign was launched during Sesame Streets 36th season as a response to the national childhood obesity epidemic.
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 Nickelodeon acquires Sesame Workshop's interest in Noggin - Muppet Central Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Nickelodeon and Sesame Workshop have signed an agreement in which Nickelodeon has acquired Sesame Workshop’s 50% interest in Noggin, pending customary regulatory approvals, it was announced today by Tom Freston, Chairman, MTV Networks.
Sesame Workshop is a not-for-profit educational organization that stands alone in its ability to creatively help meet major educational and developmental needs that affect children around the world.
Sesame Workshop said it cashed out of the venture to help pay for last year's acquisition of the Sesame Street Muppets characters from German media firm EM.TV and Merchandising AG.
forum.muppetcentral.com /showthread.php?t=1680   (1715 words)

  
 Network for Good :: Search for a Charity
Sesame Workshop's mission is to create innovative, engaging content that maximizes the educational power of media, helping all children reach their highest potential.
The Workshop is committed to the principle that all children deserve a chance to learn and grow; to be prepared for school; to better understand the world and each other; to think; to dream and discover; to reach their highest potential.
Sesame Workshop uses Sesame Street and local adaptations around the world to help children develop the skills that challenge stereotypes and dispel ignorance, skills that contribute to sustaining peace in today's increasingly complex world.
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 New Sesame site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The second SESAME Workshop on Structural Molecular Biology (SMB), another in the series of workshops aimed at developing the scientific program for SESAME, [see www.sesame.org.jo] was held on December 6-7, 2000 at the Holiday Inn in Nicosia Cyprus.
As SESAME becomes a reality it is expected to be a catalyst for the creation of facilities and other infrastructure developments in all member countries.
At the Cyprus workshop scientists from several SESAME member countries learned that some of them had the capability to produce proteins whose structures could be determined by others.
www.sesame.org.jo /publication/SRNewsDec62000.aspx   (912 words)

  
 UCP: Special Olympics and Sesame Workshop Partner To Show That Children with Mental Retardation Can Lead Active, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Anchorage, AK — Special Olympics and Sesame Workshop announced today a multi-year partnership that will help increase acceptance of children with mental retardation around the world and help them reach their highest potential.
Sesame Street’s walkaround Elmo visited Special Olympics Town and was greeted by children of the Anchorage community.
Sesame Workshop, a not-for-profit educational organization, creates innovative and engaging content to help all children reach their highest potential.
www.ucp.org /ucp_channeldoc.cfm/156/12/69/69-69/1678   (531 words)

  
 Enhancing Education: A Children's Producer's Guide: Sesame Street: Case Study
Sesame Street's team of educators, researchers, and writers continues to focus on designing segments that help children think things through without sacrificing the creativity and fun that has made the show a trusted favorite for generations.
Sesame Workshop's outreach staff includes a project manager, content director, and researcher who oversee and develop all elements of educational outreach.
Sesame Workshop partners with organizations that demonstrate a strong commitment to children, share our values, and are recognized as experts in their fields.
enhancinged.wgbh.org /kids/cases/sesame   (305 words)

  
 NOVELL: Cool Solutions: Sesame Workshop Success Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sesame Workshop is a not-for-profit educational organization that stands alone in its ability to creatively solve major educational and developmental needs that affect children around the world.
Sesame Workshop needed an infrastructure that would quickly gather essential data and provide it to key decision-makers, while guaranteeing optimal system security.
Sesame Workshop selected Novell Net services software to help deliver high-quality educational entertainment to children across the globe.
www.novell.com /coolsolutions/trench/2475.html   (309 words)

  
 UNICEF - Press centre - UNICEF appoints Sesame Street muppet Kami as global "Champion for Children"
Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organisation behind Sesame Street, and the world’s largest informal educator of preschool children.
Takalani Sesame is brought to the Children in South Africa through a partnership with the Department of Education, United States Agency for International Development, Sanlam, SABC Education.
UNICEF and Sesame Workshop have formalized a relationship to work together on projects ranging from literacy and health to fostering respect and understanding in regions in turmoil.
www.unicef.org /media/media_16631.html   (706 words)

  
 Intellisync Press Releases: Sesame Street Creators Choose Intellisync to Make Data Mobility as Easy as 1-2-3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sesame Workshop is also utilizing the systems management component of Intellisync Mobile Suite to minimize the total cost of ownership of mobile devices by reducing the time required to manage them.
Sesame Workshop is now able to wirelessly sync Palm OS, Microsoft CE and Pocket PC handhelds, including the palmOne Treo 600 and the Audiovox 4100, with Microsoft Outlook XP on the desktop and Microsoft Exchange 5.5 on the back end.
Sesame Workshop worked with Derive Technologies, a leading systems integrator, to provide them with a solution that would support multiple platforms and effectively manage the company's high volume of file transfers.
www.intellisync.com /pages/Company/Press-Releases/index.cfm?mode=one&objectId=F4302BEC-F1F6-D012-C76679401FCA5C33   (984 words)

  
 Current.org | Repairs on Sesame Street for 2002
Sesame Street, begun in 1968 as an experiment in preparing underprivileged children for school, is adapting to new realities of the kid-media landscape--acknowledging that some research-based premises of the show's original design are no longer valid.
Sesame Workshop--the Manhattan production house formerly known as Children's Television Workshop--has always used research to make creative decisions about the show and its curriculum, but changes in technology and viewing habits required that producers completely re-examine fundamental principles of the series.
Sesame Street's audiences have contracted substantially as media offerings for preschoolers expanded in the mid-1990s--from a 2.0 average on Nielsen's people meters in 1995-96 to a 1.3 average in 2000-01, according to PBS Research.
www.current.org /ch/ch0121sesame.html   (1455 words)

  
 Cablevision and Sesame Workshop Partner to Launch First Ever Television Package of Sesame Street Themed Interactive ...
The Sesame Street Games package offers unlimited access to fun, easy-to-play games designed to educate and entertain young children ages 2 to 5 with Elmo, Grover, Zoe and the rest of their favorite Sesame Street characters by pressing a single button on the television remote control.
As with all of Sesame Workshop's content, an extensive research study was conducted to help identify game play patterns that would enable young children, ages two to five, to use a remote control to make choices on a television screen.
Sesame Workshop is behind award- winning programs like Dragon Tales and Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat, Pinky Dinky Doo and ground breaking multimedia productions in South Africa, Egypt and Russia.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-12-2005/0004232286&EDATE=   (801 words)

  
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With that in mind, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Sesame Workshop, creators of the acclaimed series Sesame Street, announce a new and unique anti-bias education project for parents and educators of preschool-age children, The Miller Early Childhood Initiative of A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute.
The goal of the Initiative is to assist educators, families and caregivers in creating and sustaining bias-free early childhood programs and homes that encourage children to appreciate diversity at an age when the seeds of prejudice can begin to take root.
Sesame Workshop is a not-for-profit educational organization that stands alone in its ability to creatively help solve major educational and developmental needs that affect children around the world.
www.adl.org /presrele/education_01/3938_01.asp   (886 words)

  
 Sesame Workshop and Merrill Lynch Prepare Children Around the World to Be Global Citizens
Merrill Lynch CEO Stan O'Neal and Sesame Workshop President and CEO Gary E. Knell announced a new public service initiative, 'WorldwideKids,' to prepare a new generation of children to become globally aware and fiscally responsible citizens.
Age-appropriate, research-based materials will be developed by Sesame Workshop in concert with an international advisory board comprising academics, educators, parents and caregivers, and will be delivered through a range of platforms including DVDs, a web portal, activities and printed resources spanning 14 countries and seven languages.
Sesame Workshop President and CEO Gary E. Knell said, "Sesame Workshop is thrilled to continue our successful partnership with Merrill Lynch.
www.ml.com /index.asp?id=7695_7696_8149_46028_48149_48151   (844 words)

  
 Berlitz and Sesame Workshop Present Spanish Courses for Kids :: PNNOnline ::
To help young children learn a foreign language while their minds are at their most receptive, Berlitz International and Sesame Workshop have created Sesame Espanol, a new Spanish instructional program for children between the ages of 4 and 7.
Sesame Espanol is the latest in a series of language courses developed by Berlitz in partnership with Sesame Workshop, utilizing the Sesame name, logo and characters.
These are among many Workshop endeavors recognized for their deep understanding of children's developmental needs and the most effective ways to address them.
www.pnnonline.org /article.php?sid=4652   (706 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - How to get to 'Sesame Street' in Afghanistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Thousands of classrooms are being built and repaired, and millions of children have returned to school, including girls barred from all education until the fall of the Taliban in 2001.
Gary E. Knell, the president of program maker Sesame Workshop, said the initiative was a "first step" in promoting literacy, counting, sharing and cooperation in a country ravaged by conflict.
Sesame Workshop, a nonprofit educational group formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop, has also produced programs for South Africa and Russia as well as Egypt.
www.usatoday.com /life/television/news/2004-04-30-sesame-street-afghan_x.htm   (484 words)

  
 Five a Day - Press/ Press Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
"Sesame Street is one of the strongest family-oriented brands in the world, and 5 A Day is the most recognized dietary recommendation and nutrition education program in the country.
Sesame Workshop's characters will be featured in 5 A Day The Color Way marketing programs developed by PBH and Sesame Workshop.
Sesame Workshop is behind award-winning programs like Dragon Tales and Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat and ground breaking multi-media productions in South Africa, Egypt and Russia.
www.5aday.com /html/press/pressrelease.php?recordid=86   (626 words)

  
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