Preschool Art Auction in Merrimack to Benefit Make-A-Wish on February 17th

The community is invited to attend an event at The Learning Experience® in Merrimack to raise awareness and funds for Make-A-Wish®. At this free event on February 17, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. at 706 Milford Road, all are welcome to view heart-themed art created by preschoolers that will be auctioned with proceeds benefiting children diagnosed with life-threatening medical conditions.

In its 4th year, the annual BeCause Our Hearts Beat initiative is part of The Learning Experience’s proprietary philanthropy curriculum designed to teach the core tenets of selflessness, generosity and giving, and ties in Valentine’s Day and American Heart Month. In addition to raising thousands of dollars for various charities across the country, The Learning Experience has raised more than $500,000 for Make-A-Wish® to-date, its partner in creating its unique philanthropy curriculum taught at all of the academy’s locations nationwide.

With the help of Grace The GreyhoundÔ and Charity ChihuahuaÔ, the lovable and huggable dog mascots for philanthropy at The Learning Experience, the philanthropy curriculum helps teach children that it is not how big or small you are, it is the size of your heart that matters. Through animation, classroom activities and participatory songs, Grace and Charity introduce children to topics like the value of helping others, volunteering and donating.

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About The Learning Experience®

The Learning Experience® is one of the nation’s fastest growing academies of early education for children ages six weeks to five years old. With a greater national emphasis on educational development during the most crucial years of a child’s growth, The Learning Experience places a prominent focus on programs that advance scholastic preparation. The Learning Experience prepares children academically and socially via innovative scholastic and enrichment programs such as the L.E.A.P.® curriculum, a cutting-edge proprietary approach to learning which has more than 95 percent of its children graduating preschool reading at a Kindergarten level or higher. To complement the academic curriculum, The Learning Experience utilizes various enrichment programs crucial to advancing learning and overall balance, such as philanthropy, Yippee 4 Yoga™, Music 4 Me®, Movin’ N Groovin’®, manners and etiquette, and foreign language.

For more information, please visit www.thelearningexperience.com.

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