Little Sprouts Andover and Westford Centers Named as Pilot Sites for New Between the Lions Curriculum

Little Sprouts Enrichment Center in Westford and Andover are pleased to announce the inclusion of a new curriculum, Between the Lions. Between the Lions, developed by PBS has selected Little Sprouts to be a pilot center for their literacy curriculum. The Between the Lions curriculum is designed to foster literacy skills in a joyous way for children. Beginning in the fall of 2007, the curriculum will provide each center with poem charts, manipulatives and over 60 books to use in conjunction with the curriculum. The television show Between the Lions is an award-winning PBS television series produced by WGBH.

Leona Lion Arrived with a Roar, February 2008

Leona the Lion recently took a break from reading stories with her family on WGBH’s popular PBS KIDS series Between the Lions to visit Little Sprouts Enrichment Centers, an early education program with seven locations in Massachusetts.  On February 22, Leona and her puppeteer Pam Arciero began her tour at Little Sprouts in Andover, where she performed for over 85 preschool and kindergarten children.  “It was such a joy to see the children laughing and reading with Leona”, noted Kate O’Connor, Executive Director of Little Sprouts in Andover. “The children will be talking about this for days!”

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