The GIANT Room, an innovation hub for children and their families, is excited to announce they will be partnering with Lirvana Labs and Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop to co-design a writing app. Children entering grades 4 and 5 this upcoming school year are invited to apply and join the co-design workshops. Participants who join will receive $25 per session as a token of our appreciation.

Participation entails joining three free, two hour workshops focused on co-designing and playfully brainstorming ideas with designers and industry innovators. Kids who join will have a chance to learn and practice the art of giving and receiving feedback and then to join a prototyping exercise with industry innovators and researchers. Applicants must join all three workshops on August 18th, August 19th, and August 20th from 10am to 12pm. All sessions will be held in person at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

The GIANT Room, an innovation hub for children and their families, is excited to announce they will be partnering with Lirvana Labs and Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop to co-design a writing app. Children entering grades 4 and 5 this upcoming school year are invited to apply and join the co-design workshops. Participants who join will receive $25 per session as a token of our appreciation.

Participation entails joining three free, two hour workshops focused on co-designing and playfully brainstorming ideas with designers and industry innovators. Kids who join will have a chance to learn and practice the art of giving and receiving feedback and then to join a prototyping exercise with industry innovators and researchers. Applicants must join all three workshops on August 18th, August 19th, and August 20th from 10am to 12pm. All sessions will be held in person at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

The GIANT Room, an innovation hub for children and their families, is excited to announce they will be partnering with Lirvana Labs and Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop to co-design a writing app. Children entering grades 4 and 5 this upcoming school year are invited to apply and join the co-design workshops. Participants who join will receive $25 per session as a token of our appreciation.

Participation entails joining three free, two hour workshops focused on co-designing and playfully brainstorming ideas with designers and industry innovators. Kids who join will have a chance to learn and practice the art of giving and receiving feedback and then to join a prototyping exercise with industry innovators and researchers. Applicants must join all three workshops on August 18th, August 19th, and August 20th from 10am to 12pm. All sessions will be held in person at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

The GIANT Room, an innovation hub for children and their families, is excited to announce they will be partnering with Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop and a large tech/media company thinking about building a digital play platform for younger kids. We want to hear parent opinions in the form of an online focus group via Zoom, followed by an in-person co-design session in NYC, and ending in one more online focus group. Participation is required for all three sessions. Parents with kids ages 6-9 are invited to apply.  Participants will receive a $200 incentive for their participation in all three sessions.

Participation entails joining two online focus groups and one free workshop focused on co-designing and learning parents’ thoughts on various gaming platforms. Participating parents will be required to join all three sessions. The first online focus group will be scheduled on July 29th from 7:30 to 8:45pm and the second will be held in late August but the date is still to be determined. The in-person co-design session will be held on August 5th from 5:30 to 7:15pm in-person at Sesame Workshop in New York City. When completing the application, applicants will be asked which times work best for them for all three sessions.

The GIANT Room, an innovation hub for children and their families, is excited to announce they will be partnering with OKO Labs and Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop to co-design new methods of small group learning and enrichment math activities. Children entering grades 4 and 5 this upcoming school year are invited  to apply and join the co-design workshops. Participants who join will have access to unreleased OKO products that are in various stages of development.

Participation entails joining three free, two hour workshops focused on co-designing and playfully brainstorming ideas with designers and industry innovators. Kids who join will have a chance to learn and practice the art of giving and receiving feedback and then to join a prototyping exercise with industry innovators and researchers. Applicants must join all three workshops on July 30th, July 31st, and August 1st from 10am to 12pm. All sessions will be held in person at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

The GIANT Room, an innovation hub for children and their families, is excited to announce they will be partnering with OKO Labs and Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop to co-design new methods of small group learning and enrichment math activities. Children entering grades 4 and 5 this upcoming school year are invited  to apply and join the co-design workshops. Participants who join will have access to unreleased OKO products that are in various stages of development.

Participation entails joining three free, two hour workshops focused on co-designing and playfully brainstorming ideas with designers and industry innovators. Kids who join will have a chance to learn and practice the art of giving and receiving feedback and then to join a prototyping exercise with industry innovators and researchers. Applicants must join all three workshops on July 30th, July 31st, and August 1st from 10am to 12pm. All sessions will be held in person at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

The GIANT Room, an innovation hub for children and their families, is excited to announce they will be partnering with OKO Labs and Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop to co-design new methods of small group learning and enrichment math activities. Children entering grades 4 and 5 this upcoming school year are invited  to apply and join the co-design workshops. Participants who join will have access to unreleased OKO products that are in various stages of development.

Participation entails joining three free, two hour workshops focused on co-designing and playfully brainstorming ideas with designers and industry innovators. Kids who join will have a chance to learn and practice the art of giving and receiving feedback and then to join a prototyping exercise with industry innovators and researchers. Applicants must join all three workshops on July 30th, July 31st, and August 1st from 10am to 12pm. All sessions will be held in person at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

The GIANT Room, an innovation hub for children and their families, is excited to announce they will be partnering with Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop and a large tech/media company thinking about building a digital play platform for younger kids. We want to hear parent opinions in the form of an online focus group via Zoom, followed by an in-person co-design session in NYC, and ending in one more online focus group. Participation is required for all three sessions. Parents with kids ages 6-9 are invited to apply.  Participants will receive a $200 incentive for their participation in all three sessions.

Participation entails joining two online focus groups and one free workshop focused on co-designing and learning parents’ thoughts on various gaming platforms. Participating parents will be required to join all three sessions. The first online focus group will be scheduled on July 29th from 7:30 to 8:45pm and the second will be held in late August but the date is still to be determined. The in-person co-design session will be held on August 5th from 5:30 to 7:15pm in-person at Sesame Workshop in New York City. When completing the application, applicants will be asked which times work best for them for all three sessions.

GIANT Partners With Mrs Wordsmith in collaboration with Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop!

Participants will be asked to join three free in-person two-hour workshops at The GIANT Room offices in the financial district, New York City. Parents do not need to participate but are more than welcome to stay at our offices during the sessions. Kids who participate will learn and practice giving and receiving feedback and will build prototypes of their ideas in collaboration with Mrs Wordsmith designers who will be joining us from the UK and Denmark.

This program is completely free for children and their families to participate. We are accepting a limited number of children in New York City to participate in the program. Families with children ages 3-10 are invited to apply.

GIANT Partners With Mrs Wordsmith in collaboration with Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop!

Participants will be asked to join three free in-person two-hour workshops at The GIANT Room offices in the financial district, New York City. Parents do not need to participate but are more than welcome to stay at our offices during the sessions. Kids who participate will learn and practice giving and receiving feedback and will build prototypes of their ideas in collaboration with Mrs Wordsmith designers who will be joining us from the UK and Denmark.

This program is completely free for children and their families to participate. We are accepting a limited number of children in New York City to participate in the program. Families with children ages 3-10 are invited to apply.

GIANT Partners With Mrs Wordsmith in collaboration with Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop!

Participants will be asked to join three free in-person two-hour workshops at The GIANT Room offices in the financial district, New York City. Parents do not need to participate but are more than welcome to stay at our offices during the sessions. Kids who participate will learn and practice giving and receiving feedback and will build prototypes of their ideas in collaboration with Mrs Wordsmith designers who will be joining us from the UK and Denmark.

This program is completely free for children and their families to participate. We are accepting a limited number of children in New York City to participate in the program. Families with children ages 3-10 are invited to apply.

GIANT Partners With Mrs Wordsmith in collaboration with Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop!

Participants will be asked to join three free in-person two-hour workshops at The GIANT Room offices in the financial district, New York City. Parents do not need to participate but are more than welcome to stay at our offices during the sessions. Kids who participate will learn and practice giving and receiving feedback and will build prototypes of their ideas in collaboration with Mrs Wordsmith designers who will be joining us from the UK and Denmark.

This program is completely free for children and their families to participate. We are accepting a limited number of children in New York City to participate in the program. Families with children ages 3-10 are invited to apply.

GIANT Partners With Mrs Wordsmith in collaboration with Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop!

Participants will be asked to join three free in-person two-hour workshops at The GIANT Room offices in the financial district, New York City. Parents do not need to participate but are more than welcome to stay at our offices during the sessions. Kids who participate will learn and practice giving and receiving feedback and will build prototypes of their ideas in collaboration with Mrs Wordsmith designers who will be joining us from the UK and Denmark.

This program is completely free for children and their families to participate. We are accepting a limited number of children in New York City to participate in the program. Families with children ages 3-10 are invited to apply.

GIANT Partners With Mrs Wordsmith in collaboration with Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop!

Participants will be asked to join three free in-person two-hour workshops at The GIANT Room offices in the financial district, New York City. Parents do not need to participate but are more than welcome to stay at our offices during the sessions. Kids who participate will learn and practice giving and receiving feedback and will build prototypes of their ideas in collaboration with Mrs Wordsmith designers who will be joining us from the UK and Denmark.

This program is completely free for children and their families to participate. We are accepting a limited number of children in New York City to participate in the program. Families with children ages 3-10 are invited to apply.

GIANT Partners With Mrs Wordsmith in collaboration with Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop!

Participants will be asked to join three free in-person two-hour workshops at The GIANT Room offices in the financial district, New York City. Parents do not need to participate but are more than welcome to stay at our offices during the sessions. Kids who participate will learn and practice giving and receiving feedback and will build prototypes of their ideas in collaboration with Mrs Wordsmith designers who will be joining us from the UK and Denmark.

This program is completely free for children and their families to participate. We are accepting a limited number of children in New York City to participate in the program. Families with children ages 3-10 are invited to apply.

GIANT Partners With Mrs Wordsmith in collaboration with Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop!

Participants will be asked to join three free in-person two-hour workshops at The GIANT Room offices in the financial district, New York City. Parents do not need to participate but are more than welcome to stay at our offices during the sessions. Kids who participate will learn and practice giving and receiving feedback and will build prototypes of their ideas in collaboration with Mrs Wordsmith designers who will be joining us from the UK and Denmark.

This program is completely free for children and their families to participate. We are accepting a limited number of children in New York City to participate in the program. Families with children ages 3-10 are invited to apply.

GIANT Partners With Verizon in collaboration with Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop!

Participation entails one parent and one child, between ages 8-12, joining one free, two- hour workshop focused on co-designing and playfully brainstorming of ideas for the best methods for parents and families to navigate introducing smartwatches, smartphones, and social media to their kids. . Kids who join will have a chance to learn and practice the art of giving and receiving feedback and then to join a prototyping exercise with industry innovators and researchers. Applicants have the choice of joining a workshop on June 6th from 5pm to 7pm, June 7th from 10am to 12pm, or June 7th from 2pm to 4pm. All sessions will be held in person at the Westside YMCA in New York City.

This program is completely free for children and their families to participate. We are accepting a limited number of children in New York City to participate in the program. Families with children ages 8-12 are invited to apply. As a token of appreciation for your time, families will receive a $100 e-gift card for joining one of the sessions.

GIANT Partners With Verizon in collaboration with Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop!

Participation entails one parent and one child, between ages 8-12, joining one free, two- hour workshop focused on co-designing and playfully brainstorming of ideas for the best methods for parents and families to navigate introducing smartwatches, smartphones, and social media to their kids. . Kids who join will have a chance to learn and practice the art of giving and receiving feedback and then to join a prototyping exercise with industry innovators and researchers. Applicants have the choice of joining a workshop on June 6th from 5pm to 7pm, June 7th from 10am to 12pm, or June 7th from 2pm to 4pm. All sessions will be held in person at the Westside YMCA in New York City.

This program is completely free for children and their families to participate. We are accepting a limited number of children in New York City to participate in the program. Families with children ages 8-12 are invited to apply. As a token of appreciation for your time, families will receive a $100 e-gift card for joining one of the sessions.

GIANT Partners With Verizon in collaboration with Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop!

Participation entails one parent and one child, between ages 8-12, joining one free, two- hour workshop focused on co-designing and playfully brainstorming of ideas for the best methods for parents and families to navigate introducing smartwatches, smartphones, and social media to their kids. . Kids who join will have a chance to learn and practice the art of giving and receiving feedback and then to join a prototyping exercise with industry innovators and researchers. Applicants have the choice of joining a workshop on June 6th from 5pm to 7pm, June 7th from 10am to 12pm, or June 7th from 2pm to 4pm. All sessions will be held in person at the Westside YMCA in New York City.

This program is completely free for children and their families to participate. We are accepting a limited number of children in New York City to participate in the program. Families with children ages 8-12 are invited to apply. As a token of appreciation for your time, families will receive a $100 e-gift card for joining one of the sessions.

The GIANT Room and Joan Ganz Cooney Center are partnering to administer three co-design workshops for a new literacy app!

This app is being created to improve literacy, therefore we are inviting children in grades K-2 who are multilingual learners and/or struggling readers to participate in three co-design sessions on April 21st, April 28th, and May 5th. Each session will be two hours and take place at The GIANT Room in the financial district in New York City. Participants must join all three sessions.

This program is completely free for children to participate. We are accepting a limited number of children in New York City to participate in the program. Families with children in grades K-2 are invited to apply. As a token of appreciation for your time, families will receive $75 if joining all three sessions. Multilingual and/or struggling readers are highly encouraged to apply. 

GIANT Partners With Meta in collaboration with Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop!

Participation entails joining three free workshops focused on co-designing and prototyping a new guide with the Meta’s design team. Participating youth are required to join all three sessions and their parents are asked to join the final session. Youths who join will have a chance to learn and practice the art of giving and receiving feedback and then to join a prototyping exercise with industry innovators and researchers. These workshops will be scheduled on May 1st and May 2nd from 4pm to 6pm, and then May 3rd from 11am to 1pm. All sessions will be held in person at The GIANT Room in the financial district in New York City.

This program is completely free for children and their families to participate. We are accepting a limited number of children in New York City to participate in the program. Families with children ages 10-14 are invited to apply. As a token of appreciation for your time, families will receive $210 for joining all three sessions.

GIANT Partners With Meta in collaboration with Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop!

Participation entails joining three free workshops focused on co-designing and prototyping a new guide with the Meta’s design team. Participating youth are required to join all three sessions and their parents are asked to join the final session. Youths who join will have a chance to learn and practice the art of giving and receiving feedback and then to join a prototyping exercise with industry innovators and researchers. These workshops will be scheduled on May 1st and May 2nd from 4pm to 6pm, and then May 3rd from 11am to 1pm. All sessions will be held in person at The GIANT Room in the financial district in New York City.

This program is completely free for children and their families to participate. We are accepting a limited number of children in New York City to participate in the program. Families with children ages 10-14 are invited to apply. As a token of appreciation for your time, families will receive $210 for joining all three sessions.

GIANT Partners With Meta in collaboration with Joan Ganz Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop!

Participation entails joining three free workshops focused on co-designing and prototyping a new guide with the Meta’s design team. Participating youth are required to join all three sessions and their parents are asked to join the final session. Youths who join will have a chance to learn and practice the art of giving and receiving feedback and then to join a prototyping exercise with industry innovators and researchers. These workshops will be scheduled on May 1st and May 2nd from 4pm to 6pm, and then May 3rd from 11am to 1pm. All sessions will be held in person at The GIANT Room in the financial district in New York City.

This program is completely free for children and their families to participate. We are accepting a limited number of children in New York City to participate in the program. Families with children ages 10-14 are invited to apply. As a token of appreciation for your time, families will receive $210 for joining all three sessions.

The GIANT Room and Joan Ganz Cooney Center are partnering to administer three co-design workshops for a new literacy app!

This app is being created to improve literacy, therefore we are inviting children in grades K-2 who are multilingual learners and/or struggling readers to participate in three co-design sessions on April 21st, April 28th, and May 5th. Each session will be two hours and take place at The GIANT Room in the financial district in New York City. Participants must join all three sessions.

This program is completely free for children to participate. We are accepting a limited number of children in New York City to participate in the program. Families with children in grades K-2 are invited to apply. As a token of appreciation for your time, families will receive $75 if joining all three sessions. Multilingual and/or struggling readers are highly encouraged to apply. 

The GIANT Room and Joan Ganz Cooney Center are partnering to administer three co-design workshops for a new literacy app!

This app is being created to improve literacy, therefore we are inviting children in grades K-2 who are multilingual learners and/or struggling readers to participate in three co-design sessions on April 21st, April 28th, and May 5th. Each session will be two hours and take place at The GIANT Room in the financial district in New York City. Participants must join all three sessions.

This program is completely free for children to participate. We are accepting a limited number of children in New York City to participate in the program. Families with children in grades K-2 are invited to apply. As a token of appreciation for your time, families will receive $75 if joining all three sessions. Multilingual and/or struggling readers are highly encouraged to apply. 

The GIANT Room, an innovation lab for children and their families, is pleased to announce they are partnering with Lysol®, the #1 most trusted and pediatrician-recommended disinfecting brand in the US, to co-design a series of Science Kits for schools as part of their HERE for Healthy Schools initiative. Last year’s co-design sessions were a huge success and many of the ideas invented by the children in these sessions were used in the creations of these kits that were then used by thousands of schools across the country during the 2024-2025 school year. Now, we are, again, bringing together diverse groups of youth with researchers and industry innovators to put learning and wellbeing at the center of product development for these kits to be distributed in schools in the upcoming academic year. Families with students in either first or second grade are invited to apply.

Participation entails one child and their parent joining one workshop focused on co-designing and prototyping a series of science games, activities, and experiments with Lysol® and GIANT design teams. Kids who join will have a chance to learn and practice the art of giving and receiving feedback and then to join a prototyping exercise with industry innovators and researchers on either April 16th or 17th held in person at The GIANT Room in New York City, free of charge for families.

The GIANT Room, an innovation lab for children and their families, is pleased to announce they are partnering with Lysol®, the #1 most trusted and pediatrician-recommended disinfecting brand in the US, to co-design a series of Science Kits for schools as part of their HERE for Healthy Schools initiative. Last year’s co-design sessions were a huge success and many of the ideas invented by the children in these sessions were used in the creations of these kits that were then used by thousands of schools across the country during the 2024-2025 school year. Now, we are, again, bringing together diverse groups of youth with researchers and industry innovators to put learning and wellbeing at the center of product development for these kits to be distributed in schools in the upcoming academic year. Families with students in either first or second grade are invited to apply.

Participation entails one child and their parent joining one workshop focused on co-designing and prototyping a series of science games, activities, and experiments with Lysol® and GIANT design teams. Kids who join will have a chance to learn and practice the art of giving and receiving feedback and then to join a prototyping exercise with industry innovators and researchers on either April 16th or 17th held in person at The GIANT Room in New York City, free of charge for families.