Brightside Up A Finalist for the 2023 Zaentz Early Education Innovation Challenge

The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education announced the finalists for its 2023 Zaentz Early Education Innovation Challenge.

Now in its fourth year, the challenge recognizes groundbreaking ideas and strategic approaches that have the potential to enhance the quality of early education and raise awareness of the significant role early education plays in our society.

We are very excited to announce that Brightside Up was chosen as 1 of 11 finalists from approximately 100 ideas submitted by organizations and individuals across the United States.

The finalists will pitch their ideas at Harvard Graduate School of Education this Thursday, April 27 from 4 to 6 p.m.

The pitches will also be live-streamed online (rsvp above). A panel of judges and a live audience will evaluate the pitches and determine the challenge winners in a “shark tank” style presentation and Q&A.. Our team’s pitch is called Brightside Up Kitchen: a collaborative and interactive approach to supporting family child care providers through cooking classes and training that promote sensory exploration of healthy foods while respecting each child's developing taste.