Giving Back: Pleygo Holiday Brick Drive

Pleygo, a Netflix-like LEGO rental service for families, has made charity a part of its company since its inauguration. The company’s website already donates 10 percent of its proceeds to Save Our Children as well as giving LEGO sets to charities like the Worldwide Orphans Foundation. This holiday season, Pleygo will continue its philanthropic ways through its first annual LEGO Brick Drive for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). LEGOs are often used in therapy with the ASD community because they are beneficial for both social interaction and development.

Families can use the donation page of the website to give LEGO sets to Pleygo, who will in turn sanitize the toys and distribute them to hospitals which work to support children with ASD. If you’d prefer to donate money, Pleygo is also accepting funds for Generation Rescue, an organization that works specifically with children who have ASD. Participants will receive a free month’s Super Fan subscription as a thank you from the site, and those who get their community involved through donation drives will receive an additional month of Super fan and free shipping for their donations. For more information about Pleygo and how you can donate, visit pleygo.com.

Speakitaly NYC

SPEAKITALY NYC offers stimulating and entertaining lessons for children 0 to 16 years through a wide combination of activities based on the communicative approach anchored in the Common European Framework of Reference: active learning (group work, role plays, etc.) and practice exercises aimed to improve listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Kids will start speaking and using Italian in a very natural way.&nbsp; Small classes capped at 6 students to make sure each one gets the needed attention and facilitate learners' progress.&nbsp; Our method is driven by a didactic method that is the result of constant updates, professional certifications and more than 10 years of experience in working with non-native speakers from different native languages and levels of knowledge. Our aim is to develop a range of Italian language skills while improving accuracy that will enable the students and participants to interact without stress or feeling rushed. We want to help those in the community really embrace not only the true culture in Italy but the Italian culture within New York City&hellip; Who doesn&rsquo;t love what Italy represents in the kitchen, in history &amp; in the arts? Speakitaly wants to support multilingual families who want to learn a new language or pass along their ancestor&rsquo;s heritage and culture. Raffaella, the founder said: "We see language awareness and intercultural sensitivity as the milestones for an inclusive society. Italian, like all other languages, is an enrichment and a growth in every way. Vi aspettiamo!"

Instituto Cervantes

Children and teenagers learn to understand and express themselves in Spanish, while improving their communication skills through a dynamic immersion program taught by NATIVE TEACHERS that combines CLASSES, ARTISTIC WORKSHOPS and FUN ACTIVITIES! All of our high-qualified teachers are native Spanish speakers who adapt the structure of the class to the needs and levels of each group while conducting the classes entirely in Spanish. We offer both Spanish Summer Camps and Regular Courses for children along the year to foster language learning and multicultural understanding.

British Swim School - Manhattan

The premier learn-to-swim provider for people of all ages, offering programs for children ages 3-months through adults.&nbsp; British Swim School uses gentle teaching methods and a survival-first approach to help people of all experience levels become safer, stronger swimmers. British Swim School&rsquo;s safe, fun, and effective instructional program has made it the preferred choice for parents and students for over 40 years. Come see the British Swim School difference!