Educational support

Bright Horizons^® can help you work through your educational questions and concerns. Their webinars, live talks, podcasts, audio, articles and guides can help you make this school year a success.

Their on-demand workshops include topics such as:

• The Elementary School Experience
• Mastering Middle School

Looking to talk through your questions? Bright Horizons offers counseling support for your education-related issues, including:

• Helping younger children stay academically motivated
• Supporting middle-school children with prioritizing and managing their work
• Discuss ins and outs of college applications and provide expert feedback on application essays for high school students

For more information, visit clients.brighthorizons.com/merck

Care.com can provide personalized support and tools as you navigate the academic year, whether your child is learning virtually, in-person or a hybrid of both.

Specialists can help you:

• Locate care providers or tutors who oversee the learning process in your home, ensuring your kids are logged into any programs they need to use, keeping Zoom appointments with teachers/classmates and turning in assignments on time
• Find enrichment or learning activities outside of the school district’s distant learning program

For more information, visit merck.care.com or call 877-399-8240.

Need additional assistance?

If your search within the Care.com network does not return the results you are looking for, Wellthy may be able to help. They can conduct a wider search for learning pod and distance learning supervision. For more information, visit join.wellthy.com/merck.

Are you considering homeschooling? Care.com can help you with answers to questions you may have, including:

• Do you have to use an approved curriculum?
• Where do you buy curriculum?
• Is there a group/association for your family to join to connect with other homeschoolers in the district?
• Are there area clubs/sports/enrichment activities your kids can participate in for socialization?
• Where can you find tutors, if necessary?

For more information, visit merck.care.com or call 877-399-8240.