About LearningSpring Blooms

Tickets start at $500
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LearningSpring School will host our Annual Spring Benefit, "LearningSpring Blooms," at The Ritz-Carlton Battery Park.

Our largest event of the year will honor "Parallel Play" author Tim Page and The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding founder Carol Gray.

Longtime news anchor Jim Watkins will be Master of Ceremonies as over 200 guests representing corporations, foundations, and the NYC community celebrate this momentous occassion.

Jim is a longtime advocate of autism education and a 15 year veteran of both WPIX (Channel 11) and WNBC (Channel 4) News. He is a 3-time Emmy winner for Best Newscast.

Tim Page has published over 15 books, was chosen as one of the 25 most influential people in the world of opera, and was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. He is a music critic, worked as a cutlure reporter, and executive producer. He is also a professor at the University of Southern California.

Carol Gray has developed short stories and comic strip conversations that are used worldwide, as well as published topics related to children and adults with ASD, including articles on bullying, death and dying, and how to teach social understanding. She is the recipient of the Barbara Lipinski Award for her international contribution to the education and welfare of people with ASD.


Enjoy cocktails and dinner, along with raffle prizes and a silent auction while you mix and mingle with families and friends!