Passionate about education along the Charles in Cambridge

The official groundbreaking for EF's new North American headquarters in Cambridge had all the traditional elements: Politicians - from the mayor of Cambridge to the governor of the Commonwealth - spoke. Silver-handled shovels were held. And Passion Pit gave a concert.

EF, which provides language training and cultural-exchange programs around the world, is building a $125-million, 300,000-square-foot headquarters next to its existing building at North Point Park, along the Charles River, across from the Museum of Science. In addition to space for the company, EF will build a bike path and help maintain North Point Park. The front will incorporate a large glass feature designed to look like a waterfall and the building will also include a 440-seat "winter garden themed" restaurant.

Besides Passion Pit, employees and guests (and some folks who snuck in) partook of food from several Boston-area food trucks, beer and wine on the grounds of North Point Park.

Ed. note: All three members of Passion Pit on stage wore skinny jeans. I had heard of Passion Pit before today, but the kidlet, normally up on such stuff, had not. Therefore, I can be hipster?