
Sustaining PBS
Ensure future generations enjoy and learn from PBS.
We at PBS are proud that we’ve responded to this need by offering creative new solutions based on the good work we’ve been doing all along. PBS is leading the way in helping kids learn during this significant time of disruption in education. Your support can help get high-quality PBS educational resources to communities all throughout the country.
Your support, combined with that of other generous donors, ensures these efforts—and many others—will help children succeed.
Local public television stations in all 50 States are now providing remote learning resources to families during the coronavirus outbreak.
For example: In Southern California, PBS SoCal, KCET, and KLCS, in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), are broadcasting programs aligned with state curriculum for children in grades PreK-12. Although no internet is required to view the programs, parents can log on for supplemental materials to reinforce the on-air lessons.
Children love programs like Arthur, Odd Squad and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, and PBS has long had loyal followers. PBS KIDS averages 11.1 million monthly users and 286 million monthly streams across digital platforms. PBS stations reach more children, and more moms of young children, in low-income homes than any children’s TV network.
Now more than ever, children can benefit from beloved PBS characters and activities that help them develop coping skills. We can all learn from Daniel Tiger, for example, who stays calm by singing a catchy refrain: “Give a squeeze, nice and slow/Take a deep breath, let it go.”
Parents are rediscovering such lessons through a new PBS KIDS weekday newsletter launched in March. It offers educational videos, games and related offline activities to help keep kids playing and learning while school is closed. Nearly 50,000 subscribers signed up the first week it was offered.
Ensure future generations enjoy and learn from PBS.
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