Get Curious, Pittsburgh!
Get Curious, Pittsburgh! is an
innovative partnership between
WQED and the Children's
Museum of Pittsburgh
designed to educate the
children and parents of our
region about science,
technology and discovery.
Leveraging the traveling exhibition, Curious George™: Let's Get Curious, in conjunction with the television show, Curious George, we're thinking uniquely about how to engage parents in helping their kids be curious -
for a lifetime. For parent tips, event information, downloadable resources, and more, visit the Get Curious, Pittsburgh! website.
Design Lives Here
Design Lives Here, a collaboration between WQED and the Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania, is an education outreach program that promotes learning about engineering via interactive teaching, mentoring, and challenge activities. Participating schools hold monthly engineering qualifying challenges that incorporate Design Squad curriculum, then come together for an end-of-school-year student Challenge Event at WQED's Oakland headquarters that features engineering fun, mentorship opportunities, viewings of the television show, and more.
Teens On Q
Teens On Q is a television program, produced by WQED, that takes teens behind the scenes of a particular career or industry to meet professionals already at work there, provides teens with some basis for career exploration, and gives them the chance to think about academic, volunteer, and job-shadowing opportunities they can pursue now to prepare for that career. Click to watch Teens On Q Online On-Demand, and check out the Job Shadowing Guide (pdf).
Pittsburgh's Community Cinema at WQED
Pittsburgh's Community Cinema is a new outreach program offering free monthly screenings of groundbreaking documentary films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens.
The 2010-2011 season will feature documentary film screenings from the PBS series Independent Lens before they air on WQED-TV. These documentaries cover a wide range of topics, including women's empowerment, religion in America, human rights, environmentalism, and more.
Each monthly screening will also offer a post-screening panel featuring local experts and educators who will provide additional commentary on the topics discussed in the film. [panel and Q&A subject to speaker availability]
For more information on the Community Cinema initiative, click here.
Community Classroom (Movies on the Move)
Community Classroom is a program designed to bring new perspectives into the classroom through the power of documentary film and community discussion. The program offers DVDs containing video modules of documentaries featured on the PBS series Independent Lens, as well as discussion guides and lesson plans for educators to use in their classroom to facilitate a discussion around the topics presented in each film.
Topics include women's empowerment, democracy and globalization, politics, history, media literacy, and more.
WQED at Your Location
Thinking about an event at your school, facility, or in your community? You may request a PBS Costume Character - like Sid the Science Kid, Buddy from Dinosaur Train, WordGirl, or the characters of SuperWhy - from WQED for educational purposes! If you're interested in a live performance, a classroom visit from the Queen of Hearts is a wonderful opportunity to inspire children's love of reading through the magic of storytelling. Email outreach@wqed.org for more information. (Character appearances subject to availability. 90-day advance notice required.)
Free For Your Classroom or Educational Program
Materials available while supplies last. Send your name and address to outreach@wqed.org to learn more. Be sure to include the topic in the subject line!
Cat in the Hat Family Premiere Party
9/8/2010, 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Families, join us at the WQED studios to watch this new science show based on the beloved Dr. Seuss book. Receive free science activities to try at home, and even meet the Cat himself!
Curious George Educator Premiere Party
9/30/2010, 4 - 7 p.m.
Early childhood educators, join us at the Children's Museum to preview the fifth season of the Emmy Award-winning show Curious George, and learn how to inspire your students' curiosity with engaging classroom resources.
