Education Worth Sharing

April 2011

   

Partners and Promotions

One Station Handing You the World!

Tune in April 10 and show your support for GPB as we present “The Power of One,” an entire day of heartwarming, meaningful, uplifting, and powerful programming that gives you a chance to make a difference by donating a minimum of $1 to help us reach our programming fundraising goals.

The campaign is an opportunity for GPB to speak and the community to support - One Day, One Dollar, and One Voice! 

Masterpiece Theater 40^th Anniversary Sweepstakes - You can now win a chance to see some of the locations featured on Masterpiece Theater. Enter now.

From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives — and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment — for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South. Pictured: Freedom Riders hang posters from a bus.

Freedom Riders, airing Monday, May 16 on GPB, is the first feature-length film about this courageous band of civil-rights activists who stand as a testament to what can result from the incredible combination of personal conviction and the courage to organize against all odds.

GPB is proud to partner with the Georgia Humanities Council for advanced screenings of the documentary around the state and to welcome college students who are taking part in a reenactment ride from May 6 - 16 that traces the original Freedom Riders’ route through Georgia.

Explore the wealth of educational support resources designed around the show.

High School and College Teachers and Students may attend these free screenings:
Savannah on March 31, 2011 at the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum at 6:30 p.m.
Kennesaw on April 22, 2011  from 1-5 p.m.at Kennesaw State University, Burrus Building, Conference Room 151 from 1-5 p.m.
Atlanta on May 11, 2011 from 10am-3pm at Morehouse.  This event is by invitation only.  Contact jrsmith@georgiahumanities.org to receive an invitation.

Educational in Nature is a resource-rich website for Educators provided by Georgia-Pacific.  It meets Georgia Performance Standards in Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Visual Arts, Math, Vocabulary, Reading, Listening, Viewing and Speaking for 4th and 5th grade students.  This resource will make environmental education part of your curriculum with fun lesson plans.  For example, you'll find activities that directly reinforce GPS science standards around simple machines and energy.  Visit GPB.org/education to learn more. 

Save on Zoo Field Trip Programs

Spring is the perfect time to bring your students to the Zoo! Try the NEW Field Trip Program that includes an instructor-led presentation with animal encounters and engaging activities aligned with State Standards. Save $2 per participant* by using coupon code FTPS11 when you book a Field Trip Program online by April 30, 2011. Register and learn more at zooatlanta.org

* Discount available for new online reservations through April 30, 2011 for the 2010-2011 school year. Offer does not apply to add-ons or previously registered programs; limited to one discount per Field Trip Program registration.  

Aetna Foundation is “Weighing In with Georgia Public Broadcasting” and organizations throughout Georgia to ensure health and wellness for all Georgians!  Together, we are building a “virtual community” to address obesity. 

Visit GPB for resources from Partner Organizations as well as news about health, wellness, fitness and nutrition aggregated into a comprehensive resource base and shared at www.gpb.org/Georgia-Weighs-In.

And be sure to check Booth Western Art Museum's events page for special opportunities for Home Schoolers!  

Qualified rising juniors and seniors can earn college credit this summer by applying for DeVry University's Passport2College Program at no tuition cost and no textbook cost! Click here to view the brochure for details.