“I’ve understood that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will always remember how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou. Hi! I’m Alexa and I’m a new intern of WFSU Public Media. I am a proud Seminole double majoring in Media Communications and Family and Child Sciences, pursuing a...
Category: <span>Ed Scoop</span>
WFSU Hires New Education and Engagement Coordinator!
Meet WFSU’s New Education and Engagement Coordinator, Haley Babcock!
Preparing For Florida Hurricanes, Helping Children Cope
The education team has compiled a list of online resources that will help you to communicate with your ...
Gainesville Girls Rock Camp
One of our team members spent a week as a camp leader with Gainesville’s Girls Rock Camp – turning girls into rockstars! Read more about Brianna’s experience here. During the second week of July, I had the amazing, entertaining, and exhausting experience of volunteering with Gainesville Girls Rock Camp. This empowering program is geared towards...
Meet Sydnee
This post introduces us to Sydnee Mines, our summer TFLA intern.
Meet Andrea Terres
We’re excited to not only have one new addition to our team, Misty, but two! Andrea Terres has joined the WFSU Public Media Education & Engagement team this summer. She touts a background in marketing and social media, event planning, and preschool education! Read more about her background growing up in a multicultural household below....
WFSU & ELC Host First Ever MOMcamp
WFSU Public Media partnered with their friends at the Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend, Inc. to host the first ever PBS KIDS MOMcamp. The ELC and Whole Child Leon joined forces to plan the fifth annual Family First Initiative week in Tallahassee – a program started by former mayor Andrew Gillum to call...
Feature: GOD AND MOTHER NATURE: Mister Rogers and the Gift of the Honest Self
Author Richard Louv shares a story about the day his son met the REAL Fred Rogers - reprinted with ...
Preschoolers and Screen-Time: It’s a Matter of Quality and Quantity
In our work with educators and parents, WFSU’s Education and Engagement team rarely encounters push-back regarding preschoolers’ exposure to PBS KIDS content. I believe a big reason is the trust our local friends place in PBS KIDS. (Incidentally, that trust is echoed nationwide in national surveys year after year). Also, like our partner outreach teams around the...
Gainesville Girls Rock Camp
One of our team members spent a week as a camp leader with Gainesville’s Girls Rock Camp – turning girls into rockstars! Read more about Brianna’s experience here. During the second week of July, I had the amazing, entertaining, and exhausting experience of volunteering with Gainesville Girls Rock Camp. This empowering program is geared towards...