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The Community Engagement Pipeline is a unique resource, featuring national programs that include outreach and community engagement components. Pulled from a variety of sources within public broadcasting, it's a comprehensive collection of current and upcoming television, radio, online and community-led initiatives. The Pipeline connects the worlds of programming and community engagement, making it an important tool for both producers and station personnel.

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Ongoing 2006
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Dragon Tales creates an enchanting world and invites viewers to play and learn along with 6-year-old Emmy, her 4-year-old brother Max and their dragon friends... more

Engagement Goals:  • To encourage young children to pursue the challenging experiences that support their growth and development; • To help young children recognize there are many... more

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Ongoing 2006
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Sagwa is an animated adventure television series based on the book The Chinese Siamese Cat. Sagwa is an adventurous young cat who lives with her... more

Engagement Goals:  • To foster an appreciation of other cultures by exposing a broad audience of children to elements of traditional Chinese cultures including the arts, holidays... more

children
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Ongoing 2007

This bilingual (English/Spanish) project aims at teaching both children and adults about Asthma. Children with Asthma will learn what to do when they have trouble... more

Engagement Goals:  • To provide clear, accurate information that helps parents, caregivers and young children control asthma episodes; • To help children with asthma to lead fun... more

children
Ongoing 2007

This multimedia project focuses on overcoming educational challenges confronted by preschool children in rural communities. The resources provide childcare and education providers, as well as... more

Engagement Goals:  • To support and enrich children's early literacy skills; • To engage unique programs and strategies that foster children's optimal learning.

children
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Ongoing 2007

Happy, Healthy, Ready for School helps a child prepare to enter school strong, healthy, rested, energetic and ready to learn. Included are tips on nutrition,... more

Engagement Goals:  • To create an approach that uses three different buckets of skills children need to develop in getting ready for school: social and emotional skill... more

children
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Ongoing 2007

The project helps parents recognize opportunities to spark a child's imagination and how take advantage of everyday learning moments that occur within their daily routines.

Engagement Goals:  • To promote school readiness through everyday learning; • To excite children about the endless possibilities for learning and exploring.

news & views
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Winter 2008
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Imagine watching Schindler's List and knowing the sadistic Nazi camp commandant played by Ralph Fiennes was your father. "Inheritance" is the story of Monika Hertwig,... more

Engagement Goals:  P.O.V.'s Community Engagement campaigns are designed to help PBS stations to build audiences, inspire civic dialogue and when possible, foster on-going community involvement around issues... more

science
Winter 2008
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Dr. Jack Kessler, a prominent neurologist, shifts his diabetes research to stem cell research when his daughter is paralyzed from the waist down. MAPPING STEM... more

Engagement Goals:  To help the general public have a better understanding of the science, ethical issues and the debate around stem cell research. To connect communities with... more

health
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Winter 2008
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  • There is a Bridge
  • television

THERE IS A BRIDGE offers different ways of thinking about Alzheimer's disease and dementia in the elderly. Hosted by former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, THERE... more

Engagement Goals:  -To provide resources and guidance to support individuals who wish to communicate with adults with Alzheimer's disease. -To engage educator's to implement the education program... more

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Fall 2008
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This EFT will take a look at the timeless song, "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," written by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer. Broadcast... more

Engagement Goals:  To entertain, educate, and elevate young people's knowledge about American music, musical styles and history of the past 100 years.

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