Sound Waves Almost a year in the making, Sound Waves spotlights the musical talents of students in Brevard Public Schools. Each sixty minute episode features clips from the 2007 Music Performance Assessment concerts held earlier this year, plus some special elementary school concerts performed exclusively for Sound Waves at the WBCC-TV studio. The MPA’s have been described as “the FCAT for music students” and are a professionally judged event designed to evaluate middle and high school orchestras, bands and choruses. Sound Waves will air every weekday at 4:00 pm with the weekday shows repeated on Saturday and Sunday. For a complete list of showtimes and participating schools, please visit www.bpstv.com/soundwaves In addition, all twenty episodes of Sound Waves will air during a special Thanksgiving holiday marathon. Ten shows will air on Thursday November 22nd and Friday November 23rd from 11:00 am until 9:00 pm each day.
Say Yes To No
Psychologist and renown parenting expert Dr. David Walsh returns to BPS-TV with a brand new 60 minute special based on his 2007 best selling book “No! Why Kids – Of All Ages – Need To Hear It and Ways Parents Can Say It”. Kids today spend 44.5 hours in front of electronic screens, more than any other activity besides sleeping. As a result, children are exposed to more than one million “yes” messages a year, nurturing a rising epidemic of “Discipline Deficit Disorder”. Dr. Walsh provides the antidote to DDD in this lively discussion filmed at the WBCC-TV studio in Cocoa. “Say Yes To No” joins Dr. Walsh’s previous TV specials “Surviving the Adolescent Brain” and “Why Do They Act That Way?” as another example of how BPS-TV is serving the needs of Brevard County parents.
“Say Yes To No” will be shown throughout November at these times:
Sunday’s at 8:00 pm Thursday’s at 6:00 pm
Tuesday’s at 9:30 pm Friday’s at 9:00 pm
BPS Clasic Film Series Like other art forms such as music, painting and sculpture, film is a cultural artifact that reflects society. Film is both a popular form of entertainment and a powerful educational tool. BPS-TV is proud to present a weekly broadcast of some of the greatest films ever made. Classic motion pictures such as “The 39 Steps”, “Our Town”, “The Bicycle Thief”, “A Farewell to Arms”, “The Gold Rush”, “Don Quixote”, “The Jackie Robinson Story” and many others will be shown without commercial interruption. Grab your popcorn and tune in every Sunday at 9:30 pm for this unique cinematic experience.
Project Citizen
Throughout the country, Project Citizen is helping youth to understand that their “ideas count”. Students learn how to make a difference while navigating the legislative process in their state and city from the inside, as Project Citizen quickly transforms the community into a classroom. This program provides an in-depth look at the exciting steps of the innovative Project Citizen curriculum as applied in Kentucky, which includes: identifying problems in the community, selecting a problem for class study, gathering information, developing a class portfolio, presenting a portfolio and reflecting upon the learning experience. This 30 minute documentary is produced by The Center for Civic Education. (Showtimes: Mondays at 8:00 pm)
Close Up Foundation: Center On Congress
How can young people get involved in democracy and take an active role in their government? Find out as we take an inside look at Congress through interviews with Members of Congress and key congressional staff in this program to examine some of its processes, how a bill becomes a law, and how ideas and interests are expressed in some of its most important committees. This 30 minute special is produced by the Close Up Foundation, one of the nations leading civic education providers. (Showtimes: Mondays at 8:30 pm)
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
An animated television series that looks at the natural world from a preschooler’s point of view. It introduces preschoolers to a fascinating world filled with loveable characters and stunning wildlife movies from National Geographic. Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies combines relevant preschool themes, positive role models and helps preschoolers learn about animal customs and behaviors. The series also features original African and world-inspired music, including songs performed by Vanessa Williams. (Showtimes: Saturday and Sunday at 8:30 am; Monday and Friday at 8:00 am)
Super Why
A breakthrough preschool series designed to help kids ages 3 to 6 with the critical skills they need to learn to read (and love to read!) as recommended by the National Reading Panel (alphabet skills, word families, spelling, comprehension and vocabulary). Super Why makes reading an empowering adventure by using interactive literacy games that need YOU to play. The show is set in Storybrook Village, a magical 3-D world hidden behind the bookshelves in a children's library and home to some of your child's favorite fairytale characters: Red, from Little Red Riding Hood; Pig from The Three Little Pigs, Princess from The Princess and The Pea, and Whyatt, the curious younger brother of Jack from Jack and The Beanstalk who discovers he has the power to fly inside books to find answers to his questions. (Showtimes: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 9:00 am)
WorldGirl
A new animated series that follows the every day life and superhero adventures of “WordGirl” as she fights crime and enriches vocabulary usage, all in a day’s work. In classic superhero form, WordGirl possesses superhero strength with the added benefit of a colossal vocabulary. Each episode introduces four new vocabulary words and will reinforce their meaning in a variety of contexts throughout the episode. The vocabulary itself is not necessarily a plot point. The show teaches new vocabulary words to children in a variety of fun and interesting contexts. WordGirl is a superhero spoof, so storylines are funny takes of familiar stories from that genre. WordGirl enriches young audiences’ vocabulary, closes the gap for those who don’t grow up in language-rich environments, instills a love of language, and fosters better reading comprehension. (Showtimes: Saturday and Sundays at 9:30 am; Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:00 am)
Seemores Playhouse
An Emmy award-winning national TV show that teaches children the basics of safety and well-being in their daily lives. The show is presented in an engaging and entertaining way that captures and maintains children’s attention with lively, upbeat songs, hilarious story lines and a colorful and adorable cast of cuddly, unforgettable characters. Underlying each episode are vital safety themes that inform children about today’s real-life safety and health issues. Each show helps them practice safe habits and behavior that will make them feel more self-confident and empowered. (Showtimes: Saturday and Sundays at 10:00 am; Tuesday’s and Thursday’s at 8:00 am)
Miffy & Friends
The iconic white bunny from Dick Bruna's children's book classics comes to life in a 3D stop-motion animated series. Miffy, along with her friends Boris and Barbara Bear, Melanie the bunny, Poppy and Grunty Pig, and Snuffy the Dog, takes preschoolers along for adventures exploring basic concepts and themes. Miffy's world includes activities recognizable to young children like numbers, colors, seasons, nature, friendship, and family celebrations as well as visits to Africa, Asia, Europe and the North Pole to discover new cultures as a preschooler would understand them. A female narrator, sounding like a child's favorite teacher, guides viewers through the action. (Showtimes: Saturday and Sundays at 8:00 am)
Signing Time!
Teaching babies, toddlers and young children to communicate using American Sign Language (ASL). Each episode teaches a different set of ASL vocabulary-building signs to ‘hearing' children, enhancing their learning, communication, self-confidence, and verbal skills. With an unparalleled multi-sensory approach (encouraging learning through three senses: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic), Signing Time reaches children with diverse learning styles and abilities by encouraging interaction through signing, singing, speaking, and dancing. Combined with peer modeling, clever animation, fun activities, and endearing characters, Signing Time! makes learning to communicate through ASL extremely effective and infinitely enjoyable. (Showtimes: Saturday and Sundays at 10:30 am and Wednesdays at 8:00 am)
Three other notable programming events in November:
The new season of BPS News premiers with news updates from more than a dozen schools in the district. Each 30 minute episode is hosted by TV production students who share all the latest happenings at their school.
The season finale of Touchdown Brevard, our weekly high school football recap show airs on November 15th. Featuring high school sports journalists from six schools, Touchdown Brevard includes exciting high school football action you can’t find on any other channel.
The November edition of Education News Parents Can Use will be broadcast live from Washington, DC on Tuesday November 20th at 8:00 pm. This month’s topic is “Higher Education: Insuring America’s Competitive Edge”. Viewers can call a toll free number to ask questions of the panel of experts during this 60 minute telecast.
