Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Ziggy’s Arts Adventures
Started: 2020
- Currently active
- Created by our station
Station type: TV
Ziggy’s Arts Adventure is a digital-first, educational puppet series that helps viewers ages 8-11 understand and appreciate the arts while developing the critical and creative thinking needed for learning in all subjects.
This project reaches tweens and teens via...
- Directly engaging t(w)eens via activities, events, or programs
- Indirectly reaching t(w)eens via educators, PD, curriculum
- Media and/or educational content that is made by, with, or for t(w)eens
What topics does this project focus on?
Civic engagement
Culture, society
Education
Identity, relationships
Life skills, career skills
Media making
Music, art
Science, technology
Wellness, mental health
*
Is this project considered part of the station's journalism work?
Yes
Departments involved:
Education
Production (TV/Radio)
Other
Media and/or educational content
Who is the primary audience of the content?
Educators
Who creates the media content?
Adults only (station employees, contractors, producers, etc)
*Educators
Who decides the topic areas of the content?
Adults only
Where is the content shared?
Broadcast TV
Website
YouTube
Directly engaging tweens and teens in local programming
In this project...
We partner with *local organizations* to host programming
Contact time between youth participants and station staff:
1-2 hours
Indirectly engaging youth via educators, professional development, or curriculum
This project indirectly engages youth by partnering with...
Schools Community-based organizations or nonprofits Public departments (e.g., city parks department, local library, etc.)
Does this project train educators or run a professional development program?
No
Does this project create curricula or educational resources for educators to use?
Yes