KSPS
Civics Bowl
Started: 2021
- Currently active
- Created by our station
Station type: TV
KSPS PBS Civics Bowl is a televised civics knowledge tournament for high school students. Teams of students from Spokane area high schools answer questions on national, state, local and tribal civics and government. Questions and judging are provided by the League of Women Voters of the Spokane Area. In 2022, KSPS PBS aired six half-hour contests which also included videos and questions for the benefit of viewers.
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
Current affairs
Education
Media literacy
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Is this project considered part of the station's journalism work?
No
Departments involved:
Production (TV/Radio)
Engagement
Education
Other
Partner organizations involved:
League of Women Voters of the Spokane Area, League of Women Voters of Washington, Spokane Public Schools, Eastern Washington University, Avista Foundation.
By Zana Morrow, KSPS PBS
By Zana Morrow, KSPS PBS
By Zana Morrow, KSPS PBS
By Zana Morrow, KSPS PBS
Media and/or educational content
Who is the primary audience of the content?
General audience adults
Who creates the media content?
T(w)eens and adults (in collaboration)
*General audience adults*
Who decides the topic areas of the content?
Adults only
Where is the content shared?
Broadcast TV
Website
YouTube
Facebook
Directly engaging tweens and teens in local programming
In this project...
We host programming directly for t(w)eens
We partner with *local organizations* to host programming
We partner with our *local school district(s)* to host programming
Contact time between youth participants and station staff:
1-2 hours
Contact time between youth participants and partner orgs:
11+ hours
Indirectly engaging youth via educators, professional development, or curriculum
This project indirectly engages youth by partnering with...
Schools Community-based organizations or nonprofits
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