Across the nation, more than 390,000 children rely on foster care. However, a shortage of licensed foster homes is creating a national crisis. While official foster care cases are carefully tracked, many informal examples of kinship care aren’t part of the data. For this Us & Them episode, we hear the experiences of those who’ve been part of the foster care system.
The Writers Contest is an annual tradition for WVPB. This year there were a record number of entries submitted, from students in kindergarten through fifth grade. There was an incredible range of entries from both in-state and out-of-state, entries from entire schools, from homeschoolers, from library and afterschool programs and from our PBS Kids who learned of the contest and wanted to write a story.
It is always exciting to read the stories and marvel at the orignial artwork. We are pleased to be able to share these stories with you.
The Writers Contest provides an opportunity to showcase student works, it also provides an educational laboratory opportunity for students in Marshall University’s Education program to examine and evaluate student work, the education majors serve as judges. The experience provides them real experience of working with a rubric and to see a wide cross section of student work. Marshall Professor Mindy Backus has integrated this event into her class assignments.
We hope you enjoy looking at the fiction and non-fiction stories. The adventures of people and the adventures of animals. To those who submitted stories we thank you and hope youkeep on writing.
The winners of the 2024 PBS Kids Writers Contest at West Virginia Public Broadcasting (WVPB) have been announced. Eighteen stories written and illustrated by children in grades K-5 were chosen out of more than 175 entries from across the state.
“Hope and Healing: A Discussion with West Virginia Youth” is a collaboration between West Virginia Public Broadcasting and the West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute (WVDII). Youth from West Virginia gathered for the project to talk about issues they face on topics including substance use disorder, bullying, social media, and mental health. The project will be screened on Tuesday, April 23, at 5:30 p.m. at the University of Charleston’s Geary Auditorium. The screening is free and open to the public.
Anne Farrow, a social studies teacher at Wheeling Park High School in Ohio County, earned West Virginia Public Broadcasting's Above and Beyond Award for January, which recognizes excellence and creativity of Mountain State teachers.
West Virginia Public Broadcasting partners with schools, organizations, libraries, colleges, etc., to offer various programs throughout the year. We facilitate workshops both in and out of the classroom, which can vary from 15 to 60 minutes. Currently, we are accepting requests for virtual and in-person programs.