The Michigan Learning Channel has been launched to teach lessons about understanding and preserving Michigan’s natural resources. The channel is the result of a collaboration between public television stations and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
The content is aimed at children in grades Kindergarten through third grade and is available over the airwaves and on digital devices.
EGLE Director Liesl Clark said the purpose is to “get young students excited about the environment and instill in them at an early age a sense of stewardship of the state’s air, land and water resources.”
Clark said, “As this generation’s children grow up, they will be key to finding solutions to tough ecological problems and shepherding Michigan toward its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050 in a manner that is equitable for all communities.”
The content will include videos that explain complex issues such as geology, recycling, and climate change in easy-to-understand ways, according to EGLE.
All public television stations in Michigan have established special on-air channels. The content is also available at MichiganLearning.org.
Reporting for WGRT – Jennie McClelland
