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Learning at Home | Week of 1/24 – 1/28

Take advantage of this week’s Learning at Home broadcast schedule – great for students engaged in hybrid or distance instruction, and families looking to spend some extra, quality time together!

After watching these fascinating programs, explore the PBS LearningMedia and web resources to learn more.

Highlight of the Week

Festival Films: Spotlight on New York Shorts
Friday, January 28, 1:30 PM

A trio of short films, highlighting the beauty of upstate New York with drama, whimsy and humor, are presented. The three films were official selections at the Adirondack Film Festival, 2020. This special results from a collaboration between the Adirondack Film Festival and the Mountain Lake PBS series of arts segments Spotlight, produced by Paul Larson.

Learning at Home
Week of 1/24 – 1/28

Monday, January 24

1 PM: NATURE: Animals with Cameras: Ocean

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan explores life in the ocean as cameras designed to withstand the pressures of a life at sea take us out onto the water. They unveil a fascinating underwater world, much of which is out of reach to regular camera crews.

2 PM: NOVA: Alaskan Dinosaurs

A team of intrepid paleontologists discovers that dinosaurs thrived in the unlikeliest of places—the cold and dark of winter in the Arctic Circle. How did they survive year-round and raise their young in frigid and dark winter conditions? A dinosaur expedition explores a remote, treacherous, and stormy terrain where the team knows that every bone they find there will likely be a first, adding up to a unique picture of a lost northern world.

Tuesday, January 25

1 PM: The War of 1812: In the Old Northwest

In 1812, a very young United States of America had its sights set on expansion to the north and the west. But the British wanted to keep its former colony tightly contained. In the balance were the lands of the Northwestern Frontier. “War of 1812 in the Old Northwest” brings to life some of the most famous names and places of the war.

2 PM: The Final Invasion: Battle of Plattsburgh

The Final Invasion reveals the amazing struggle of America’s “Forgotten War” with Great Britain in 1812. The film offers a general overview on the causes of the War of 1812 and then concentrates on a key battle that changed the course of American history in 1814. Shot on-location in Great Britain, Canada and the US The Final Invasion features leading authors, re-enactments, previously unpublished diaries and newly discovered documents.

Wednesday, January 26

1 PM: Big Pacific | Voracious

There is plenty of food in the Pacific Ocean, but it is the challenge of finding that food that drives all life in the Pacific. In the voracious Pacific we meet a destructive army of mouths, a killer with a hundred mouths and the biggest mouth in the ocean.

2 PM: First Civilizations: Cities

View the birthplace of civilization: the Middle East, site of the world’s first villages, towns and cities, from the hills of Turkey to the plains of Iraq. They were crucibles of invention and innovation — turbo-charging the pace of progress.

Thursday, January 27

1 PM: The Buddah

Award-winning filmmaker David Grubin tells the story of the Buddha’s life narrated by Richard Gere, a journey especially relevant to our own bewildering times of violent change and spiritual confusion. Experts on the Buddha, representing a variety of disciplines, relate the key episodes of the Buddha’s life and reflect on what his journey means for us today.

Friday, January 28

1 PM: Soundscapes: Taylor LaValley

Local musicians and stunning scenics take centerstage on Soundscapes. Singer-songwriter Taylor LaValley takes the stage for the premiere episode at the Strand Center Theatre in Plattsburgh, NY.

1:30 PM: Festival Films: Spotlight on New York Shorts

A trio of short films, highlighting the beauty of upstate New York with drama, whimsy and humor, are presented. The three films were official selections at the Adirondack Film Festival, 2020. This special results from a collaboration between the Adirondack Film Festival and the Mountain Lake PBS series of arts segments Spotlight, produced by Paul Larson.

2 PM: Culture Quest: Western Mongolia

Culture Quest is a series that looks at life through the lens of the world’s artists, artisans and keepers of culture. In this episode, we travel to Western Mongolian with nomadic Kazak herders who hunt using golden eagles in a tradition that dates back to well before the great Mongol Empire. That nomadic lifestyle and the traditions that come with it are trying to find their place in an ever-encroaching modern world.

2:30 PM: Culture Quest: Ghana

We travel to Ghana, where the young artists are at the top of African art internationally and are using their art to call attention to real issues effecting their daily lives: climate change, waste and poverty – while at the same time trying to carve out their own cultural identity instead of the one that was placed upon them through slavery and colonialism.

Learning at Home on Mountain Lake PBS is supported by:
Adirondack Foundation