This newsletter is designed to show you how HEC is strengthening and promoting education, arts, and culture in our Metro area. Have a virtual performance or event? Contact us! Email [email protected].
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HEC Media is here to help you stay entertained, educated, and cultured while social distancing. We’ve curated a list of the best “Stay Home” and livestream content from St. Louis organizations and institutions. And, of course, we’re always bringing new segments and shows to HEC Media’s side and educational content to Educate.Today. View the full list, or search with filters, here: https://hecmedia.org/events/
St. Louis area non-profits are implementing creative measures to raise awareness, generate funding, and meet the needs of people in our community.
Spotlight on Creativity
Our Spotlight program airs every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11, and showcases St. Louis’ finest contributions to art, education, and culture. In this week’s episode, we celebrate creativity.
Bring virtual learning into your home for free
Created by educators for educators, students, parents, and life-long learners, Educate.Today is committed to creating the highest quality learning resources available. You can access these materials for free by logging in to https://educate.today/. Mindful that a significant number of St. Louis City and County students do not have a computer or high speed internet at home, Educate.Today is broadcasting its educational programs on HEC-TV Charter channel 989 and AT&T channel 99.
St. Louis theater companies are hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. Some are also using innovative ways to continue reaching audiences during the shutdown.
How St. Louis schools are coping
Remote learning is now the new norm in across the nation. See how schools and teachers jump into action as they work to stay connected to students.
Virtual interviews with your favorite authors
Produced in partnership with the St. Louis County Library, HEC Media is bringing you virtual conversations with your favorite authors, spanning every genre. These conversations are live on Facebook, or you can stream them anytime at hecmedia.org.
Signed copies of books are available at Left Bank Books, or the Novel Neighbor, who have delivery services or curbside pickup available.
HEC Media was there for the St. Louis theater community when they couldn't gather for their annual Theater Circle Awards. The live stream of the ceremony received a record number of views.
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Wash U. medical students step up to a challenge
Third-year medical students at Washington University in St. Louis developed reusable face shields to help protect health-care workers during the coronavirus pandemic. The students tested the face shields on faculty and medical trainees for usability before they produced more than 1,600 of them in three days.
St. Louis’ four time winner of the Station Excellence Emmy Award and the world's foremost creator of distance learning, HEC Media is the metropolitan area's leading producer of education, arts, and cultural programming. HEC can be seen on Spectrum 989, AT&T U-verse channel 99, over-the-air digital channel 2.2, and anytime on www.hecmedia.org.
HEC Media's mission is to "Strengthen and promote the education, arts, and cultural communities in theSt. Louis metropolitan area."
For more information, contact Christina Chastain, Marketing and Strategic Partnerships Manager, at [email protected].
