Knowledge Channel
Encyclopedia
The Knowledge Channel is the first and only all-educational cable TV channel in the Philippines. Broadcasting 18 hours of curriculum-based programs, it is the foremost source of educational television in the country. To date, the channel is viewed by some 3 million children in 2,000 public elementary and high schools nationwide. It is made available to the public education system for free through the support of partners.
Established by SkyCable, ABS-CBN
, and the Lopez Group of Companies in 1999, Knowledge Channel is being operated by the Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc.(KCFI). KCFI is a non-stock, non-profit foundation geared towards educating and empowering poor and marginalized children through media
, that they realize their full potential to best serve themselves, their communities and help build a better world.
KCFI's Vision:
A world
…where children,
have access to quality basic education
and use their uniqueness and greatness
for others
…where people live in peace, justice and dignity.
and where we,
the Knowledge Channel Foundation
contribute to the realization of that dream.
KCFI aims to connect all the public schools in the Philippines
to the Knowledge Channel. The channel airs from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
. But given the minimal resources in the education sector as manifested in the lack of books, the overcrowded classrooms, and the overloaded teachers, extra measures must be taken to ensure that Filipino public schoolchildren get the quality education they need to secure a better future. It was 1999 when Rina Lopez Bautista answered the call to address this need. Coming from a family whose scope of businesses includes media, energy, and telecommunications, among others, Lopez Bautista harnessed resources needed to establish the Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc.(KCFI).
The channel went on the air on November 6, 1999, providing 18 hours of curriculum and non-curriculum-based programs on cable television that supplemented the DepEd’s curriculum. KCFI entered into a 10-year MoA with DepEd, with the DepEd proclaiming the channel as mandatory viewing in all public schools in 2000 and has since then renewed its partnership with another 10 year MoA signed in November 2009.
Today, the Knowledge Channel is available to over 3 million public school students in over 2,000 public elementary and high schools in 54 provinces
in all regions
of the country, and has an expanded household viewership in 58 provinces. Out of almost 42,000 public schools throughout the country, only 4.7% so far has access to Knowledge Channel.
Established by SkyCable, ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
, and the Lopez Group of Companies in 1999, Knowledge Channel is being operated by the Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc.(KCFI). KCFI is a non-stock, non-profit foundation geared towards educating and empowering poor and marginalized children through media
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
, that they realize their full potential to best serve themselves, their communities and help build a better world.
KCFI's Vision:
A world
…where children,
have access to quality basic education
and use their uniqueness and greatness
for others
…where people live in peace, justice and dignity.
and where we,
the Knowledge Channel Foundation
contribute to the realization of that dream.
KCFI aims to connect all the public schools in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
to the Knowledge Channel. The channel airs from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Brief history
In a country where there is a significant gap between the rich and the poor, one equalizer is a solid educationEducation
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
. But given the minimal resources in the education sector as manifested in the lack of books, the overcrowded classrooms, and the overloaded teachers, extra measures must be taken to ensure that Filipino public schoolchildren get the quality education they need to secure a better future. It was 1999 when Rina Lopez Bautista answered the call to address this need. Coming from a family whose scope of businesses includes media, energy, and telecommunications, among others, Lopez Bautista harnessed resources needed to establish the Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc.(KCFI).
The channel went on the air on November 6, 1999, providing 18 hours of curriculum and non-curriculum-based programs on cable television that supplemented the DepEd’s curriculum. KCFI entered into a 10-year MoA with DepEd, with the DepEd proclaiming the channel as mandatory viewing in all public schools in 2000 and has since then renewed its partnership with another 10 year MoA signed in November 2009.
Today, the Knowledge Channel is available to over 3 million public school students in over 2,000 public elementary and high schools in 54 provinces
Provinces of the Philippines
The Provinces of the Philippines are the primary political and administrative divisions of the Philippines. There are 80 provinces at present, further subdivided into component cities and municipalities. The National Capital Region, as well as independent cities, are autonomous from any provincial...
in all regions
Regions of the Philippines
In the Philippines, regions are administrative divisions that serve primarily to organize the provinces of the country for administrative convenience. Currently, the archipelagic republic of the Philippines is divided into 17 regions...
of the country, and has an expanded household viewership in 58 provinces. Out of almost 42,000 public schools throughout the country, only 4.7% so far has access to Knowledge Channel.
Knowledge Channel programs
- ATBP.: Awit, Titik at Bilang na Pambata
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Constel Programs:
- Chemistry in Action
- English High School
- Physics in Everyday Life
- Science Made Easy
- Elementary Algebra
- Eskwela ng Bayan
- Alikabuk
- Karen's World
- Solved
- Why
- Estudyantipid
- ETV Shows from ABS-CBN
- Bayani
- Epol/Apple
- Hirayamanawari
- Math Tinik
- Pahina
- Salam
- Sine'skwela
- EyeWitness
- GMRC
- Integrated Science
- Intermediate Algebra
- KNow
- KTV
- Lakbay TV
- Lifeskills
- Makabayan High School
- Math High School
- NASA Connect
- Pamana
- PappyLand
- Hands on Craft
- Parenting
- Physics
- Science Intermediate
- Science Primary
- World of Wonder
- Zork
Further reading
- Knowledge Channel Foundation leads the change through media, gains support
- PHILANTHROPIST Dr. Peggy Dulany Rockefeller http://lopezlink.ph/csr/839-dulany-rockefeller-joins-kch-in-lead-the-change
- Knowledge Channel Foundation and the Department of Education (DepEd) signed a memorandum of agreement to renew their 10-year partnership for the nationwide development of basic education tools through the Knowledge Channel