The U.S. Embassy and the Smithsonian Institution Partner with the Ministry of Education to Create A “Learn From Home” TV Program

July 7, 2020

The U.S. Embassy in Jakarta and the Smithsonian Institution (SI) in the United States, in partnership with the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemendikbud), have launched “Earth Optimism TV,” an educational TV series for Indonesian students, who like billions around the world, are continuing their educational studies at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. With this partnership, the U.S. Embassy and the Smithsonian Institution, with educational expertise and content from the Smithsonian Science Education Center, are providing ten episodes of Smithsonian video content as part of the Smithsonian’s Earth Optimism (EO) Initiative. This program aims to support the Indonesian Ministry of Education’s “Learn from Home” program aired by public television broadcaster TVRI that caters to the needs of students without internet access.

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