WXXI Education

10/31/2025

Congratulations to Susan Rogers! Happy retirement!

10/30/2025

Happy Halloween from WXXI Education! Enjoy programs, activities and arts & crafts for Halloween. And your Halloween checklist for safety and fun.

🎃 Happy Halloween from PBS KIDS! 🎃👻🕸🕷️ 83+ Videos to Watch on the Playlist Celebrate Halloween all month long with PBS KIDS! Watch full episodes and clips of your favorite spooky specials from Weather Hunters, Carl the Collector, Molly of Denali, Wild Kratts, Arthur, Odd Squad, Lyla...

10/30/2025

Join WXXI for a special FREE preview screening of clips from a new docu-series, The American Revolution, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein & David Schmidt On November 3rd 6:30 PM at the Little Theatre.Doors open at 6pm. Details: WXXI.org/events

10/29/2025

On Monday, November 3rd, at 6:30pm, join WXXI at The Little Theatre (240 East Ave. Rochester) for a FREE preview screening of clips from the The American Revolution Series, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein & David Schmidt. Doors open at 6pm. Hear from a panel of local historians. Details here: https://www.wxxi.org/highlights/ken-burns-the-american-revolution-special-screening-and-panel-discussion-the-little-theatre/
Partners include: Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County NY, Rochester Broadway Theatre League Highlands at Pittsford
SUNY Brockport History Department University of Rochester Department of History

10/25/2025

& attended the SPIE OPTIFAB international conference in town. This is a very in-demand sector. According to

The 9-county Greater Rochester, NY region is home to 150+ optics, photonics, imaging, and laser companies that employ approximately 19,000 people and generate $3.5 billion in annual sales. 

Approximately 60 percent of all optics degrees in the US are awarded by institutions in the Greater Rochester, NY region.

The world's first associate degree in precision optics was created at Rochester's Monroe Community College (MCC).
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With 400 job openings a year in our region you will see more on about this sector of manufacturing that works on military, space, medical, electronics, semiconductors and much more!

10/25/2025

WXXI Education & attended the SPIE OPTIFAB international conference in town. This is a very in-demand sector. According to

The 9-county Greater Rochester, NY region is home to 150+ optics, photonics, imaging, and laser companies that employ approximately 19,000 people and generate $3.5 billion in annual sales. 

Approximately 60 percent of all optics degrees in the US are awarded by institutions in the Greater Rochester, NY region.

The world's first associate degree in precision optics was created at Rochester's Monroe Community College (MCC).
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With 400 job openings a year in our region you will see more on about this sector of manufacturing that works on military, space, medical, electronics, semiconductors and much more!

10/25/2025

60+ educators visited WXXI Studios to learn about WXXI Education services PreK-12 for schools, families and community lifelong learning. Presentations, panel, Q&A, feedback and a tour made up this professional development. We had a blast!

10/25/2025

The WXXI Parents E-News has fun events, games, videos, crafts and recipes for harvest and Halloween fun!

10/25/2025

Check out these events and more harvest and 🎃 👻 🎃 Halloween fun here. http://eepurl.com/jqmbvE

10/24/2025

WXXI Studios had a full house last night! Our Education team and colleagues from around the station welcomed Rochester City School District educators from all levels to our building. 🍎

We provided an overview of WXXI Education services, shared some new and upcoming projects, highlighted team members with unique jobs, toured WXXI studios and facilities, and there was even a special welcome by our CEO, Chris Hastings!

Thank you to all RCSD educators who joined us!♥️

10/20/2025

CAMPUS CONVERSATION

PBS and Florentine Films is hosting THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Campus Conversation via ZOOM for college faculty and students on November 19, 2025, from 5-6 pm ET. Partnering with New York University for the in-person and livestreamed event, filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein, experts Christopher Brown and Maggie Blackhawk, and moderator Patrick J. Egan will talk about the history, the film, and its relevance today.

PBS has partnered with the American Association of Colleges & Universities, the American Historical Association, and the Council of Christian Colleges & Universities to amplify THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Register here: https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-american-revolution/campus-conversation-event

10/18/2025