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ETV and Discovery Education Host Awards Luncheon

For Immediate Release
March 16, 2010

WHAT:
On Wednesday, March 17, ETV and Discovery Education will host an awards luncheon at ETV's Columbia studios to help kick off ETV's semi-annual three-day educational technology conference, which provides FREE training on a wide variety of digital learning tools to teachers across the state. During this luncheon, 13 schools and two school districts will receive certificates of achievement highlighting their use of StreamlineSC, the largest library of digital content correlated to South Carolina curriculum standards available to educators today.

Philippe Cousteau, grandson of famed explorer Jacques Cousteau, and Discovery Education's Chief Spokesperson for Environmental Education will be at ETV to help hand out the awards, along with ETV President David Crouch.

ETV partners with Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications whose networks include Discovery Channel, Science Channel, and Animal Planet, to provide StreamlineSC to educators statewide at no cost.

Following the luncheon, Discovery Education’s Chief Spokesperson for Environmental Education, Philippe Cousteau, will visit Riverbanks Zoo and Garden to participate in the taping of an episode of Riverbanks Roundup, an educational television show produced in partnership with ETV and the State Department of Education that airs monthly on ETV. While at the Zoo, Cousteau will meet with members of Riverbanks’ Kids Commission, participate in a river cleanup and meet some of the critters that call the Zoo home.

WHO:
Philippe Cousteau, Discovery Education's Chief Spokesperson for Environmental Education, educators from across the state, members of Riverbanks Zoo and Garden's Kids Commission, ETV staff and Discovery Education representatives.

WHEN/WHERE:
Wednesday, March 17

12-2 p.m. ETV/Discovery Education Awards Luncheon
ETV Studios
1041 George Rogers Blvd
Columbia, SC 29201

2:30 p.m. - Riverbanks Roundup Taping
Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens
500 Wildlife Parkway
Columbia, SC 23201

CONTACTS:
Rob Schaller, ETV
rschaller@scetv.org
(803) 737-6556

Lindsay Burke, Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens
lburke@riverbanks.org
(803) 873-0765

Stephen Wakefield, Discovery Education
stephen_wakefield@discovery.com
(240) 662-2893

About Philippe Cousteau:
Philippe Cousteau is the son of Jan and Philippe Cousteau Sr. and the grandson of Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Cousteau is continuing the work of his father and grandfather by educating the public about the environment. Cousteau is Discovery Education's Chief Spokesperson for Environmental Education and the president of EarthEcho International, a non-profit environmental education and conservation organization founded by Philippe and his sister Alexandra in memory of their father.

About Riverbanks Zoo and Garden:
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is home to more than 2,000 magnificent and fascinating animals and one of the nation's most beautiful and inspiring botanical gardens. It is the mission of Riverbanks Zoo and Garden to foster appreciation and concern for all living things. Riverbanks is located at 500 Wildlife Parkway, Columbia, SC 29210. The Botanical Garden entrance is located at 1300 Botanical Parkway, West Columbia, SC 29169. The park is open daily from 9am to 5pm, except for Thanksgiving and Christmas day. Admission is $9.75 for adults, $7.25 for children ages 3 – 12 and free for children 2 and under. Group rates and other discounts may apply. For more information, call Riverbanks at 803.779.8717 or visit www.riverbanks.org.

About Discovery Education:
Discovery Communications revolutionized television with Discovery Channel and is now transforming classrooms through Discovery Education. Powered by the number one nonfiction media company in the world, Discovery Education combines scientifically proven, standards-based digital media and a dynamic user community in order to empower teachers to improve student achievement. Already, more than half of all U.S. schools access Discovery Education digital services. Explore the future of education at www.discoveryeducation.com.

South Carolina ETV is the state's public educational broadcasting network with 11 television and eight radio transmitters, and a multi-media educational system in more than 2,500 schools, colleges, businesses and government agencies. Using television, radio and the web, SCETV's mission is to enrich lives by educating children, informing and connecting citizens, celebrating our culture and environment and instilling the joy of learning.

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For more information, contact Rob Schaller at (803) 737-6556 or rschaller@scetv.org.