Da Vinci (formerly Da Vinci Learning) is a brand used for a group of educational television channels, on-demand services, and mobile apps for families, owned by Macademia. Da Vinci services are available in 22 languages and in over 90 countries, across North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. It broadcasts
STEM
Stem or STEM may refer to:
Plant structures
* Plant stem, a plant's aboveground axis, made of vascular tissue, off which leaves and flowers hang
* Stipe (botany), a stalk to support some other structure
* Stipe (mycology), the stem of a mushro ...
and
soft skills
Soft skills, also known as power skills, common skills or core skills, are skills applicable to all professions. These include critical thinking, problem solving, public speaking, professional writing, teamwork, digital literacy, leadership, pr ...
-based learning programs aimed at children and families during the daytime, and documentaries and educational series for grown-ups in the evenings.
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History
Da Vinci Learning was launched on 15 September 2007 by its parent company, Da Vinci Media GmbH, and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with subsidiary offices in Singapore, Istanbul, Warsaw and Johannesburg. The channel was rebranded in 2018, which included a name change to Da Vinci.
On 31 December 2019, UK-based Media and Edtech company Macademia (formerly Azoomee) acquired Da Vinci Media which includes its linear channel (Da Vinci), mobile app (Da Vinci Kids), and programming.
Programming
Da Vinci offers edutainment programming in 22 languages for Millennial and Gen Z families focused on
21st century skills
21st century skills comprise skills, abilities, and learning dispositions that have been identified as being required for success in 21st century society and workplaces by educators, business leaders, academics, and governmental agencies. Th ...
, including
STEM
Stem or STEM may refer to:
Plant structures
* Plant stem, a plant's aboveground axis, made of vascular tissue, off which leaves and flowers hang
* Stipe (botany), a stalk to support some other structure
* Stipe (mycology), the stem of a mushro ...
, creativity,
Social–emotional learning
Social–emotional learning (SEL) is an educational method that aims to foster social and emotional skills within school curricula. SEL is also referred to as "socio-emotional learning", "social and emotional learning", or "social–emotional ...
and
Critical thinking
Critical thinking is the analysis of available facts, evidence, observations, and arguments to form a judgement. The subject is complex; several different definitions exist, which generally include the rational, skeptical, and unbiased analysis ...
via TV channels, on-demand services (for example Comcast Xfinity) and via a dedicated kids app, Da Vinci Kids.
Programs currently airing on Da Vinci include:
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Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom
''Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British television series broadcast on CBBC and presented by Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood (Dick and Dom). In each episode the duo study the work of a genius (3 in l ...
(BAFTA Children's Presenters Award 2014)
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Art with Mati and Dada
Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas.
There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...
Doki (TV Series)
''Doki'' (also known as ''Doki Adventures'') is a Canadian animated children's television series for Discovery Kids that premiered on the channel in Latin America on April 15, 2013. The series is produced by Portfolio Entertainment.
The series is ...
Finding Stuff Out
''Finding Stuff Out'' was a Canadian children's television series, which premiered on TVOntario's TVOKids programming block in 2012. Hosted by Harrison Houde for the first three seasons and Zoey Siewert from season 4 onwards, the program educates ...
(Canadian Screen Award 2016)
* Full Proof (Emmy Kids Award Nominee)
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Horrible Histories
''Horrible Histories'' is an educational entertainment franchise encompassing many media including books, magazines, audio books, stage shows, TV shows, and more.
In 2013, Lisa Edwards, UK publishing and commercial director of Scholastic Corpora ...
(International Emmy Kids Award 2016, UK Broadcast Award 2018)
* Look Kool (International Emmy Award Nominee)
* Make Me A Super (New York Festivals 2018 Finalist)
* mathXplosion (Telly Awards Bronze Winner, Youth Media Alliance 2017 Winner)
* Mily Miss Questions
* Mystery of Matter (Emmy Award Outstanding Lighting Direction & Scenic Design)
* Nature Tech (Emmy Award Cinematography – Nature Documentaries)
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Operation Ouch!
''Operation Ouch!'' is a British comedy children's television series on the human body, showing what happens in A&E, what doctors sometimes have problems with and experiments. The first series of ''Operation Ouch!'' aired on CBBC in October 2012 ...
(BAFTA Children's Factual 2013 and 2014, BAFTA Best Children's Factual Nominee 2015 & and 2016 BAFTA Best Presenter Award Nominees 2015-2018)
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Science Max
''Science Max: Experiments at Large'' is a Canadian children's television series, which premiered on TVOntario's TVOKids programming block in 2015.Siesta Z (2017 International Emmy Kids Award Nominee)
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Snapshots
Snapshot, snapshots or snap shot may refer to:
* Snapshot (photography), a photograph taken without preparation
Computing
* Snapshot (computer storage), the state of a system at a particular point in time
* Snapshot (file format) or SNP, a file ...
(2018 International Emmy Kids Award)
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Xploration Awesome Planet
Xploration Station is an American broadcast syndication, syndicated Block programming, programming block that is programmed by Steve Rotfeld Productions, distributed by Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox, and debuted on September 13, 2014. It airs we ...