Curious KidsCurious Kids
Curious Kids
From tagging wild birds to learning the Afro-Brazilian art of capoeira, WGCU’s new children’s television program is sure to sate the hungriest of young curiosities about environments and cultures here and far away.
Curious Kids — featuring a cast of local talent ranging from 8 to 12 — premieres on Saturday, March 19 at 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on WGCU-HD. The premiere show will feature steel drum playing, “The Recycling Boogie,” a visit to ECHO (Ecological Concerns for Hunger Organization) in North Fort Myers and the exploration of a tropical recipe from Trinidad.
Curious Kids Ambassador, program producer and children’s singer-songwriter Rosie Emery says each episode will include a music video featuring one of her fun songs. Revolving around three main themes — my backyard, my world and my self — segments of the show will be filmed on location throughout Southwest Florida, from the coastline to the woodlands, from interesting non-profit organizations and parks to gyms and roadside attractions. New episodes will premiere on a quarterly basis.
Rosie Emery was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia but moved back to England with her parents when she was 4 years old. Growing up in the legendary Sherwood Forest, Rosie was passionate about animals and nature and was lucky enough to have several pets including a pony called Snibits, whom she would ride for hours at a time, exploring the beautiful countryside around her home. There is a beautiful 500 year old oak tree in Sherwood Forest, which is where Robin Hood is said to have hidden from the Sheriff of Nottingham! The tree is hollow inside and as a child, Rosie would often ride over there and hang out inside the tree, dreaming about all the events the that tree had witnessed.
