Sineskwela

Sineskwela
Genre Children's television series
Created by Sineskwela Creative Committee
Country of origin Philippines
Original language(s) Filipino
Production company(s) ABS-CBN Foundation
DOST Science Education Institute
Department of Education, Culture and Sports
Release
Original network ABS-CBN
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Original release June 1994 – 2004

Sineskwela was a Filipino children's television series produced by ABS-CBN Foundation, Science Education Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS). The show aims to educate children about science. It was alternatively known as a School on Air.[1][2]

Format

Sineskwela is a curriculum-based show, in line with the science classes of public elementary students from Grade 2 to 6 in the Philippines. The Department of Education mandated that the show will be used as a reference for school classes and be screened at least once a week.The episodes does not only focus on basic library research but also on conducted laboratory experiments and field investigations.[2]

Presentation

Sineskwela simplified the complicated principles of science and technology by casting animated characters, dramatization and colorful visual effects. It also taught children the practical application of science in everyday life.[2][1]

Cast

Production

The Sineskwela Creative Committee made the concept for the television series in 1993. The committee was composed of an executive producer, a science research coordinator, a head writer and consultants from the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS, later became the Department of Education or DepEd), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the University of the Philippines Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (UP ISMED). There are five stages in the process of producing an episode. Sinekwela was first aired on June 1994 and its success led to the production of similar educational shows such as Hiraya Manawari and Bayani.[3]

Awards and Recognition

Sineskwela was awarded the Priz de Jeunesse at the 20th Television Science Programme in France. The winning episode is directed by John Red. The episode is about the Pasig River and its degradation and how human activity contributes to it.

References

  1. 1 2 "Then and Now: The Cast of Sineskwela". Filipiknow. 31 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sineskwela | ABS-CBN 90's Educational Show for Children". Retro Pilipinas.
  3. ↑ Riosa, Rose-Marie (1997). "Bata, Bata, Halina't Mag-aral... sa Telebisyon*" [Kid, Kid, Come and Study... on Television?]. Alipato: A Journal of Basic Education (in Filipino). 2 (1 & 2): 11–14. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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