Enchong Dee (MNS Photo)
MANILA (Mabuhay) — In celebration of its 17th year, the Knowledge Channel introduced two new programs: “Agri-cool-ture” and “Math-dali.”
Rina Lopez-Bautista, executive director and president of Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc., said “Agri-cool-ture” aims to encourage students and learners to take up agriculture and to go into agri-preneurship.
Show host Enchong Dee said he is learning about the industry alongside his audience.
“As a host, I am learning with the students as we teach kids on aqua-culture, agriculture, the business side of agriculture. Even I, the host, I’m learning from what I’m saying, with the people that I interview also,” he said.
Dee, who is celebrating his 10th year in show business, is grateful that he has been given a new hosting stint with an educational show.
“I’m happy because it’s very educational, and I think we’re going to make a lot of impact on the kids studying right now,” he said.
He added he hopes to reveal the many opportunities in agriculture, poultry, and fishing through the show.
“Agri-cool-ture” will begin on July 19.
“Math-dali,” on the other hand, tackles Grade Four math.
Bautista said the show encourages the kids to love math and to be really interested because math is “something that is needed by everybody in daily life and it’s something that our country needs also—for us to learn math to the highest levels.”
She added the show would also help change the people’s mindsets and attitudes to push everyone to be learn math.
“Even if you’re not good at this point, you can be. So ask questions, make mistakes. It’s okay to make mistakes. Your brain grows twice when you make mistakes—when you make the mistake and when you think about the mistake,” she said.
“Math-dali” started airing last June 14. (MNS)