Austin PBS Molly of Denali Workshop

 

In early March of this year, Nely Avelar signed up for a family literacy workshop scheduled for April modeled after the PBS KIDS show Molly of Denali. When the pandemic hit, those plans changed. Miriam Mendoza, Austin PBS’s Ready To Learn director and workshop facilitator, worked to redesign all of Austin PBS’s in-person outreach efforts to Zoom-friendly formats. With the whole family spending more time at home and practicing social distancing, Nely realized that making space in her schedule for this workshop was worth the effort. “I am grateful to Austin PBS for the program because it was a lot of fun and it helped us, especially in this pandemic season. It helps us to clear our minds of worries and I am grateful to the entire PBS team.”