American Graduate Day is a national, multi-platform broadcast event part of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's "American Graduate" initiative, which aims to keep young people on track to earn their high school diplomas. It aired annually on PBS stations from 2012 to 2017.
Appearances[]
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September 28, 2013 | To promote the "Little Discoverers" section on sesamestreet.org, Alan Muraoka, Abby Cadabby, Jeanette Betancourt, and preschool teacher Kerry Wilson appear and conduct a science experiment. (video)
Lauren Wanko later speaks outside with Muraoka and Abby about who inspired them in school. | ||
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September 27, 2014 | PBS NewsHour Weekend anchor Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Elmo and Chris Knowings about starting school for the first time.
Later, WNET's William Brangham interviews Lynn Chwatsky, the Vice President of Initiatives and Partnerships for Community Engagement at Sesame Workshop; Kimberly Mullaney, Director of Education at WNET; and Anabel Andon, a "Little Children, Big Challenges" program participant. Finally, NJTV correspondent Lauren Wanko speaks outside with Knowings and Elmo. (YouTube) | ||
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October 3, 2015 | Elmo promotes the program. (YouTube) | ||
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September 17, 2016 | Alan talks to Elmo about what a mentor is. Soledad O'Brien then speaks with Sesame Workshop's Jeanette Betancourt and Sesame Street editor Leslie Kimmelman about the introduction of Julia to the show. (YouTube) | ||
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October 14, 2017 | NBC News correspondent Rehema Ellis discusses the "Traumatic Experiences" initiative with Jeanette Betancourt and Rosita. The three practice hugging themselves to calm down. (YouTube) |
