MAY 2016 THE CLASSROOM IS ALL AROUND US From Paramus to the Pinelands and Asbury Park to Fairfield, the Emmy Award-winning program Classroom Close-up, NJ is devoted to spotlighting important initiatives, learning techniques and collaborations that public school systems and teachers across the state are implementing in their classrooms and communities. May 1: Pinelands — Paramus — Cumberland County — Montclair Pinelands Regional High School’s “Senior Take-Over the School Day” gives students the opportunity to walk in their teachers’ shoes by preparing and teaching actual classroom lessons, discovering the challenging yet vital the role of educators. Cumberland County’s student-run “Give Kids a Smile Day” allows high school students to partner with professional volunteers in scheduling, fundraising, and assisting in free dental work to underprivileged children. The episode also focuses on team building at Paramus’ Stone Lane Elementary School and an incorporation of arts and academics at Montclair’s Glenfield Middle School. May 8: Fairfield — Riverdale — Monmouth County — Buena Regional Green initiatives are central to Fairfield’s Adlai Stevenson School, which not only benefits the Earth, but also transforms Pre-K through third grade students into mini-scientists, studying plant life cycles, ecosystems, and more. Buena Regional Middle School emphasizes reading recognition programs, third-graders from Riverdale explore mini “internships” in the community, and Monmouth County Vocational School and Biotechnology High address the serious issue of suicide, and what can be done to prevent and assist with prevention. May 15: Teaneck — Trenton — Asbury Park — Apshawa Trenton’s Washington Elementary school children learn respect and empathy from NEW EPISODES PREMIERE Kidsbridge, a non-profit bullying prevention organization dedicated to tolerance MAY 1, 8, 15 AT 7:30AM & 12:30PM and diversity appreciation. Similarly, Asbury Park implements a therapy curriculum Learn more in its schools that focuses on developing social skills through music, yoga and Watch more Classroom Close-up, NJ online at books. Teaneck Community Charter School explores the emotion of music through watch.njtvonline.org COURTESY OF HULTON ARCHIVE GETTY IMAGES painting and Apshawa Elementary teacher (and 2015 NJ History Teacher of the Year) Jaclyn Becker uses jellybeans to teach fourth graders a lesson about the fairness of taxation. NJDOCS PRESENTS “BUNNIE” Meet Bruna “Bunnie” Bellotti, a vibrant nonagenarian and New Jersey native who shares almost a century of life stories and advice in this new documentary film. Her biography is one of survival — ethnic discrimination, the Depression, two World Wars, Hurricane Sandy, a broken hip — and infectious passion for her husband, children, dancing and art. Her sage advice to achieving a long, fruitful life? “Respect will bring you love, love will bring you kindness, and kindness will bring you peace.” PREMIERES MONDAY, After the film, NJDocs series producer Rebecca Fasanello interviews Bunnie (who will be 99 in July 2016) MAY 2 AT 10PM and New Jersey filmmaker Steve Besserman about what it was like working on a retrospective together. Learn more at njtvonline.org/njdocs 1 NJTV MAY 2016 SCHEDULE PLEASE NOTE: All airdates are subject to change. For the most current listings, visit NJTV’s schedule page at NJTVonline.org/schedule/. For questions about the NJTV network and programming, call the toll free number at 800.882.6622 or the local number at 609.777.0031. SUNDAY MAY 1 3:00pm Sara’s Weeknight Meals 8:00am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Take Out Chinese at Home Calm for Storytime/Calm at the Clock Factory 12:00am Secrets of Selfridges 3:30pm Mike Colameco’s Real Food 8:30am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 1:00am Great Fire Episode 1 Racines/Wine Disciples It’s Time to Go/ 2:00am Rosemary and Thyme Daniel Doesn’t Want to Stop Playing 4:00pm Secrets of Selfridges COURTESY OF JAMES BRUNDIGE The Gooseberry Bush 9:00am Dinosaur Train 5:00pm Rosemary and Thyme Explore how newly established wildlife corridors 3:00am Midsomer Murders Blood Wedding, Part 1 Dinosaur Train Submarine: Maisie Mosasaurus/ offer hope to our planet’s endangered species in The Gooseberry Bush Date Night Wild Ways (above); Join engineers as they race 4:00am Midsomer Murders Blood Wedding, Part 2 6:00pm Banjo Romantika: Am erican Bluegrass to rescue a historic Martha’s Vineyard lighthouse 9:30am Dinosaur Train from certain doom in Operation Lighthouse Rescue; 5:00am Healing Quest Music & The Czech Imagination Dinosaur Train Submarine: A Sea Turtle Tale/ and investigate a fearsome weapon and the 5:30am MotorWeek 7:00pm Due Process Three Strikes Revisited Rocket Train audacious missions designed to destroy it in Bombing Hitler’s Supergun. 6:00am BBC Newsnight 7:30pm Classroom Close-Up, NJ 10:00am Peg + Cat The Arch Villain Problem/ 6:30am The Open Mind The Right to Vote 8:00pm State of the Arts The Straight and Narrow Problem NOVA EXPLORES PAST, 7:00am McLaughlin Group Painters of the Jersey Shore, Plus More 10:30am Super Why! The Prince and the Pauper PRESENT & FUTURE 7:30am Classroom Close-Up, NJ 8:30pm NYC-ARTS 11:00am Sesame Street Bubblefest 8:00am New Jersey Capitol Report with 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow Tucson, AZ - Hour Two 11:30am Barney & Friends Wild Ways Steve Adubato & Rafael Pi Roman Riff’s Musical Zoo/Boats 10:00pm Front and Center Max Pizarro; Wendell Steinhauer; Rich Levao Premieres Monday, CMA Songwriters Series: Steven Tyler 12:00pm Bob the Builder Job Performance! 8:30am Caucus: New Jersey May 2 at 9pm 11:00pm Red Dot on the Ocean: 12:30pm Thomas & Friends Fire & Water Access to Oral Health Care: The Matthew Rutherford Story 1:00pm Thomas & Friends Look & Listen Meeting The Challenge Operation Lighthouse Rescue 1:30pm Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! 9:00am Consuelo Mack WealthTrack Premieres Monday, MONDAY MAY 2 Teeny Weeny Adventure/I See Seeds 9:30am Due Process 2:00pm Arthur Fifteen - Parts I & II May 23 at 9pm Three Strikes Revisited 12:00am As Time Goes By 2:30pm Arthur Fountain Abbey/Arthur Calls It 10:00am Reporters Roundtable with Michael Aron 12:30am Keeping Up Appearances 3:00pm Wild Kratts Hermit Crab Shell Exchange Bombing Hitler’s Supergun 10:30am On the Record with Michael Aron 1:00am Death In Paradise 3:30pm Ready Jet Go! Comet Fever/Asteroid Patrol Premieres Monday, 11:00am Life & Living with Joanna Gagis 2:00am Doc Martin The Shock of the New May 30 at 9pm Susan Haspel; Joseph Penola; 4:00pm Cyberchase The Hacker’s Challenge Dr. Paul & Tatiana Dell’Aquila 3:00am Mr. Selfridge Season 4 on Masterpiece 4:30pm Odd Squad The Curious Case of Pirate-Itis/ Learn more at pbs.org/nova 11:30am Caucus: New Jersey Episode Two Oscar The Couch Watch more NOVA online at Access to Oral Health Care: 4:00am Grantchester Season 2 on Masterpiece 5:00pm Bob the Builder Job Performance! watch.njtvonline.org Meeting The Challenge Episode One 5:30pm MetroFocus 12:00pm New Jersey Capitol Report with 5:00am AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL: ON STORY 6:00pm NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams Steve Adubato & Rafael Pi Roman Scott Frank: A Screenwriter’s Design Max Pizarro; Wendell Steinhauer; Rich Levao 5:30am State of the Arts 6:30pm BBC World News America TUESDAY MAY 3 12:30pm Classroom Close-Up, NJ Painters of the Jersey Shore, Plus More 7:00pm One-on-One With Steve Adubato 1:00pm Ciao Italia Cooking with Red Wine - 6:00am Tavis Smiley 7:30pm NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams 12:00am Charlie Rose Cucinando Con Vino Rosso 6:30am New Jersey Capitol Report with 8:00pm Nature Leave It to Beavers 1:00am Tavis Smiley 1:30pm Lidia’s Kitchen Brodetto Steve Adubato & Rafael Pi Roman 9:00pm NOVA Wild Ways 1:30am Nightly Business Report 2:00pm America’s Test Kitchen from Max Pizarro; Wendell Steinhauer; Rich Levao 10:00pm NJDOCS Bunnie 2:00am Antiques Roadshow Tucson, AZ - Hour Two Cook’s Illustrated 7:00am Nature Cat 10:30pm Driving Jersey Chocolate-Caramel Layer Cake Earth Day Today/Earth Day Every Day 3:00am Front and Center 11:00pm NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams 2:30pm New Orleans Cooking with 7:30am Curious George Monkey Hoedown/ CMA Songwriters Series: Steven Tyler 11:30pm One-on-One With Steve Adubato Kevin Belton Classic New Orleans Curious George Clowns Around 4:00am Globe Trekker Wild West USA 2 5:00am AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL: ON STORY 8:30am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 5:00am AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL: ON STORY Justified: Inside The Writers’ Room Line Leader Daniel/Neighborhood Jobs Breaking Bad: A Conversation with Vince Gilligan 5:30am Caucus: New Jersey 9:00am Dinosaur Train Access to Oral Health Care: Adventure Camp: Zip Lining/ 5:30am Rough Cut - Woodworking with Meeting The Challenge Adventure Camp: Canyon Hiking Tommy Mac Finishes 6:00am Tavis Smiley 9:30am Dinosaur Train Solar Train/Birdwatching 6:00am Tavis Smiley 6:30am NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams 10:00am Peg + Cat Peg and Cat Save The World: Part 2 6:30am NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams 7:00am Nature Cat 10:30am Super Why! The Swiss Family Robinson 7:00am Nature Cat Kingdom of Rotting Log/Can You Dig It? 11:00am Sesame Street The Rainbow Show Woodpecker Picks A Place/Here Comes The Sun 7:30am Curious George 7:30am Curious George 11:30am Barney & Friends Movement/Separation Monkey Hoedown/ Mother’s Day Surprise/Jungle Gym 12:00pm Bob the Builder Trying Hard Curious George Clowns Around 8:00am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 12:30pm Thomas & Friends Someone to Look Up To 8:00am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Daniel’s New Friend/Same and Different 1:00pm Thomas & Friends Just Be Yourself Safety Patrol/Safety at the Beach 8:30am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood SAMUEL WILLENBERG 1:30pm Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! 8:30am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Duckling Goes Home/Daniel Feels Left Out Secret Super Digger/Pucker Up and Blow Neighbor Day This documentary focuses on one man’s personal 9:00am Dinosaur Train Rocket Train Surprise Party/ odyssey to reflect the enormity of the genocide 2:00pm Arthur Buster’s Secret Admirer/ 9:00am Dinosaur Train inflicted upon Poland’s 3.5 million Jews, at the time the Cloudy with a Chance Of Fun Armored Like An Ankylosaurus/Campout! 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