In JoJo and Gran Gran Visit the Community Garden, JoJo and her grandmother head to the local allotment, or community garden, to harvest some vegetables. Real-life children visit a community garden to see the vegetables that grow there. This video is excerpted from BBC’s JoJo & Gran Gran, a children's animated television series following JoJo, an inquisitive and cheerful 4-and-a-half-year-old girl and her loving Gran Gran, who always has something new to teach her.
Fallowlees Farm offers a place for urban women and girls to grow crops and experience nature, while also donating all of the food produced to those in need. Birthed as a project to counter isolation during the pandemic, over 4,000 women and girls have now found support and community through their time on the farm. This video is excerpted from BBC News.
In Belfast, Northern Ireland, researchers tried a simple but revealing experiment: they “lost” ten wallets around the city to see how people would respond. Each wallet had a little cash inside and a card showing how to return it to the owner.
Why does this matter? Scientists who study happiness say that how much people trust strangers — and how often strangers act kindly — is a big clue to how happy a place is overall. It turns out that things like strong communities, helping others, and even sharing meals can matter almost as much as money or jobs when it comes to well-being.
So the real question isn’t just how many wallets were returned — it’s what those choices say about how people treat each other, and how that shapes everyday happiness.
Introducing your new favorite duo! JoJo & Gran Gran is a BBC children's animated television series that follows an inquisitive and cheerful 4-and-a-half-year-old girl and her loving grandmother, who always has something new to teach her. Young learners will love learning alongside the diverse cast of characters as they get to know their community and explore the natural world around them.
This is quick and easy seasonal content — perfect for an intro to a life science (plants, trees, flowers) or social studies (holidays!) lesson. Or watch the video and then try what JoJo and Gran Gran did, whether it's making a fruit crumble or writing a poem.
In Obama’s Political Beginnings, historian Simon Schama explains how before Barack Obama was president, he worked to organize laid off factory workers in the South Side of Chicago. As a community organizer, Obama learned how to build alliances and the importance of being at the table. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Obama’s America, in which Simon Schama examines the challenges faced by Barack Obama on the world stage and at home.
In A Picnic in the Arctic narrator Sir David Attenborough describes how men from two Arctic communities meet to exchange goods, barter, and share a meal. Summer in the Arctic is a chance for the people who live there to come together to share news over a meal of guillemot eggs. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Frozen Planet, a series that shows a fragile world of beauty and hostility, where nature finds a way to survive and thrive in frigid conditions.
In The First People of the Congo, host Simon Reeve travels through the Congo and meets the Baka community, the first Indigenous people of the Congo Basin. The Baka people are skilled at building huts quickly, with the women doing most of the work while the men hunt. They live simply, taking only what they need from the forest and sharing everything with one another, a lifestyle that has survived despite the challenges they faced from European colonists. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Wilderness With Simon Reeve, an epic adventure into the heart of Earth’s last great wild areas, where nature is at its most beautiful and fragile.
Tour a rooftop garden with a view of the New York City skyline. The garden is not only providing a place for people to come together, but it’s cooling the buildings and city, absorbing rainwater to prevent sewage flooding, and providing a source of fresh, local produce for the community. This video is excerpted from BBC News.
Dementia patients come together for a train ride to Whitby complete with beautiful scenery, live music, and gentle massages. Caregivers also find community aboard this special train ride. This video is excerpted from BBC News.
Follow Brenda, a favorite local crossing guard, as she commutes to work for the final time after 40 years. Her community surprises her with a retirement celebration. This video is excerpted from BBC News.
In The Largest Refugee Camp on Earth, narrator Simon Reeve journeys to the refugee camp of the Rohingya people in Bangladesh: the Kutupalong refugee camp. The Rohingya people fled Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) after violent attacks by the police in 2017, when nearly 700,000 refugees poured into Bangladesh. This video is excerpted from BBC's Burma with Simon Reeve, in which Simon Reeve travels to beautiful and troubled Burma (now Myanmar).
In Building Community Gardens, Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers visit an allotment or a community garden. They learn how gardens are spaces to grow food and to engage with nature. Then they come across a compost pile and investigate why worms and robins are also at the compost pile. This video is excerpted from BBC's Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest, a nature exploration show in which Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers go on quests to discover nature’s wonders and the important role they play in our environment.
In JoJo and Gran Gran Visit the Community Garden, JoJo and her grandmother head to the local allotment, or community garden, to harvest some vegetables. Real-life children visit a community garden to see the vegetables that grow there. This video is excerpted from BBC’s JoJo & Gran Gran, a children's animated television series following JoJo, an inquisitive and cheerful 4-and-a-half-year-old girl and her loving Gran Gran, who always has something new to teach her.
Fallowlees Farm offers a place for urban women and girls to grow crops and experience nature, while also donating all of the food produced to those in need. Birthed as a project to counter isolation during the pandemic, over 4,000 women and girls have now found support and community through their time on the farm. This video is excerpted from BBC News.
In Belfast, Northern Ireland, researchers tried a simple but revealing experiment: they “lost” ten wallets around the city to see how people would respond. Each wallet had a little cash inside and a card showing how to return it to the owner.
Why does this matter? Scientists who study happiness say that how much people trust strangers — and how often strangers act kindly — is a big clue to how happy a place is overall. It turns out that things like strong communities, helping others, and even sharing meals can matter almost as much as money or jobs when it comes to well-being.
So the real question isn’t just how many wallets were returned — it’s what those choices say about how people treat each other, and how that shapes everyday happiness.
Introducing your new favorite duo! JoJo & Gran Gran is a BBC children's animated television series that follows an inquisitive and cheerful 4-and-a-half-year-old girl and her loving grandmother, who always has something new to teach her. Young learners will love learning alongside the diverse cast of characters as they get to know their community and explore the natural world around them.
This is quick and easy seasonal content — perfect for an intro to a life science (plants, trees, flowers) or social studies (holidays!) lesson. Or watch the video and then try what JoJo and Gran Gran did, whether it's making a fruit crumble or writing a poem.
In Obama’s Political Beginnings, historian Simon Schama explains how before Barack Obama was president, he worked to organize laid off factory workers in the South Side of Chicago. As a community organizer, Obama learned how to build alliances and the importance of being at the table. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Obama’s America, in which Simon Schama examines the challenges faced by Barack Obama on the world stage and at home.
In A Picnic in the Arctic narrator Sir David Attenborough describes how men from two Arctic communities meet to exchange goods, barter, and share a meal. Summer in the Arctic is a chance for the people who live there to come together to share news over a meal of guillemot eggs. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Frozen Planet, a series that shows a fragile world of beauty and hostility, where nature finds a way to survive and thrive in frigid conditions.
In The First People of the Congo, host Simon Reeve travels through the Congo and meets the Baka community, the first Indigenous people of the Congo Basin. The Baka people are skilled at building huts quickly, with the women doing most of the work while the men hunt. They live simply, taking only what they need from the forest and sharing everything with one another, a lifestyle that has survived despite the challenges they faced from European colonists. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Wilderness With Simon Reeve, an epic adventure into the heart of Earth’s last great wild areas, where nature is at its most beautiful and fragile.
Tour a rooftop garden with a view of the New York City skyline. The garden is not only providing a place for people to come together, but it’s cooling the buildings and city, absorbing rainwater to prevent sewage flooding, and providing a source of fresh, local produce for the community. This video is excerpted from BBC News.
Dementia patients come together for a train ride to Whitby complete with beautiful scenery, live music, and gentle massages. Caregivers also find community aboard this special train ride. This video is excerpted from BBC News.
Follow Brenda, a favorite local crossing guard, as she commutes to work for the final time after 40 years. Her community surprises her with a retirement celebration. This video is excerpted from BBC News.
In The Largest Refugee Camp on Earth, narrator Simon Reeve journeys to the refugee camp of the Rohingya people in Bangladesh: the Kutupalong refugee camp. The Rohingya people fled Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) after violent attacks by the police in 2017, when nearly 700,000 refugees poured into Bangladesh. This video is excerpted from BBC's Burma with Simon Reeve, in which Simon Reeve travels to beautiful and troubled Burma (now Myanmar).
In Building Community Gardens, Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers visit an allotment or a community garden. They learn how gardens are spaces to grow food and to engage with nature. Then they come across a compost pile and investigate why worms and robins are also at the compost pile. This video is excerpted from BBC's Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest, a nature exploration show in which Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers go on quests to discover nature’s wonders and the important role they play in our environment.