The Channel is distributed free by satellite to schools and other educational and community organizations nationwide and is currently accessible to over 43,000 schools and 24 million homes.
Plans are currently underway to develop the first arts education programming.
It will be designed around an inquiry-based instruction model that gives teachers the chance for authentic exploration of the subject matter, and provides them with effective strategies for incorporating music, dance, theatre, and visual art into their classrooms. The project will include eight one-hour programs that form a professional development course, and a videotape resource library. The course of study for the project will be developed by the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Kathy DeJean from Lusher School in New Orleans and Hazel Lucas from Browns Mill Magnet in Atlanta, will provide expertise in dance and visual art respectively. This Primary Content Team will develop the substance of the series, and may also be on-camera workshop leaders.