Da Vinci (formerly Da Vinci Learning) is a brand used for a group of educational television channels, on-demand services, and mobile apps for families, owned by Macademia. Da Vinci services are available in 22 languages and in over 90 countries, across North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. It broadcasts

STEM Stem or STEM may refer to: Plant structures * Plant stem, a plant's aboveground axis, made of vascular tissue, off which leaves and flowers hang * Stipe (botany), a stalk to support some other structure * Stipe (mycology), the stem of a mushr ...

and

soft skills Soft skills, also known as power skills, common skills or core skills, are skills applicable to all professions. These include critical thinking, problem solving, public speaking, professional writing, teamwork, digital literacy, leadership, pr ...

-based learning programs aimed at children and families during the daytime, and documentaries and educational series for grown-ups in the evenings. __TOC__

History

Da Vinci Learning was launched on 15 September 2007 by its parent company, Da Vinci Media GmbH, and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with subsidiary offices in Singapore, Istanbul, Warsaw and Johannesburg. The channel was rebranded in 2018, which included a name change to Da Vinci. On 31 December 2019, UK-based Media and Edtech company Macademia (formerly Azoomee) acquired Da Vinci Media which includes its linear channel (Da Vinci), mobile app (Da Vinci Kids), and programming.

Programming

Da Vinci offers edutainment programming in 22 languages for Millennial and Gen Z families focused on 21st century skills, including

, creativity, Social–emotional learning and

Critical thinking Critical thinking is the analysis of available facts, evidence, observations, and arguments to form a judgement. The subject is complex; several different definitions exist, which generally include the rational, skeptical, and unbiased an ...

via TV channels, on-demand services (for example Comcast Xfinity) and via a dedicated kids app, Da Vinci Kids. Programs currently airing on Da Vinci include: *

Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom ''Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom'' is a British television series broadcast on CBBC and presented by Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood (Dick and Dom). In each episode the duo study the work of a genius (3 in later series) and attempt to recr ...

(BAFTA Children's Presenters Award 2014) *

Art with Mati and Dada Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...

* Chasing Longevity (New York Festivals 2015) *

Culture Quest with Mr. Otter Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these grou ...

Doki (TV Series) ''Doki'' (also known as ''Doki Adventures'') is a Canadian animated children's television series for Discovery Kids that premiered on the channel in Latin America on April 15, 2013. The series is produced by Portfolio Entertainment. The series i ...

* Did You Know? * Finding Stuff Out (Canadian Screen Award 2016) *

Full Proof Full may refer to: * People with the surname Full, including: ** Mr. Full (given name unknown), acting Governor of German Cameroon, 1913 to 1914 * A property in the mathematical field of topology; see Full set * A property of functors in the mathe ...

(Emmy Kids Award Nominee) *

Horrible Histories ''Horrible Histories'' is an educational entertainment franchise encompassing many media including books, magazines, audio books, stage shows, TV shows, and more. In 2013, Lisa Edwards, UK publishing and commercial director of Scholastic Corpor ...

(International Emmy Kids Award 2016, UK Broadcast Award 2018) *

Look Kool To look is to use sight to perceive an object. Look or The Look may refer to: Businesses and products * Look (modeling agency), an Israeli modeling agency * ''Look'' (American magazine), a defunct general-interest magazine * ''Look'' (UK ma ...

(International Emmy Award Nominee) *

Make Me A Super Make or MAKE may refer to: *Make (magazine), a tech DIY periodical *Make (software), a software build tool *Make, Botswana, in the Kalahari Desert *Make Architects, an architecture studio See also *Makemake (disambiguation) Makemake is a large ...

(New York Festivals 2018 Finalist) * mathXplosion (Telly Awards Bronze Winner, Youth Media Alliance 2017 Winner) *

Mily Miss Questions Mily may refer to: People * Juraj Milý (born 1996), Slovak ice hockey player * Mily Balakirev * Mily Clément * Mily Possoz (1888–1968),, Portuguese artist * Mily Sidauy (born 1943), Mexican sculptor * Mily Treviño-Sauceda (1957–1958), Ameri ...

Mystery of Matter ''The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements'' is a 2014 American documentary miniseries, which premiered nationwide on August 19, 2015. The PBS documentary, in three-episodes of one hour each, was directed by Stephen Lyons and Muffie Meyer. ...

(Emmy Award Outstanding Lighting Direction & Scenic Design) * Nature Tech (Emmy Award Cinematography – Nature Documentaries) *

Operation Ouch! ''Operation Ouch!'' is a British comedy children's television series on the human body, showing what happens in Emergency department, A&E, what doctors sometimes have problems with and experiments. The first series of ''Operation Ouch!'' aired on ...

(BAFTA Children's Factual 2013 and 2014, BAFTA Best Children's Factual Nominee 2015 & and 2016 BAFTA Best Presenter Award Nominees 2015-2018) *

Science Max ''Science Max: Experiments at Large'' is a Canadian children's television series, which premiered on TVOntario's TVOKids programming block in 2015.Siesta Z A ''siesta'' (from Spanish, pronounced and meaning "nap") is a short nap taken in the early afternoon, often after the midday meal. Such a period of sleep is a common tradition in some countries, particularly those in warm-weather zones. Th ...

(2017 International Emmy Kids Award Nominee) *

Snapshots Snapshot, snapshots or snap shot may refer to: * Snapshot (photography), a photograph taken without preparation Computing * Snapshot (computer storage), the state of a system at a particular point in time * Snapshot (file format) or SNP, a fil ...

(2018 International Emmy Kids Award) *

Xploration Awesome Planet Xploration Station is an American syndicated programming block that is programmed by Steve Rotfeld Productions, distributed by Fox, and debuted on September 13, 2014. It airs weekends (typically on Saturday mornings), primarily on Fox-affilia ...

(2015 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominee) * Xploration DIY SCI (Daytime Emmy Awards Nominee 2017 & 2018)

References

{{reflist Television channels and stations established in 2007 Educational and instructional television channels Documentary television channels