KMOS Kids Day is Coming to Columbia, MO!
The 2010 KMOS Kids Day event will be held in at the Rock Bridge school in Columbia on Saturday, June 19.

This event is an afternoon of fun, family friendly activities promoting literacy and other essential life skills. We invite businesses and individuals to partner with KMOS for this fantastic community event. There are several ways for you to participate and enjoy the opportunity to promote your business through partnership with KMOS in this annual event.

Volunteers, financial sponsors, and other partners are needed. You are invited to attend the community informational meeting on Wednesday, February 10th at 10 a.m. at the YOUZEUM in downtown Columbia to learn more; or contact Louise Beasley at beasley@kmos.org (or 573.814.9208).

Don't miss your chance to invest in the future of Missouri families and to make Kids Day in Columbia a success!!

Call for Entries for the 2010 Montserrat Poetry Festival
Poets who wish to be considered for this festival are asked to submit samples of their works by January 30. The Festival will be held at Montserrat Vineyards (Missouri, USA) in May. Organizers are seeking poets to present original works that would help comprise an entertaining and varied program for a general audience. More information...


Announcing the 2010 KMOS Kids Writers Contest
Under a new name, this annual contest is open to young authors in kindergarten through third grade. Original stories (prose, poems, fact or fiction) will be accepted now through March 12, 2010.

For more information, download the complete Rules (PDF file 64.3K Word file 1.11M) and the official Entry Form (PDF file 62.7K Word file 1.11M)

Review the winning entries from the 2009 Contest



Happy Healthy Missouri Kids Recognized by Corporation for Public Broadcasting
KMOS-TV was recently being honored as recipient of the 2009 My Source Community Impact Award for Engagement from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This national award recognizes the KMOS community engagement and service provided through the Happy Healthy Missouri Kids project. More.

KMOS-TV Outreach and Education
Sesame Street and Barney and Friends might be the television shows most commonly associated with PBS, but clearly the reach of KMOS goes far beyond what is seen on TV. The KMOS workshops for early childhood educators, classes for parents, community partnerships to engage residents, and the many other innovative and effective ways that KMOS reaches out to the community distinguish public television as an educational oasis in the broadcast world. On air and off, KMOS is educating and inspiring more people than ever before.
Learn more about Outreach.

A Place of Our Own - airing weekdays at 6:30 a.m. and Saturdays at 9 a.m. - is not only a television series, but a website, and an extensive outreach program devoted to the unique needs of people who care for children.

Family, friends and neighbors – everyone who takes care of young children – are child care providers. Every interaction and every activity of these adults with their charges provide valuable opportunities to help children learn and grow.