© 2025 Michigan State University Board of Trustees
Public Media from Michigan State University
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Watch the adventures unfold! | Hero Elementary | PBS KIDS

Hero Elementary
Courtesy of © 2019 Twin Cities Public Media Workshop, LLC

Mon., Jun. 1 at 8 a.m. on WKAR-HD 23.1  |   Hero Elementary is a new animated PBS KIDS series, helping to spark a love of science among kids nationwide. 

Hero Elementary is a school for budding superheroes, where kids learn to master their innate powers, like flying and teleportation, while exploring science along the way. 

This new PBS KIDS series aims to give children ages 4-7 the tools to solve problems by thinking and acting like scientists and igniting their natural curiosity and empathy. 

WHEN & WHERE TO WATCH
WKAR-HD 23.1 
Mon.-Fri. at 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

WKAR PBS KIDS 23.4
Mon.-Sun. at 4:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

After the premiere, Hero Elementary episodes will be available to stream for FREE on the PBS KIDS App and at tv.wkar.org/kids

MORE ABOUT HERO ELEMENTARY
The stories in Hero Elementary center around a team of super students called Sparks' Crew. Lucita Sky, AJ Gadgets, Sara Snap, and Benny Bubbles, led by their quirky and enthusiastic teacher, Mr. Sparks, work together to help people, solve problems, and try to make the world a better place. When their imperfect powers aren't up to the task, they look to their other powers - the superpowers of science - to help them investigate, observe, make predictions, and figure out a solution.

Every WKAR News story you read is rooted in fact-based, local journalism, produced without commercial influence and available for free to everyone in mid-Michigan. No paywalls. Ever.

But this work doesn’t fund itself. With significant cuts to federal funding, public media is facing a critical moment. If you believe in journalism that serves the public interest, now is the time to act. Donate today.