History of Educational Television in American Samoa
ETV History
Thank you, Kathy, for collecting and writing all this information. I have done my best to assemble all the pieces of the report, rework all the graphics and retype the text from the annual reports. Now, we have a pretty good timeline of events relative to the concept, building and operation of the ETV system. There is more work to be done and it is my hope that other members of the founding and operations team will join us in filling in more blanks. The real story might be the wonderful dedication of the ETV people and fond memories of their time in American Samoa. It is more than 50 years since the project started and many of those involved still share great stories and consider their time in American Samoa "the good old days".
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Educational Television in American Samoa - Introduction In 1962 when Governor H. Rex Lee first dreamed of introducing a Territory-wide educational system using television and experts as the means of instruction, no one knew what the end result would... Read more |
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1962 - Educational Television in American Samoa Planning went forward for the construction of 22 consolidated elementary schools with the materials and supervision to be provided by the Government and labor and land to be furnished by the... Read more |
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1963 - Educational Television in American Samoa Construction was under way on American Samoa’s first consolidated elementary school at Nua village, to serve students from seven villages and to replace inadequate scattered schools in... Read more |
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1964 - Educational Television in American Samoa
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1965 - Educational Television in American Samoa Television teachers recording lesson programs for later broadcast at the Kirwan Educational Television Center, Utulei. Lessons are prerecorded on video tape for later broadcast to the new... Read more |
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1966 - Educational Television in American Samoa
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1967 - Education Television in American Samoa Text from the 1967 Education section of the Governor’s Report is included below. There is a great deal of explanation and one gains the sense that Lee is under pressure even in there... Read more |
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1968 - Educational Television in American Samoa Fiscal year 1968 was the fourth year of operation for American Samoa’s unique instructional system in which television is used as the major teaching tool rather than as a supplement. It... Read more |
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1969 - Educational Television in American Samoa As the Department of Education completed its fifth year in which educational television served as the basic teaching tool, progress was made in upgrading the system and the qualifications of... Read more |
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1970 - Educational Television in American Samoa Early in fiscal year 1970, after an executive and legislative study of several proposals, the University of Hawaii was chosen as educational consultant to American Samoa. An educational task... Read more |
