1. Teach cross-cultural competence to young global citizens

In today’s increasingly interdependent world, youth must develop 21st century competency skills to effectively live and work as global citizens. Journeys in Film provides an opportunity for youth to experience a “day in the life of” their peers living in other cultures, while addressing highly relevant issues that impact the world that they share.

2. Appeal to today’s media-savvy young minds

Journeys in Film uses visual storytelling of films as a tool for engaging and inspiring students.  Compelling, age-appropriate, subtitled foreign-language films combined with comprehensive interdisciplinary curriculum guides support various learning styles, promote literacy, transport students across the globe and foster deeper learning that meets core academic objectives.

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3. Meet federal and state mandates for academic standards

As a national program, Journeys in Film uses the national Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McRel ) standards system. Educators can easily identify and align the corresponding subject-area standards for their states with the delineated standards provided in each Journeys in Film lesson plan.

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4. Provide professional development and interdisciplinary curricular options

Journeys in Film offers professional-development workshops to ensure effective integration of program materials into various educational formats.  Custom-designed workshops include a needs assessment interview to determine the best approach for your organization.  Workshop content options include: 1) Global Education 101 – What is it, and why is it important?; 2) Effective use of film that reinforces core academic skills building in reading, writing, math, science, social sciences and the arts; and 3) Applications, best practices and other global education or cultural studies resources.

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5. Present developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive material

Journeys in Film develops quality lesson plans by enlisting the writing and editing assistance of specialists representing the issues and culture depicted in each film. Selected films examine current global issues such as environmental sustainability, conflict resolution, economic development, religion, public health and more. The curriculum guides also explore universal youth topics such as coming of age, culture change, gender roles, peer pressure and diversity.