Bring Refugee Stories To Your Classroom: Teach with Film
Bring Refugee Stories To Your Classroom: My Sweet Land
My Sweet Land is the coming of age story set against a multigenerational war in the post-Soviet Caucasus Mountains. It follows an 11-year-old boy named Vrej. Growing up in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Vrej’s dreams are interrupted by ongoing conflict forcing his family to flee their home.
We offer a My Sweet Land Learning Guide for grades 8-12 & adult/higher ed.
Bring Refugee Stories To Your Classroom: UnBroken
UnBroken presents the miraculous true story of the seven Weber siblings, ages 6-18, who evaded certain capture and death, and ultimately escaped Nazi Germany relying solely on their youthful bravado and the kindness of strangers, following their mother’s incarceration and murder at Auschwitz. The siblings ultimately immigrate to the United States and, decades later, Beth Lane, the daughter of one of the Weber siblings, embarks on a journey to uncover the details and share their story.
We offer an UnBroken Learning Guide for grades 6-12 & adult/higher ed.
Bring Refugee Stories To Your Classroom: He Named Me Malala
He Named Me Malala follows events leading up to the Taliban’ attack on Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai for speaking out on girls’ education, followed by the aftermath, including her life as a displaced person.
We offer a He Named Me Malala Curriculum Guide and a He Named Me Malala Discussion Guide for grades 7-12 & adult/higher ed.
Bring Refugee Stories To Your Classroom: The Cup
The Cup, a feature film about a young Tibetan Buddhist monk living as a refugee in India who develops a passion for the World Cup.
Our The Cup Curriculum Guide includes a social studies / current events lesson about refugees. For grades 6-12 & adult/higher ed.
Bring Refugee Stories To Your Classroom: The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble follows more than 50 artists as they explore the ways art can both preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution.
Our Curriculum Guide for The Music of Strangers includes a lesson about The Ongoing Syrian Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis. For grades 7-12 & adult/higher ed.. This film and lesson pair well with The Neighborhood Storyteller (below).
Bring Refugee Stories To Your Classroom: The Neighborhood Storyteller
In The Neigbhorhood Storyteller, a young Syrian woman in a refugee camp in Jordan embarks on a read-aloud project to raise a new generation of successful young women.
Our The Neighborhood Storyteller Teaching Guide also features connections to Muzoon: A Syrian Refugee Speaks Outby Muzoon Almellehan with Wendy Pearlman, for educators interested in doing a film-book pairing for grades 5-12 & adult/higher ed.
Related Resources
- Celebrate AAPI Heritage with Film
- Teach Anti-Bias Education with Film
- Teach World Geography with Film
- Teach about World Religions with Film
- Windows and Mirrors Media Literacy / Representation Activity
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