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Celebrate Minority Mental Health Awareness Month with Film
July 10, 2024

July is Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Mental Health Awareness Month, also known as BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month or Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. It's a great time to celebrate minority mental health awareness with film. We're highlighting educational resources that explore mental health and wellness, with a special focus on films that center BIPOC subjects, stories and points of view. These resources cover important social...

Teach with Film in July
June 25, 2024

Whether you’re teaching summer school or summer camp or your school is still in session in July,  we have suggestions for easy, classroom-ready lesson plans and discussion guides to help you teach with film. Plus great films for summer film programs and summer activities! July Teaching Highlights July is Disability Pride Month and July 26 is National Disability Independence Day. Celebrate Disability Rights and Disability Pride with Crip...

Teach PTSD Awareness with Film
June 16, 2024

Films can be powerful tools for teaching about PTSD awareness and also about resilience, emotional regulation and coping strategies! We recommend the following lessons in our film guides to help you teach about stress and mental wellness with film. Teaching about Trauma and PTSD Big Sonia Big Sonia, about Holocaust survivor and Holocaust educator Sonia Warshawski, has a powerful lesson on PTSD and Intergenerational Trauma. Teaching about...

Teach about Iran with Film
May 20, 2024

Film is a powerful way to teach about global peoples and cultures. As part of our global education collection, we are pleased to offer two curriculum guides to help you teach about Iran with film. Children of Heaven Children of Heaven is a valuable resource for introducing students to The Islamic Republic of Iran. This contemporary Iranian film, shot in and around Tehran, follows two siblings who must work together to find a creative solution to...

Celebrate Families with Film
May 15, 2024

Films can be powerful classroom tools to explore the rich diversity of global families and family ties. We recommend coming of age dramas Children of Heaven, The Way Home, Wadjda, and Whale Rider. There is also a powerful section for discussing family traditions in our discussion guide for award-winning documentary Greener Pastures. Children of Heaven, about a young brother and sister on a quest for new shoes, is rated PG-13 and recommended for...

What to Teach in June
May 1, 2024

Whether you're planning ahead for what to teach in June or you're looking for last-minute June teaching ideas, we have suggestions for easy, classroom-ready lesson plans and discussion guides to help you teach with film. June Teaching Highlights June is Pride Month. Support LGBTQ students, colleagues and community members with Finding Pride. June is Gun Violence Awareness Month & June 7 is Gun Violence Awareness Day. Start productive...

Holocaust Education: 7 Essential Teaching Tools
May 1, 2024

Holocaust education is, sadly, more urgent and timely than ever. We recommend the following film and teaching guide pairings to support you in mindfully teaching Holocaust education through film this month and all year round. These materials are  variously appropriate for elementary school, middle school and high school; they can also work well for higher education, adult education, public screenings and community group settings. Instructional...

Films that Celebrate The Power of Bicycles
May 1, 2024

May is a great time to celebrate bicycles in the classroom! May is National Bike Month, plus May 5 is National Ride a Bike Day and  May 8 is National Walk Bike and Roll to School Day! Our global education film collection includes two films that students love about the power of bicycles: The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind and Wadjda. The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind In The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind, 13-year-old son William is forced to leave school...

Teach Mental Health Awareness with Film
April 30, 2024

Films can be powerful tools for alleviating stress and also for teaching about stress awareness, resilience, emotional regulation and coping strategies! We recommend the following lessons in our film guides to help you teach about stress and mental wellness with film for grades 3-12. Mental Health Awareness Month  in May and Children's Mental Health Awareness Week May 5 – 12 are great times to teach with these films and they're also great all year...

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