Janet Mino has taught her class of students with autism for four years. When they graduate in spring 2012, they will leave the security of the public school system forever. BEST KEPT SECRET follows them the year before graduation. The clock is ticking to find them a place in the adult world, so they do not end up where their predecessors have, sitting at home, institutionalized, or on the streets.

What does it take to change a child's life? Set against the backdrop of a Britain rife with debates around class, identity, and social mobility, H IS FOR HARRY follows 11-year-old Harry as he starts at a brand new school in suburban London unable to read or write. For the next two years, Harry fights to improve academically and slowly begins to believe in a different future for himself. This intimate portrayal of one charismatic boy's journey towards...

Inherited from Maria Montessori in 1907, the Montessori Method is a child-centered educational approach celebrating and nurturing each child's desire to learn – an approach valuing the human spirit and full child development: physical, social, emotional and cognitive. The Montessori Method is increasing in popularity and more and more Montessori schools are opening up around the world.

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INTELLIGENT LIVES stars three pioneering young American adults with intellectual disabilities – Micah, Naieer, and Naomie – who challenge perceptions of intelligence as they navigate high school, college, and the workforce. Academy Award-winning actor and narrator Chris Cooper contextualizes the lives of these central characters through the emotional personal story of his son Jesse, as the film unpacks the shameful and ongoing track record of...

An intimate portrait of true Thai culture exploring one of its most progressive schools, Moo Baan Dek, known in English as the Children’s Village School. Home to some of Thailand’s most underprivileged children, the Children’s Village School has become a pillar in the Thai education system and a promising symbol of the country’s future. Official Selection at **DOC NYC**. Nominated for Best Documentary at the **Miami Film Festival**.

Featuring the founder of Body Mind Centering™, Occupational Therapist Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen, along with other leading movement development experts who discuss and demonstrate the physical, emotional and cognitive importance of the developmental movement babies engage in their first year. This film’s innovative imagery and case studies demonstrate ways to help babies with physical challenges Helps parents and caregivers understand an infant's...

The challenges of the present, expectations for the future, and the dreams of those who experience the reality of public high school in Brazil. Through the voices of students, principals, teachers and experts, “NOT EVEN IN A WILDEST DREAM” offers a reflection on the value of education.

This innovative film draws from diverse expertise in Child Development, Movement, Psychiatry, Education, Physical and Occupational Therapy, Dance Therapy, NeuroPhysiology, and Body-Mind Centering. Explores dynamic movement's importance in physical, emotional, social and mental development and shows how awareness of movement from the get-go can support healthy family bonding and positively shape how a child grows. Of interest to caregivers and parents...

In one of the richest and most conservative states of Brazil, public education suffers a setback when high school students react to an official decree that determines the closure of 94 schools. Using social media as their main tool, students organize the occupation of 241 schools. Through interviews and cameras operated by them, the film offers an unprecedented glimpse into the birth and growth of a peaceful movement that ultimately succeeded in maintaining...

Colorful, action-packed video introduction to the study of chemistry features high energy young people teaching complex stuff using humorous skits and computer graphics.