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...

A collection for films exploring the architecture of homes across the world by Homes by Design

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.

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...

The Chinese government is sponsoring a national campaign on "equal" education. UNDER THE SAME SKY documents school children in the city as well as the country to compare the two educational experiences. UNDER THE SAME SKY had been nominated for best short documentary at the 2017 **Asian Pacific Film Festival**, 2017 **St. Louis International Film Festival**, **Long beach indie Film Festival** and **Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival**. It’s also...

An outstanding and highly entertaining documentary that gives children and adult insights into what it's like to grow up in very diverse family structures. THAT'S A FAMILY! Will stretch your mind and touch your heart, no matter what your age. With blunt and sometimes hilarious candor, the children in THAT'S A FAMILY! take us on a tour through their lives and speak movingly about their unique family experiences, explaining what it's like to have been...

This program covers the important topic of Integration by Partial Fractions in Calculus. We begin by discussing what a Partial Fraction is, how it can be used to solve integrals, and why it is a central topic in Calculus. Next, we solve several practical calculus problems that give students practice with Integration by Partial Fractions. The entire lesson is taught by working example problems beginning with the easier ones and gradually progressing...