Los estudiantes hacen que la comunidad se dé cuenta del daño de su programa de almuerzo escolar
Sep01

Los estudiantes hacen que la comunidad se dé cuenta del daño de su programa de almuerzo escolar

By Berenice Manzano When I think about my days in the U.S Public school system, one of the most unpleasant experiences I had was the quality of the food given to us. En los EE.UU., food quality is not a major priority despite the fact that many processed foods are served to young children as their bodies are developing. Why isn’t this enough to raise concerns in our nationIt is through Lynne Cherry’s film, Longing for a Local...

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Estudiante aprende el poder de la empatía a través de una clase de felicidad
Sep01

Estudiante aprende el poder de la empatía a través de una clase de felicidad

By Berenice Manzano Teaching kids gratitude and thankfulness to their parents in a materialistic culture needs more attention. En la película, Bada Aadmi (Gran hombre), directed by Christopher Scott Carpenter, we follow a young girl named Anshu through her day at school, específicamente, attending a happiness program taking place in her classroom. Anshu is learning all about the importance of empathy and sharing kindness with everyone around...

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Los sobrevivientes del tiroteo en la escuela hablan sobre las consecuencias un año después del tiroteo fatal
Sep01

Los sobrevivientes del tiroteo en la escuela hablan sobre las consecuencias un año después del tiroteo fatal

By Ishana Sen Das Directed by Lucca Vieira, Paisaje modelado: Historias de los supervivientes, is a short documentary centering around a high school shooting in Parkland, Florida on Valentine’s Day 2018. One year after the fatal shooting at their high school, the film shares the perspectives of five Stoneman Douglas High School students who witnessed or were affected by the shooting. They talk about the experience itself, as well as...

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Activista juvenil de Malawi se pronuncia en contra de casarse con niñas en la adolescencia
Sep01

Activista juvenil de Malawi se pronuncia en contra de casarse con niñas en la adolescencia

By Ishana Sen Das I Don’t Need a Husband Yet (curated for Planet Classroom by XTalks.Org) documents a presentation given by 15-year-old Rachel, who speaks passionately about the injustice of marrying young girls in their teens. As Rachel’s audience mainly consists of teenagers in her Malawi school, she addresses them directly when she asks them at what age they imagine themselves getting married. She continues to explain that many...

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¿Qué pasaría si el significado de la vida fuera enviado a la Tierra demasiado pronto??
Sep01

¿Qué pasaría si el significado de la vida fuera enviado a la Tierra demasiado pronto??

By Ethan Thomas This is the question asked by Return to Sender, a short film centered around Moira, a clerk who works in the cosmic mailroom and mistakenly sends the meaning of life to Earth ahead of schedule. She must then choose between helping the person it was sent to or helping the universe restore order. Return to Sender offers a clever and fun story that will keep you guessing until the end. Directed by Malibu Taetz, Return to...

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