The Global Search for Education: Barbara Whiting’s Engaging Animated Film Teaches Young People About the Dangers of Climate Change
It is a beautifully animated film that tells the story of two icebergs, Glacia and Crystal, who have been forced to break away from their glacier community in the Arctic Ocean due to global warming but now face an even greater enemy – warm water that’s causing them to melt.
The Global Search for Education: Environmentalist John Lang on Nurturing a Net Zero Culture
This month, the Protect our Planet Movement in association with Planet Classroom have launched Net Zero, a new video and podcast series in which 24 young climate activists from the Protect Our Planet (POP) Movement in association with Planet Classroom ask international thought leaders working on the environment the big questions as to how their nations are progressing towards their 2050 Net Zero pledges.
Smallie Explores the Effects of Going an Unconventional Route
By Ethan Thomas Throughout our lives, we are always directed to follow a common or likely path to success. However, there are often other paths to success that are not encouraged or even promoted. The animated short film Smallie looks at what could happen if one were to choose a different, unconventional way. Smallie is curated for Planet Classroom by LXL Ideas. The film was written and directed by Sanyam Jain who was only 14...
The Global Search for Education: Filmmaker Kalyanee Mam on Connecting to the Land, the Forests and the Oceans Around Us.
This month, Planet Classroom Network audiences can screen Lost World, a documentary from Director Kalyanee Mam. The film tells the story of one woman’s relationship with her home in Cambodia.
Beyond the Pipeline Takes an In-depth Look at the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Dakota Access Pipeline
By Ethan Thomas The Standing Rock Sioux tribe has opposed the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline since learning about it in 2012. The tribe argues that the pipeline will be harmful for their people and the natural environment where they live. Directed by filmmaker and activist Paul Redman, Beyond the Pipeline follows several members of the tribe and their efforts to stop the construction of the pipeline. The story is...
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