Film & video
George Monbiot argues that the more time children spend in the classroom, the worse they do at school because our narrow education system only rewards a particular skill set. He says that when you take failing pupils to the countryside, they often thrive – yet funding for outdoor education is being cut.
Short film by Sebastien Pins, Belgium
"With the view of a child, travel throughout the forest to discover its magic, its mysteries and its meetings..."
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This moving and humorous documentary follows six teenagers who, like the “average American child,” spend five to fifteen hours a day behind screens. PLAY AGAIN unplugs these teens and takes them on their first wilderness adventure – no electricity, no cell phone coverage, no virtual reality. Through the voices of children and leading experts including journalist Richard Louv and geneticist David Suzuki, PLAY AGAIN investigates the consequences of a childhood removed from nature and encourages action for a sustainable future.
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Project Wild Thing: The importance of Outdoor Play
David Bond is concerned. His kids' waking hours are dominated by a cacophony of marketing, and a screen dependence threatening to turn them into glassy-eyed zombies. Like city kids everywhere, they spend way too much time indoors - not like it was back in his day. He decides it's time to get back to nature - literally. In an attempt to compete with the brands, which take up a third of his daughter's life, Bond appoints himself Marketing Director for Nature.
David's humorous journey unearths some painful truths about modern family life.
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Schools Out: Lessons from a Forest Kindergarten
An American documentary filmmaker journeyed to Switzerland to observe and document the school experiences of Swiss kindergartners whose parents choose to send them to “Forest Kindergarten.” These five- to seven-year-olds spend their school days not in a classroom but in a forest.
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