🌎 For Earth Day, we're launching our newest climate film: The White House Effect!

Using exclusively archival material, The White House Effect tells the dramatic origin story of the climate crisis and how a political battle in the George H.W. Bush administration changed the course of history.

The film explores how early promises of action were reshaped by political pressure and economic interests, and how those decisions set the stage for the climate challenges we now face.

Our film guides explore key themes of the film through reflection on leadership, responsibility, and more. Resources include a Climate Emotions Wheel and tools for centering hope through action and engagement. For grades 6-12, higher ed/adult and community use.

Learn more! https://journeysinfilm.org/film/the-white-house-effect/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=launch&utm_id=The+White+House+Effect&utm_term=Earth+Day&utm_content=link

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April is School Library Month and this week is National Library Week! Librarians are some of our favorite people. Thank you for the incredible contributions you make to our schools and communities. 💝

It's a great time to watch The Neighborhood Storyteller. This short documentary follows Asmaa Rashed, a young Syrian mother and refugee, as she establishes vibrant reading circles, transforming a humble act into a powerful tool for social change. The film celebrates the importance of reading and sharing stories to find one’s voice.

Our Discussion Guide for this film also connects with "Muzoon: A Syrian Refugee Speaks Out" by Muzoon Al-Mellehanan with Wendy Pearlman, for an exciting film-book teaching combination.

Learn more!

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/the-neighborhood-storyteller/?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_id=National+Library+Week&utm_content=link

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#Homeschooling in Italia: libertà educativa o rischio nascosto?
Sempre più famiglie scelgono percorsi alternativi alla #scuola tradizionale… ma cosa dice davvero la legge?
E qual è la differenza tra homeschooling e #unschooling — spesso confuse ma profondamente diverse?

Il caso della “famiglia del bosco” ha acceso il dibattito, ma dietro i titoli c’è molto di più:

📚 Boost student engagement & get hesitant readers excited about reading with film-book pairings for National Library Month! Check out our suggestions for films to pair with Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men, Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story The Yellow Wallpaper and more!

https://journeysinfilm.org/boost-student-engagement-with-film-book-pairings/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_id=National+Library+Week&utm_content=link

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'Unstoppable': The kids who refuse to be defined by struggles with school
By Gavin Coote

At an art gallery in Sydney's inner west, a group of mostly neurodivergent children are staging their first exhibition. For many of them, it is the first time they have felt seen.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/sydney-school-cant-children-exibit-artwork-part-of-kinhub-scheme/106576750

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🌎 Teach with film to boost student engagement about the environment this Earth Month. We've updated our Environmental Studies Collection in 2026 with new award-winning films!

These classroom-ready lessons for grades 5-12 & adult/higher ed are great for AP Environmental Studies, Environmental Science, Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Service Learning and Social Studies. 💙

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/environmental-studies-lessons/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=Environmental+Studies&utm_term=Earth+Month&utm_content=link

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🌎 Celebrate Earth Month with Scrap, an environmental documentary about Beauty, Collection & Restoration. New at Journeys in Film!

Scrap explores the vast and strangely beautiful places where things go to die and introduces the people who collect, restore, and recycle the world’s scrap. The Scrap Discussion Guide can help you start conversations in your classrooms, public screenings and community education spaces about the circular economy, right to repair, upcycling, and urban exploration. For grades 6-12, adult/higher ed.

Get the Scrap Discussion Guide and educate, engage, and activate your community!

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/scrap-an-environmental-documentary-about-beauty-collection-restoration/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=Scrap+launch&utm_content=link

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📢 April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month (LLLDAM) — a time to celebrate resilience, share experiences, and raise awareness for the 5.6 million people across the U.S. who have limb loss or limb difference.

We're excited to spotlight The Power of Sports for Amputees. This award-winning short documentary follows the journeys of three people living with limb loss as they reclaim identity, confidence, and purpose through adaptive sports. New at Journeys in Film!

Our Bell Ringer / Mini Discussion Guide explores the framing of ability and disability, the healing power of sports, obstacles and access in adaptive sports, and inclusion and belonging in the workplace. It’s great for community building and inclusion! For grades 7-12, adult/higher ed.

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/the-power-of-sports-for-amputees/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=April26&utm_term=new&utm_content=link

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🌍 Celebrate Nature with film for Earth Month! Discover the wonders of bugs, chimpanzees, coral, salmon, whales, and the power of recycling. For grades 3 and up.

Learn more:

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/celebration-of-nature/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=EarthMonth&utm_term=CelebrateNature&utm_content=link

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