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August is National Inventor's Month! Celebrate with The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. This Netflix film is based on the true story of William Kamkwamba, whose creativity, persistence and courage as a schoolboy provided a solution to devastating drought for his family and eventually many others in his country of Malawi and beyond. Inspire young inventors in your classroom!

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We are pleased to offer a Discussion Guide and a Curriculum Guide with classroom-ready lessons for this film, to make it easy to work with in different settings.

Students can learn more about wind power and the physics of generating electricity, as well as lessons in English Language Arts, Social Studies, Film Studies and more.

Learn more: https://journeysinfilm.org/product/the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind/

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The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind | Journeys in Film

Free teaching resources for The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind including curriculum guide and discussion guide.

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Show threadElana | אילנהAug 2, 2024
@JourneysInFilm omg this movie looks so good it makes me wish I still had a Netflix subscription!!
Show threadJourneys In FilmAug 2, 2024
@elana The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind is also Chiwetel Ejiofor's directorial debut! He wrote the screenplay, based on William Kamkwamba's memoir. It's absolutely worth watching if you get the chance.