On the Way to School (Sur le chemin de l'école)
Directed by: Pascal PlissonCast list:
Country: France
Year: 2013
Genres: Documentary /
Runtime: 75 min.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Catalan dubbed version with subtitles in Catalan
Jackson, the Kenyan ; Carlito, the Argentinian; Zahira, the Moroccan ; Samuel, the Indian... They are four children who live light years away from each other and who have never met but who have a common point: they have to cover tremendously long distances to reach their school. On foot, on horseback or in a wheelchair, but all with an extraordinary determination...
Educational Grades: ##COMA####COMA##Middle school##COMA##Upper Primary school##COMA##Secondary school, 12 to 14##COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA##Higher Education##COMA##
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Form class (Pastoral care) / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Contemporary world /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / children, children’s rights / means of transportation and /or traffic safety education / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human geography / human relations, psychology, sociology / physical and cognitive disabilities or disorders / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / human rights /
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