Films for Change is a pedagogical template that was created to guide students and teachers who are committed to environmental leadership and to affecting change in their communities. Aimed at secondary level students, it is designed as an interdisciplinary approach to integrating National Film Board (NFB) documentaries on environmental issues across a range of classroom contexts and subject areas. Learning outcomes of Films for Change are compatible with curricula across Canada.

The template consists of five different activities that lead students from an initial awareness, to deeper understanding, to taking action about environmental issues. While it makes sense to approach the activities sequentially, each one has been created to stand on its own. That is, with sensitive adaptation to particular classroom contexts, a teacher can effectively use just one or a few of the five activities with students.


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Click  to watch the Films for Change playlist

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The following work results from a shared partnership among the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), the McGill University Centre for Educational Leadership (CEL) and the Leading English Education and Resource Network (LEARN).