Please note: our most current High School Program site is now at http://hrw.org/iff/2007/classroom/index.html
Our
mission: The High School Program is a division of the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival. The High School Program provides human rights-related videos and educational resources to supplement existing high school and after-school program curricula. Our goal is to meet the needs of high school teachers and after-school educators experimenting with complex human rights issues and to support important and sometimes difficult conversations in ways that inspire youth dialogue and youth media production around issues of human rights.
Call for Applications: 2006 Youth Views Institute Teacher Training
Presented by the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival High School Program
and P.O.V./American Documentary with the Museum of Television and Radio
Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2006, 10am - 4:30pm
Location: Museum of Television and Radio 25 West 52 Street New York
Please submit your application using our online form.
Applications are due by 5pm on Friday, October 13
About the Youth Views Institute Teacher Training:
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival High School Program and P.O.V. in partnership with the Museum of Television and Radio are pleased to announce a one-day training for 30 New York City educators as part of the 2006 Youth Views Institute. The Teacher Training will offer educators the opportunity to engage with filmmakers and educational media experts to learn about available resources and how to integrate independent documentaries and human rights curricula in the classroom. In addition, the Institute offers a networking opportunity for educators working with human rights curriculum in their communities. For more information, please visit the P.O.V. Youth Views Institute website.
Your help can make the difference: Through the High School Program, nearly 15,000 youth have engaged in discussions around the global, social and political issues that affect their lives. The Program has supported hundreds of educators to introduce important topics such as tolerance, institutionalized racism, immigration, domestic violence and terrorism into their classrooms, providing the opportunity for students to engage in dialogue and generate a level of understanding of the pressing political issues facing our country at this time.
In order to continue to provide these resources to schools absolutely free of charge, The High School Program needs your support. With your help we may be able to continue in our commitment to educate and prepare the next generation of world leaders and human rights activists.
- $25 sponsors one local teacher to receive curriculum on children's rights
- $50 sponsors one classroom film screening
- $100 sponsors the addition of a new documentary to our High School film catalogue
- $250 sponsors one workshop presentation or screening with a guest speaker at a local high school
- $500 sponsors a mini-film festival (two-three films) at a local high school or community organization
- $1,000 sponsors 5 teachers to participate in professional development training at our annual Youth Views Institute Teacher Training where they can be trained to introduce media and human rights themes into the classroom.
To make your tax deductible contribution please send a check to: Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor, New York NY 10018.
The Media That Matters Film Festival
The Media That Matters Film Festival brings innovative shorts and take action tools to audiences around the country, all year. A free Teacher's Guide is available through the festival website: www.mediathatmattersfest.org. The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival is the Principle Partner of the Media That Matters Film Festival. Every year, HRWIFF hosts an installation of Media That Matters at the Walter Reade Theatre's Furman Gallery at Lincoln Center.
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