Film Library: Children

MARSH FORK ELEMENTARY

APRIL 2010

Meet the children of Marsh Fork Elementary in Sundial, West Virginia. The very coal mining that supports the community also threatens the local students.

MANYARA SCHOOL

JULY 2005

Join in on explore's first ever philanthropic journey, the effort to build a school for the Maasai Tribe in Tanzania.

AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC

AUGUST 2003

Each year at the Aquarium of the Pacific, 200,000 children connect with nature and learn about different kinds of marine life from the aquarium's focus exhibits.

CHICAGO FILM FESTIVAL

OCTOBER 2008

On a trip to see Explore's screening of The Arctic at the Chicago International Film Festival, Charles Annenberg Weingarten gets some clever questions from his young audience and encourages them to "never stop learning."

THE ART OF HEALING VIOLENCE

JUNE 2007

The children at the Queen Rania Family and Child Center in Jordan use paint, brushes, and paper to discover their dignity and identity. The art program teaches the children to trust themselves and deal with traumatic experiences.

DR. DOG

NOVEMBER 2006

The Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation brings dogs into schools to help developmentally challenged children overcome their shyness.

THE HOUSE OF WHEELS

JUNE 2007

At House of Wheels in Jerusalem, parents of children with special needs are given much-needed time to relax while their kids engage in social activities.

LEARNING THROUGH SONGS

FEBRUARY 2008

Jack Johnson explains how music can be a beautiful way to approach problems and deal with important issues. Music has the ability to transform anger into calm meditation, and can even develop into life philosophies, he says.

MUD FOOTBALL - GOING TO SCHOOL

FEBRUARY 2008

Jack Johnson performs his song "Mud Football" and shares one of the stories behind the lyrics.

GRAVITY'S GOT A HOLD ON US ALL

FEBRUARY 2008

Charles Annenberg Weingarten asks Jack Johnson why it is important to be selfless and gets a lyrical reply: We're all interconnected, he says. "Gravity's got a hold on us all."

DICKEY ORPHANAGE

APRIL 2006

Most of the children living in Dickey Orphanage have been orphaned by accidents, illness, or abandoned as a result of economic hardship.

SIBUSISO SCHOOL

JULY 2005

In Tanzanian society, disabled children are often looked down upon as taboo. The Sibusiso School seeks to restore the dignity of these children by developing their potential, counseling their families, and reaching out to educate their communities.