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JBFC FILM & VISUAL
LITERACY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
About the Programs
Links to Programs
Funding
Contact Us
About the Programs
Education is a central mission of the Jacob Burns
Film Center. Working with our Educational
Advisory Board, comprised of educators, critics,
and other professionals in the film and media fields, the JBFC
has developed
education programs that aim to provide students of all ages with
the skills necessary to thrive in a world increasingly dominated
by the visual image.
The emergence and accessibility of new technologies
are changing the modes of communication. Information is
now primarily delivered through the visual images of Film,
TV, and the internet. Traditional literacy skills of reading
and writing are enhanced by the inclusion of visual and
aural communication tools. It is imperative that students
learn how to ‘read’ visual
signs, as they do written forms, to decode meaning and
purpose. Furthermore, they need to be given the tools of
media production to effectively express their own ideas,
stories, and experiences.
We
believe that increasing students’ visual
literacy will expand their view of their inner and outer
worlds, help them become more effective communicators,
critical thinkers, engaged participants in society and
the global marketplace, and empower them to be life-long
learners and empathetic citizens.
Groundbreaking
education programs in film and visual literacy are offered for
Grades 3 through 12. From its
curriculum-based
programs that support the New York State Learning Standards for
the Arts and the English Language Arts to its after-school enrichment
opportunities, the JBFC serves over 15,000 students every school
year. Thanks to the generous support of corporations, foundations,
individuals and members, 55% of these students are from underserved
school districts and participate absolutely free of charge.
Links to Programs
Elementary
School
See•Hear•Feel•Film
Animation: Minds in Motion!
Middle
School
Cinemania
Classroom to Screening Room
High
School
Classroom to Screening Room
Unscripted
College
World Crew
Adult
Education
Click for current Adult Education
series info.
Professional
Development
JBFC
Faculty
Volunteer
Opportunities
Funding
Generous support from individuals, corporations,
and foundations, and our members make the education programs available
free of charge, including transportation reimbursement, to schools
in underserved school districts in Westchester County. Schools in
which a minimum of 30% of the students qualify for free or reduced
lunch are eligible.
We are grateful to our foundation and corporate
partners who help to make all of our education programs possible.
The Biography Channel
The Louis R. Cappelli Foundation
J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation
The Farbman Family Foundation
The Frog Rock Foundation
Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc.
The Gage Fund
William T. Grant Foundation
Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation
The Kohlberg Foundation
Kraft Foods
The Leventhal Family Charitable Foundation
Lone Pine Foundation
The James A. Macdonald Foundation
Lucille and Paul Maslin Foundation
MasterCard
Morgan Stanley
New York State Council on the Arts
Nordstrom
The Peckham Family Foundation
Ann Pinkerton Charitable Trust
Reader’s Digest Foundation
Art and Becky Samberg
The Sally Burns Shenkman Program Fund
Smart Family Foundation
David Swope
Verizon Foundation
Wachovia
Westchester Arts Council
Westchester Community Foundation
In addition, countless individuals support
our educational initiatives with contributions to the JBFC Program
Fund.
Contact
Us
Jacob Burns Film Center
39 Washington Ave. (JBFC offices)
Pleasantville, NY 10570
Fax: (914) 773-0762
Emily Keating, Associate Director of Education
Telephone: (914) 773-7663 ext. 17
Email: ekeating@burnsfilmcenter.org
Katie Braun, Education Associate
Telephone: (914) 773-7663 ext. 23
Email: kbraun@burnsfilmcenter.org
Brady Shoemaker, Education Associate
Telephone: (914) 773-7663 ext. 28
Email: bshoemaker@burnsfilmcenter.org
Aaron Mace, Education Assistant
Telephone: (914) 773-7663 ext. 38
Email: amace@burnsfilmcenter.org
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