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Here for info about other JBFC education programs
Grade 3
See•Hear•Feel•Film teaches
third grade students critical viewing skills and the techniques
of telling a story through film. Using
film to spark their own creative expression, the children learn
to write with clarity, confidence, and joy, and improve their
own
storytelling skills. The curriculum consists of viewing short movies
from around the world, and participating in writing exercises
and
creative collaboration. Every student receives a JBFC Film Journal.
The curriculum was designed by Anne
Marie Santoro.
See•Hear•Feel•Film is
available as a series of class trips to the Jacob Burns Film Center
or as a classroom-based experience. Workshops
at the Film Center are led by master teachers Anne
Marie Santoro and Barbara
DeGeorge with the assistance of trained volunteer
educational facilitators.
Our goals are to use short films from around
the world to help third grade students:
• become more active viewers of visual media.
• lead more examined lives.
• improve their creative expression and storytelling skills.
• understand how to write with clarity, confidence, and joy.
See•Hear•Feel•Film provides
opportunities for third grade students to:
• exercise their critical viewing skills and imagination.
• enjoy a variety of films from around the world.
• examine how filmmakers tell stories.
• engage their senses to focus on their inner and outer worlds.
• enliven their creative expression and storytelling skills
using the tools of a filmmaker.
Teachers: Click
Here to read about changes to SHFF for the 2007-2008
school year. (pdf) Click
Here for a 2007-2008 Registration Form to print
and send in. (pdf)
Animation: Minds in Motion!, designed by Joseph Summerhays and Anne Marie Santoro, gives fourth grade students the opportunity to explore the world of animation by collaboratively writing, storyboarding, directing, and making their own original short animated films.
Animation: Minds in Motion! is available as two different experiences. Schools that demonstrate financial need are eligible to participate in the animator-in-residency version of the program. A professional animator and a team of trained volunteers visit the classroom for 12 two-hour sessions. Every student receives a JBFC Production Book and a DVD copy of his/her film. The program culminates in a red carpet world premiere of the films at the Jacob Burns Film Center.
There is also a model of the program that trains fourth grade educators to teach the curriculum in their classroom. Participants attend a four-day training workshop led by Joseph Summerhays and receive a curriculum, technical and implementation support, a JBFC Production Book for each student and much more!
Our goals are to use the tools of the animator to help fourth grade students to:
• learn how to produce a short animated film.
• apply math and language arts skills to real life.
• practice their public speaking skills through group presentation.
• sharpen their ability to focus on a multifaceted project.
• conceptualize original characters and bring them to life.
• improve their ability to write imaginative stories.
• understand the art and the creation of animation.
• recognize animation as a potential career.
Animation: Minds in Motion! provides opportunities for fourth grade students to:
• examine how animators visually tell stories.
• energize their imaginations by using the tools of the animator.
• exercise their ability to creatively collaborate on a team.
• enjoy creating a unique world that tells a story.
• experience the life-changing thrill of seeing their film on the big screen in front of a real audience.
Volunteers:Click Here for the current animator-in-residency schedule. To sign up to be an Educational Facilitator for a class, please contact Katie Braun at kbraun@burnsfilmcenter.org or (914) 773-7663 ext. 23.
