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Education

Our educational offerings are in the spotlight here. These posts highlight the educational potential of our film collection, as well as specific ways in which our films can be used in the classroom and beyond.

The Power of Social Media to Connect: NFB Education visits Byrne Creek Secondary School

The Power of Social Media to Connect: NFB Education visits Byrne Creek Secondary School

Iha Farquhar, Byrne Creek’s Community School Coordinator, tells the tale of NFB Education’s February visit to Byrne Creek Secondary School in Burnaby, BC. There is much discussion about the negative...

NFB Education Visits the Arctic

NFB Education Visits the Arctic

This blog post was written by Fouad Sassi and Jessie Curell. In early December of last year, National Film Board Education Specialists Fouad Sassi and Jessie Curell traveled to Iqaluit,...

Teach the War of 1812 with Our Free Tablet App

Teach the War of 1812 with Our Free Tablet App

This is a guest post written by Anne Koizumi, Education Specialist and Workshop Facilitators at the National Film Board of Canada in Montreal, QC. Only a month ago I was...

The NFB Goes West to Calgary, Alberta!

The NFB Goes West to Calgary, Alberta!

By Renée Lottridge, NFB Education Specialist On October 21, 2012, Tey Cottingham, Advisor, Educational Programs, Penny Rampado, Sales and Market Development Officer, and I arrived at the Blackfoot Inn in...

New Montreal Educational Workshop Studios Now Open!

New Montreal Educational Workshop Studios Now Open!

By Estelle Lagueux, Supervisor, Educational Programs It was with nervous anticipation that the NFB’s new educational programming team recently welcomed its first group of students to a freshly redesigned space...

Environmental Sustainability Education through NFB Films and Events

Environmental Sustainability Education through NFB Films and Events

Written by Ashley Catania, NFB Education Specialist, and Claudia Sicondolfo, NFB Education Team Leader Though the winter snows may soon blanket everything in white, we know that educators will still...

NFB Education Takes the Show on the Road: A Visit to the Northwest Territories

NFB Education Takes the Show on the Road: A Visit to the Northwest Territories

Written by NFB Education Team Leader Claudia Sicondolfo and NFB Education Specialist Lolo Desrosiers-Guité In August 2012, NFB Education was invited to the Northwest Territories to give workshops and presentations...

NFB Animation Workshops at the 2012 Ottawa International Animation Festival

NFB Animation Workshops at the 2012 Ottawa International Animation Festival

This is a guest post written by Anne Koizumi and Fouad Sassi, Education Specialists and Workshop Facilitators at the National Film Board of Canada in Montreal, QC. On September 19,...

Best Films of the Year for Kids and Teens

Best Films of the Year for Kids and Teens

By Tey Cottingham, Advisor, NFB Education Team Are you curious to know which Canadian books and DVDs the Canadian Children’s Book Centre has selected as the best of the year...

Back to School with NFB Education

Back to School with NFB Education

It’s time to return to the classroom, so we’ve been working hard to bring exciting films, resources and hands-on activities to you and your students. Here are a few ideas...

Girls Learning Code at HIGHRISE

Girls Learning Code at HIGHRISE

*This is a guest post by Kat Cizek, creator of HIGHRISE, a multi-year, multi-platform documentary about vertical living in the global suburbs. Find the original – and much more –...

StopMoStudio in Action

StopMoStudio in Action

This is a guest post written by Alanna Penney, who teaches grade 7 Modern Art at Macdonald Drive Junior High in St.John’s, Newfoundland. About 4 years ago, I decided to...