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Telling the Story of the Fight for Linguistic Rights

Telling the Story of the Fight for Linguistic Rights

Canadian francophone minorities have had to overcome a number of obstacles to claim their linguistic rights. The Fight for Francophone Rights takes you to a variety of regions across the country where speaking French is a daily battle.

Symbols of War: Talking about Civil War with Students

Symbols of War: Talking about Civil War with Students

Symbolic thinking is an important skill. Through this beautiful and moving story, students discover how simple objects such as birds or shoes can be used symbolically to represent civil war and learn about the lasting effects of this type of conflict.

The Faith Project: Exploring Critical Issues

The Faith Project: Exploring Critical Issues

The Faith Project is a timely resource for teachers who wish to cultivate understanding of faith communities through the development of media literacy skills. The film-based documentary project enables students to explore prayer and ritual in the modern world through the lenses of seven traditions.

Ideas for Organizing a Debate Around a Film

Ideas for Organizing a Debate Around a Film

Films are wonderful civic education tools. They awaken our curiosity and sharpen our analytical skills. Introduce your students to the art of debate with NFB Films.

Building Resilience in Students

Building Resilience in Students

Teachers can play an essential role in the development of resilience in children by influencing and nurturing the development of skills, attitudes and strategies. Help students turn the stresses of life into opportunities and build resilience with Me and My Moulton.

5 Tips for Discussing Cultural Diversity at School

5 Tips for Discussing Cultural Diversity at School

Using NFB films, discuss some of the challenges that cultural diversity may play in everyday life for students.

Using the “Big Six” Historical Thinking Concepts to Reflect on the Birth of Shopping

Using the “Big Six” Historical Thinking Concepts to Reflect on the Birth of Shopping

Reflect upon the birth of shopping with your students through the « Big Six » historical thinking concepts.

Primal: discovering the scream and its resonance

Primal: discovering the scream and its resonance

Download the Primal study guide designed to guide teachers in the discovery of the scream, a fundamental form of human expression that has often been under-valued or suppressed.

Trust as predictor of student achievement

Trust as predictor of student achievement

Educators: how can you develop a classroom culture based on trust? Discover an animated short film that can be used as a pedagogical tool.

Special workshops at NFB Education Studios during Media Literacy Week

Special workshops at NFB Education Studios during Media Literacy Week

Literacy through Film: Using Media as an Outlet for Social Change Have you ever seen an advertisement and thought, what is that for?, or how did they come up with...

NFB’s Resources for teachers: Tops in their Class

NFB’s Resources for teachers: Tops in their Class

Discover a trove of entertaining and enriching NFB resources to help teachers teach and students learn.

Imagine… David Suzuki in YOUR classroom!

Imagine… David Suzuki in YOUR classroom!

No need to rent a bus, we’re bringing David Suzuki right to you… The NFB and the David Suzuki Foundation are pleased to present the David Suzuki Virtual Classroom on...