This playlist includes the feature documentary and 10min short (filmed at the Center School with Elaine Schwartz, principal) One year in a startlingly upbeat public middle school in New York City where 5th-8th graders are mixed in almost all classes, and somehow it actually works. Featuring unprecedented observational footage and unfiltered commentary from students about the joy and complexity of being 10-14 years old. “A novel and extraordinary...

Filmed for over a year on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, this documentary follows the stories of the staff and students at a progressive Public School, young singer-songwriter Ruby Archer and the Artistic Director of the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music, Patrick Brennan. The film is introduced by Uncle Kevin Gavi Duncan from the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council who shares his wisdom about the importance of music to First...

Builds on the story of the original film and includes additional interviews and archival footage. Ana Deborah Mola and Belkis Lescaille, who were among the first of the volunteer teachers who laid the groundwork for the revolutionary National Literacy Campaign that would follow, are featured. The 10th anniversary edition DVD, as well as the Digital Site License, includes both films.