Going to School on a Boat (How Some Children Go To School in India-Andhra Pradesh) Trailer

In this truly inspiring film, meet three nine-year-old girls, Veera Veni, Durga Devi and Dana Laxmi, who live with their families on a boat in coastal Andhra Pradesh, travel by a special school boat to their land-based school. School is under a thatched roof and has no walls. Here they learn how to make dolls out of coconuts, how to draw letters of the Telugu language on slates and on the sand with shells, and then finish up by writing postcards.

Going to School in India Series is based on the book by Lisa Heydlauff. In this award-winning book and film series, you will experience what it is like to go to school in India through the eyes and voices of children. Every school day, millions of children in India go to school by boat, by bicycle, by wheelchair or barefoot. Some classes are held in the blistering heat of the mud desert, in the chill of the mountains or at night under lamps. Meet these students who overcome their challenges—all for the chance to learn.

• Best International Short at the KIDS FIRST! Film and Video Festival
• Jury Award for Best Family Film at the Big Bear International Film Festival
• Best of the Fest in Program E Category in the East Lansing Children's Film Festival.
• 2007 Parents Choice Recommended
• NAPPA Gold Award
• Dove Foundation Approval
• Newport Beach Film Festival
• San Diego International Children s Film Festival
• Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival
• 2006 South Asian International Film Festival
• LA International Children s Film Festival.

"A good choice for highlighting the diversity of schools and lifestyles in India, all affected by varying economic, religious, and geographic circumstances." Booklist

"It (Going to School in India) helps them explore how every day millions of children in India go to school in city classrooms, mountain fields, desert tents, monasteries and other places." Multicultural Review

Grades K~5. Ages 5~12. Closed captioned. All royalties from the sale of the DVD go to help fund "Going to School" a non-profit organization. DVDs available for sale at http://www.asiaforkids.com and http://www.cultureforkids.com.

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