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The Dandelion Project Film Series will host its second screening of 2017 next week when it brings Most Likely To Succeed to Guernsey, a Sundance-nominated film that offers an intelligent critique of the status quo in schools.
Most Likely To Succeed explores compelling new approaches that aim to revolutionise teaching in the 21st century. The film follows students into the classrooms of High Tech High, an innovative new school in San Diego. There, over the course of a school year, two groups of ninth graders take on ambitious, project-based challenges that promote critical skills.
The film, which has won multiple awards will inform, excite and inspire islanders who are interested in their own or their children’s education, who work within the education sector or employers who are looking ahead to how education will shape the workforce of the future.
The film is an opportunity for the community to see what the classroom of the future might look like. There are many examples of schools that Guernsey can learn from, and build partnerships with, to make our educational changes easier.
The event is being held in partnership with the Innovation Unit, a non-for-profit social enterprise that works closely with public services departments globally to develop effective solutions to various social challenges. The screening will take place at Les Beaucamps School on Thursday 16 February at 7pm and will be followed by a Q&A session with Louise Thomas, the Programme Lead for Education at Innovation Unit.
Speaking ahead of the event, Louise Thomas said: ’I am very much looking forward to watching the film with parents, teachers, headteachers, governors, employers, academics and local government representatives, and engaging with them about the future of education.
‘It’s important that we explore alternative ways of thinking about the education system and spark debate about how we can encourage students to excel both in the classroom and as part of wider society.’
Marc Winn, Founder of The Dandelion Project, added: ‘We are excited to be bringing this film to Guernsey as part of our film series. It really challenges the notion of what it means to be a young student going to school in the 21st century.
‘Young people need to be encouraged to create and innovate and this film shows how we can empower all students to do just that, by exploring fresh ideas and bold new approaches to teaching and learning in schools.
‘We’d encourage young people themselves to come along as well as parents, employers and educationalists.’
