HIGH SCHOOL MODULES            

Sudan and Cuba         

Each Module Contains

  • (1) DVD with 2.10 hours of general footage

  • (1) DVD with 3+ hours of topic-specific footage (sample)

  • Transcripts of all interviews translated into English.

  • Comprehensive background and summary materials on the footage (sample)

  • Issue summaries (sample)

  • Cutting-edge curriculum (sample)

 

SUDAN MODULES

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CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE:

Jeda's World Today

An intimate portrait of a 17-year-old woman determined to overcome her life in a Sudanese refugee camp, no matter what the price.

Social Science:

Women's Issues,

Education In Africa

Refugee Life

Humanitarian efforts in the Sudanese and Chadian refugee camps - their successes and failures, and life for an aid worker on the front lines.

Social Science:

Global Issues

Humanitarian Aid

Simple Statistical Analysis

Modern medicine and traditional Sudanese healers battle for the lives and loyalty of the refugees. Who will win? 

Social Science:

Global Issues

Humanitarian Aid

Biology/Science:

Medicine (graphic)

In North Africa, he who controls the guns, controls the country. Will the Sultan's wisdom and moral courage be enough to lead his people through a crisis that is tearing their world apart?

Social Science

Government

Political Science

International Relations

What happens when disaster forces you to leave your homeland and everything you know and love?

Social Science

Simplest unit for younger students or teachers with less time.

When war uproots your life, how do you prepare for a future that you cannot even envision? Displacement and the high price it extracts from its victims - and the opportunities it can present

Social Science

English/Literature

 

CUBA MODULES

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WHY CAN'T I HAVE MY CAKE AND EAT IT TOO?

Daily Life Under Communism in Cuba

The Pros and Cons of the Communist System: What good came of Castro's revolution, and was it worth the price?

Social Science

Government

Political Science

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Cuba's command economy is unraveling, but the black market is thriving - and growing stronger with each passing day.

Social Science

Economics

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A rural Cuban village comes together in an explosive fireworks competition. But will tradition save the festival when things go wrong?

Social Science

Sociology

Anthropology

Culture

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Cars, trains, buses, hitchhiking, and more - how transportation both unifies and divides Cuba.

Social Science

Economics

EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT!

How Cubans Entertain Themselves

Does entertainment reflect or shape values and beliefs?

Social Science

Sociology

Anthropology

Culture

SHOW ME THE MONEY!

Cuba's Two-Currency Economy

Cuba is once again a nation of Haves and Have-nots - exactly what Castro launched a revolution to end.

Social Science

Sociology

Economics

Government

HEART & SOUL

Music and Faith in Cuban Culture

How have the Cubans managed to hold onto both their religious beliefs and musical heritage through centuries of oppression?

Social Science

Sociology

Anthropology

Culture

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

Working in Cuba

After fifty years of communism, Cubans are once again allowed to go into business for themselves.

Social Science

Economics

Sociology

Government