Schools & Groups
Help your students experience the world in a new way - all it takes is a trip to the movies!
Perfect for schools or organizations from Chicago or the suburbs, a visit to the Chicago International Children's Film Festival or Facets' Children's Program's year-round screenings gives your classroom a boost with an abundance of films from every corner of the globe that encourage children to explore world cultures, language studies, creative arts, social studies, history, literature and more.
Join us for curriculum-supported screenings of the best multicultural children’s films that open students’ eyes and minds to new worlds, new people, and new ideas!
Available Screenings & Programs:
YEAR-ROUND SCREENINGS: Arrange a film field trip to Facets Multi-Media that fits YOUR schedule – flexible morning and afternoon time slots available. CLICK HERE for more info and a list of film programs. (Not available October-November.)
IN-SCHOOL SCREENINGS: Can't make it to Facets? Let Facets come to you for a film screening and professionally-led discussion with your group. Flexible dates & times. CLICK HERE for more info and a list of film programs. (Not available in October-November.)
FESTIVAL AND EXTENDED FESTIVAL SCREENINGS: Weekdays, October 22 - November 21, 2012. Morning and afternoon screenings in locations throughout Chicago. The complete Festival schedule will be available in September 2012. (Not all Festival films are available for post-Festival screenings - contact the Group Sales Coordinator for a list of available film programs.)
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Group Reservation Info:
Contact the Group Sales Coordinator:
Doug Newton
773-281-9075 ext. 3009
fldtrips@facets.org
Cost:
$6.00 per child for groups of 25 or more. Group leaders and chaperones attend for FREE!
- There must be at least one chaperone per 30 children.
- Free chaperones are based on an approximate 10:1 ratio of students to adults. Fees may apply for additional chaperones.
- Concessions (small popcorn & soda) are available at Facets and must be ordered in advance, if desired.
- Additional fees apply for in-school screenings, some year-round programs, and groups under 25.
Reservation Form Downloads:
FESTIVAL & POST-FESTIVAL Screenings (Oct & Nov)
YEAR-ROUND Screenings (Jan-Sept & Dec)
IN-SCHOOL Screenings (Jan-Sept & Dec)
Group Screening Highlights:
- The best films for children and youth from over 40 countries.
- Film programs tailored to each grade level and age range, starting with My First Movies! programs for Pre-K and Kindergarten classes.
- Films celebrating cultural diversity, including:
- Proud to Be Me: Stories of African and African-American Lives
- Espanol Para Todos: Spanish language program
- Free curriculum guide aligned with Illinois Learning Standards.
Facets Children's Programs reach children of all ages with inspiring messages, diverse stories, and intellectually stimulating activities. After one film program, you will have weeks of exciting and thought-provoking material for discussion, writing assignments, and follow-up exercises.
Each program is supported by a comprehensive curriculum and stimulating post-film discussions led by Facets' trained media educators. Plus, during the Chicago International Children's Film Festival, over 100 international filmmakers and actors also attend leading Q&A's following many screenings.
Participating educators receive a free curriculum guide with Learning and Assessment Plans aligned with Illinois Learning Standards to relate film to schoolwork and to further expand your students’ learning after the program.
Facets Children's Program's interactive, multicultural film programs address skills in areas such as:
- Language Arts: Critical Thinking, Writing and Higher Order Thinking Skills
- Social Science: Heritage, Global Cultures and Cross-Cultural Understanding
- Fine Arts: Filmmaking Activities and Media Literacy
- Social Emotional: Values Clarification, Character Building and Empathy Development
- Foreign Language: Communication, Culture and Geography
- Science: Scientific Inquiry, Concepts and Technology in Society
Additional Group Information:
CURRICULUM
A comprehensive curriculum guide is provided FREE for attending groups. This valuable teaching tool is written to align with Illinois Learning Standards.
Facets' Group Screening Curriculum Overview- How It Works!
Sample Film Curriculum (for The Star Talers)
GRADE LEVEL INDEX
We feature programming for Pre-K through High School audiences. Grade and age ranges are suggested for each program and are offered as a general guideline only.
PROGRAM GUIDANCE
Symbols are used to mark programs that contain profanity (P), violence (V), or mature themes (M), relative to the suggested age range of the program.
SUBTITLES, NO PROBLEM!
Professional actors will read the English subtitles of foreign-language films aloud in programs for Pre-K through 3rd Grade (ages 2-9). The sound from the film will be audible while subtitles are read.
About the Festival:
The Chicago International Children's Film Festival is the largest festival of films for children in North America and features over 200 films from 40 countries. One of the most unique festivals in the country, showcasing the best in culturally diverse, non-violent, value affirming new cinema for children, the Festival is one of the only Academy Award qualifying children's film festivals in the world.
For more than 30 years, the Chicago International Children's Film Festival has set new standards for what children's festivals can achieve. As the longest running children's film program in North America, the Chicago International Children's Film Festival discovers the best in world cinema by continually raising the bar for quality children's programming.
Welcoming 23,000 Chicago area children, adults, and educators each year, over 100 filmmakers, media professionals & celebrities attend the Festival to lead interactive workshops with kids. Interactive workshops comprise an important part of our mission to make media a participatory rather than a passive experience.
Past attendees include: Shia LaBeouf (Transformers, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), animators from LAIKA Studios (makers of Coraline), Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park, The Young Victoria), LeVar Burton (Reading Rainbow, Star Trek: The Next Generation), Jane Seymour (Wedding Crashers), Harold Ramis (Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day), Sissy Spacek (Coal Miner's Daughter); Terry Jones (Monty Python's Flying Circus); and film critic Roger Ebert
