Schoolyard Films: New Beta Site in Progress

Episode 1 -

16 mins

Ocean Plastic – Paradise Polluted (Ep1)

Plastic is everywhere… even in the paradise of the Hawaiian Islands. It is adversely impacting birds and wildlife in one of the most remote places on earth, Midway Atoll, isolated in the Pacific. Join Nico and the “Wild Kids” in their efforts to understand the impacts and to try and educate everyone to “Turn off the tap!” Meet the world’s oldest banded wild bird, “Wisdom”… who may have life lessons to share with all of us. (First film in a three-part series!)

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22 mins

A Project for the Planet – Service Learning in your community

Students from four different schools in three different locations learn about local environmental issues and commit to making a difference in their community… and for their planet.

13 mins

In The Wild… with Bears

Alaskan Bears in the wild are the focus of wildlife filmmaker, Erin Ranney! Listen to her share her passion for the bears and the Alaskan wilderness in “In the wild… with Bears” from Schoolyard Films.

Episode 2 -

15 mins

Ocean Plastic – Seeking Solutions (Ep2)

So, what are ways forward out of this plastic mess that we’ve created? In California schools, students perform weekly trash audits, and learn how much waste they produce and what to do with it all.