In June 2017, five years after filming the documentary School's Out: Lessons from a Forest Kindergarten, the film crew pays a visit to the public school in Langnau, Switzerland, where the children from the film are now in 5th grade. We invite you to watch the 2.5 minute clip of this fun and heart warming reunion, including observations from the teacher.
"Every parent and teacher should see this film."
Dr. Marcy Guddemi, Executive Director of the Gesell Institute of Child Development, CT
"thought-provoking"
School Library Journal
"a powerful and beautifully crafted documentary that illuminates who children are, what's important
to them, and what should be important to us as educators."
Salvatore Vascellaro, Graduate Faculty, Bank Street College of Education
"This film has touched me profoundly."
Barbara Stern, Early Childhood Education Consultant
"My
children and I were riveted, amused, and entertained."
Jolisa
Gracewood, author, editor and book reviewer, New Zealand
"School's Out inspired me to found a forest kindergarten in my public elementary school."
Eliza Hutchinson, kindergarten teacher, VT
"One of the most powerful, paradigm shifting movies for me at this year's festival was School's Out. It dramatically changed what I thought about early childhood education. School's Out has certainly influenced how I will raise my children."
Lisa Tessarowicz, Board President, Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival
" ... the movie is a provocative
jumping-off point for discussion precisely because the schooling it
documents seems inconceivable to American parents and educators."
Emily Bazelon, Slate Magazine
"... a really uplifting and inspiring film which challenges
us as a society to look at out early education system and to find a way
to facilitate this sort of experience for more of our children."
Richard Irvine, Outdoor Learning blog