Most Likely To Succeed: Preparing Our Kids For The Innovation Era
Film Screening & Discussion:
Thursday May 28th, 7pm at Romp, Bellevue
“The 21st century is going to be all about building, creating, and innovating. This remarkable film shows a path of how we can empower all of our children to do that.” — Sal Khan, Khan Academy
After watching his young daughter become less and less interested in school, her grades tumbling, acclaimed film maker Greg Whiteley noticed a disconnect.
He knew his daughter was intelligent, but school wasn’t inspiring her. It was clear she didn’t care about what her teachers were teaching.
This led Whiteley on a mission to discover if there is a better way of teaching than America’s current model, which has operated much the same, more or less, for more than a century.
His feature-length documentary, Most Likely To Succeed premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and has been named:
“among the best edu-documentaries ever produced” — Education Week
“..a smart and engaging look at education in 21st century America” — Hollywood Reporter
Most Likely to Succeed presents a new vision of American education, one that puts wonder, creativity, and initiative at the very heart of the learning process and prepares students for today’s innovation economy.
“This film should be watched by every caring parent and educator who wants to improve the learning process.” — Cindy Johanson, Edutopia
Art of Education is partnering with romp in Bellevue to screen the film for parents and educators, with the intention of starting a conversation on how to better prepare kids for the innovation era.
A panel discussion/Q&A will follow the film, moderated by Art of Education founder, Anoo Padte, featuring local education innovators:
Founder/Director of Puget Sound Consortium for School Innovation, Big Picture Learning
Amy Hollinger
Director of Professional Development, Global Online Academy
Moses Rifkin
Science teacher (middle/high school), University Prep, Seattle
Join us for this first screening of Most Likely to Succeed in the Puget Sound area, and unique opportunity to explore what effective, enriching learning should look like for our kids in today’s changing world.