Most likely to succeed
| Date | Thursday, 15 June 2017 - 5:00pm–Friday, 16 June 2017 - 6:45pm |
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| Cost | Free |
Join us for a screening of this award-winning film and an evening of dialogue about what matters most for students today. (Doors open at 4.30pm.)
Most likely to succeed aims to foster meaningful discussion about the possibilities of focusing on the interests of the student rather than standardised scores. It introduces compelling new approaches that aim to transform learning as we know it.
This screening is brought to you by the Australian Learning Lecture (ALL), a joint project of the Koshland Innovation Fund and State Library Victoria. It is made possible through the generosity of the Department of Education and Training in an endeavour to keep the conversation alive and encourage change.
About the documentary
Directed by acclaimed documentarian Greg Whiteley, Most likely to succeed examines the history of education in the United States. An official selection in two dozen of the world’s top film festivals, including Sundance, Tribeca and AFI DOCS, the documentary reveals the shortcomings of conventional education in a world that is increasingly innovative.
The film follows students into the classrooms of High Tech High, a progressive new school in San Diego. There, over the course of a school year, two groups of ninth graders take on ambitious, project-based challenges that promote critical skills rather than rote memorisation.