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An Exciting Contemporary Hands-on Tool for Students To Explore the Challenges of Civic Education
Strengthen communication skills, critical thinking, collaborative problem solving and the art of democratic dialogue and deliberation among young citizens with The BOX!
WHAT IS IT?
Using The BOX!, students work together in teams of 7 to 10 to develop and produce short animated Public Service Announcements (PSAs) in this challenging and fun environment. The process is key and The BOX! is the tool as these young citizens begin to recognize their role as "change agents." Students' ideas come to life and when finally screened they begin to realize the importance of the democratic process and their role in this dynamic exchange..
The BOX! is a unique hands-on experiential program designed to engage students in small group discussions and collaborative problem solving to increase their awareness of various socially relevant personal growth subjects, (i.e. violence prevention, drug and alcohol education, teen pregnancy, media literacy, HIV/AIDS awareness, cultural diversity, etc.). The focus of this program encourages students to think critically about issues of citizenship and community.
The BOX! also incorporates art, animation and life-skills development. Ultimately, K-12 student filmmakers will create and produce short animated Public PSAs.
Since 1989, AnimAction has successfully been using the The BOX! Animation Production Studio equipment in schools with students of all ages around the world. The AnimAction-Awareness Through Animation Program has worked successfully with well over thousands of youth to date. The BOX! packages the Awareness Through Animation program neatly and comprehensively including its own specially developed animation software.
The BOX! has been developed by Hollywood Industry Professionals.
AnimAction continues today working with thousands of students in health education programs, violence prevention programs, cultural diversity, current world issues, literacy, media literacy and many more applications.
The youth-produced PSAs reveal the student's new understanding of the topics' main points and its importance in their lives. This program has the ability to maintain healthy attitudes and behavior.
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