Meaningful Movies invites you to a free online screening at 6 pm and discussion at 7:30 of the documentary Chasing Childhood

Led by Andrea O’Ferrall. Andrea O’Ferrall is a former elementary school teacher and current climate activist. True to her roots as a teacher, she has been adapting Joanna Macy’s The Work That Reconnects for use in schools and visiting classrooms to promote awareness of the climate and ecological crisis. She also organizes and participates in Non-Violent Direct Action with Extinction Rebellion, supports legislative action through SSCAN and 350 Seattle. She also writes about it all in Medium. Her goal is to promote Active Hope through action to support climate solutions and systemic change.

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84322063054?pwd=UWxOQjJIUG53cS9ubXd0MWRHY2ZUZz09

Community Conversation: Thursday, February 16th at 7:30 pm

Special Guest: Andrea Keith, Executive Director of Let Grow

CHASING CHILDHOOD explores how free play and independence have all but disappeared from many kids’ lives, supplanted by relentless perfectionism leading to record rates of anxiety and depression, a situation now compounded by the pandemic.  Free play, unsupervised by adults, is critical for developing essential life skills: grit, independence, and resourcefulness. Many young adults may appear more accomplished on paper, but by the time they get to college they are emotionally struggling and lacking the tools needed to live independently.

The film includes the work of:

Peter Gray-  Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life.

Lenore Skenazy- Free Range Kids: Giving our Kids the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry.

Julie Lythcott-Haims-  How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid For Success

Michael Hynes -Fulbright Specialist and an associate professor of education and leadership at Long Island University and Stony Brook University. His mission is to spread the message of the importance of a holistic approach to educating children.  Currently Superintendent of Port Washington Public School District, NY.

Available to stream: FEBRUARY 14, 2023 12:00 PM – FEBRUARY 17, 2023 12:00 PM PST

Our virtual screening license allows you to log into a virtual screening room and view the film on your own during a 72-hour period. (See below.)

https://meaningfulmovies.org/events/chasing-childhood-online-screening-and-community-conversation/