THE SCHOOL IN THE CLOUD

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THE SCHOOL IN THE CLOUD

By Jerry ROTHWELL

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Documentary - Completed 2018

What is the future of education in a networked world? Indian professor Sugata Mitra sets up an internet kiosk in a remote Bengali village to pioneer the “School in the Cloud”. The film follows the children as they encounter the internet for the first time.

Festivals
& Awards

Warsaw FF 2018

Discoveries

CPH:DOX 2018

World Premiere

Green Film Festival in Seoul (Seoul Eco Film Festival) 2018

Visioni dal Mondo, Immagini dalla Realtà 2018

Bergen International Film Festival 2018

Heartland International Film Festival 2018

- Year of production
- 2018
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- UNITED KINGDOM, USA
- Languages
- ENGLISH, HINDI
- Duration
- 85 mn
- Director(s)
- Jerry ROTHWELL
- Producer(s)
- Al MORROW (MetFilm Production), Dan DEMISSIE
- Synopsis
- What is the future of education in a networked world? Indian professor Sugata Mitra calls for a revolution in how and what we learn. With a global network of information a few clicks away, Mitra argues that the Victorian model on which our school systems are based is obsolete.
  School In The Cloud follows a three year experiment as Mitra installs unmanned internet kiosks in locations ranging from remote villages in West Bengal to a school in north east England, to enable children to self-organise their learning.
  
  Jerry Rothwell’s film explores the impact of Sugata’s work, predominantly through the experience of children in the remote Indian village of Korakati in the Ganges Delta. As children encounter the internet for the first time, will they be able to use it to transform their futures?

THE SCHOOL IN THE CLOUD

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