Education United States Project #23478

Help us serve 1 million+ students

by SIMA Studios

Project Report | Nov 27, 2017
November 2017 SIMA Classroom Updates

By Gemma Bradshaw | Education Program Director

Global Learning + Visual Storytelling

Thank you for your ongoing support of SIMA Classroom and helping us to bring social impact films and discussions to students worldwide. We couldn’t do it without you!

Since launching SIMA Classroom in January 2016, we now serve 172 academic institutions globally, reaching over 40,000 students in 26 countries. We currently provide SIMA Classroom for free to at least 90% of participating educators and of the 123 US schools participating at least 63% of these schools are in underserved districts.

This summer, in the wake of violent rallies, we connected with Charlottesville high schools to provide them with free access to SIMA Classroom. Many students witnessed this violence and we hope that the SIMA films and resources can play a part in opening dialogue with their educators and classmates on these complex and ever-changing issues.

We continue to grow our catalog of SIMA Classroom films and resources, including:

New Playlist: We have recently added a Gender Equality playlist, which brings together films about women from around the world overcoming inequalities based on cultural gender norms and prejudice. Alongside the engagement model “The Artist”, this new playlist will give educators an accessible series of activities to unlock understanding and action.
New Films: At the SIMA 2017 Awards we introduced a Virtual Reality (VR/360) category. Five of these VR/360 films are now available for schools on SIMA Classroom. Virtual Reality has been called the ultimate empathy machine. Our VR films have an immediate effect on students, instantly immersing them into a new world by and seeing through other people’s eyes.

As we look ahead to 2018, we’re focusing our efforts on expanding our global reach; and continuing to provide affordable and where possible free access to our social impact films. Your support contributes directly to educating, activating, and inspiring the next generation of leaders and changemakers through SIMA Classroom.

With warmth and gratitude from all of us at SIMA Classroom.

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