Schools and Teachers
Field Trips + Resources
Since we launched the Chicago International Children's Film Festival (CICFF) in 1984, FACETS has been committed to developing educational opportunities for schools and teachers. The Schools and Teachers page provides information about our Field Trip programs and educational resources.
Field Trips
FACETS offers grade-appropriate virtual CICFF and year-round Field Trip screening programs, each addressing important issues like international perspectives, diversity and inclusion, anti-bullying, STEM, and more.
Field Trip Basics
During virtual Field Trips, students watch a film program curated by the experts at FACETS Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (CICFF) and designed to connect to education curriculum goals. Study guides and teaching resources are provided additional support and we offer a Media Ed. Add-On which includes live, interactive post-screening discussion led by one of FACETS‘ expert media educators.
CICFF Field Trips
We offer Field Trips screening programs for FACETS Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (CICFF) exclusively during the annual festival dates.
Year-Round Field Trips
Outside of the festival, we also offer year-round Field Trip programs curated by the experts at CICFF.
Education Resources
FACETS provides educational resources to support schools and teachers integrate film-based learning into their classrooms, including our FACETS Educator Curriculum and Field Trip Study Guides.
FACETS Educator Curriculum
Developed by Virginia A. Boyle, PhD, the FACETS Educator’s Curriculum is based upon our years of dedication to the cause of quality children’s media. <<DOWNLOAD PDF>>
The FACETS Educator’s Curriculum is aligned with the Common Core State Standards and the Fine Arts Standards and includes a flexible base for a learning adventure that engages every student. Teachers have a range of activity and assessment options, complete with state-of-the-art lesson plans, teacher guides, student response sheets, and assessments.
FACETS experience with K-12 students demonstrates that they love their new role in this exciting learning process. In their role as “Film Critics”, students complete the same sequence of authentic tasks that professionals do! In the learning activities, students:
✔ Prepare to view the film
✔ View the film with a purpose
✔ Deconstruct the film’s component parts
✔ Analyze the distinct parts of the film
✔ Evaluate the film in the primary performance task for assessment