Film | Race to Nowhere

River Bend Campus 3605 East River Road, Tucson, AZ, United States

The Dark Side of America’s Achievement Culture Back by popular demand, this documentary provides an intimate view of the pressure on today’s students who lead lives packed with activities leaving little room for down-time. This film reveals the silent epidemic in the nation’s schools: cheating is commonplace, students are disengaged, and stress-related illness and depression […]

More Than Honey Film at The Loft Cinema

The Loft Cinema 3233 East Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ, United States

Co-Presented by Tucson Waldorf School and The Loft Cinema What is killing off the world’s bee populations at an alarming rate? This dire situation is devastating to the human species, too; without bees, one-third of the world’s food would not exist. To find answers, Academy Award-nominated director Markus Imhoof (The Boat is Full) travels the […]

More Than Honey Film at The Loft Cinema

The Loft Cinema 3233 East Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ, United States

Co-Presented by Tucson Waldorf School and The Loft Cinema What is killing off the world’s bee populations at an alarming rate? This dire situation is devastating to the human species, too; without bees, one-third of the world’s food would not exist. To find answers, Academy Award-nominated director Markus Imhoof (The Boat is Full) travels the […]

Mother Nature’s Child – Documentary Film

River Bend Campus 3605 East River Road, Tucson, AZ, United States

Mother Nature’s Child explores nature’s powerful role in children’s health and development. Why do children need unstructured time outside? What is the place of risk-taking in healthy child development? How is play a form of learning? What are the effects of “nature deficit disorder”? The film marks a moment in time when a living generations […]

Beyond Measure Film Screening

University of Arizona Tucson, AZ, United States

University of Arizona Campus Integrated Learning Center room 120 Under the mall, just West of Cherry Access stairs in front of Main Library  Tucson Waldorf School, in partnership with the University of Arizona College of Education, presents a free screening of  the new film Beyond Measure, the follow-up to the wildly popular Race to Nowhere. The screening […]

Play Again | Documentary Film Screening

River Bend Campus 3605 East River Road, Tucson, AZ, United States

Post film discussion with TWS faculty members Maggie Queathem & John Keeney. What are the consequences of a childhood removed from nature? What are we missing when we are behind screens? And how will this impact our children, our society, and eventually, our planet? At a time when children play more behind screens than outside, […]

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Project Wild Thing: Reconnecting Kids with Nature | Treasuring Childhood Film & Lecture Series 2016-2017

Tucson Waldorf School 3605 East River Road, Tucson

Join us on Wednesday, October 19th  at 6:00 pm at the Tucson Waldorf School, 3605 East River Road for the screening and lively guided discussion with TWS faculty following film. Treasuring Childhood Events are generally designed for adults.  Babes-in-arms welcomed. Admission is free. Please R.S.V.P. to [email protected] . From the filmmaker: A revolutionary, award winning […]

Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety | Treasuring Childhood Film & Lecture Series

Join us on Wednesday, April 18th for a screening of Angst with faculty led discussion to follow. Is anxiety affecting you and the people living in your community? Are you a teacher who sees many students dealing with stress or anxiety? Or a parent with children experiencing anxiety? Help break the stigma around anxiety and […]

Treasuring Childhood Film & Lecture Series Presents: Chasing Childhood Film Viewing & Panel Discussion

Tucson Waldorf School 3605 East River Road, Tucson

Treasuring Childhood Film & Lecture Series Presents: Chasing Childhood Film Viewing & Panel Discussion with Hilary Moses, Jen Rosenstein, & Ursula Ramos Chasing Childhood is a feature length documentary that explores how free play and independence have all but disappeared from kids’ lives, supplanted by relentless perfectionism leading to record rates of anxiety and depression, […]