Teachers, advocates, parents, and public policy fans - join Code Your Dreams and CS4IL as we screen this new educational documentary about an innovative new project-based learning high school in Tennessee. Network with others doing work in the edtech space at TechNexus.

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The First Class

The First Class - Code Your Dreams Screening

Lee Hirsch

"The First Class” follows the founding class of Crosstown High in Memphis, Tennessee, one of the XQ schools in the U.S. that is redefining the future of learning. Join Crosstown students on their journeys from ninth grade through the triumph of graduation as they imagine life on Mars, step into the lives of refugees, learn to think critically—and ultimately find themselves. This intimate verité film gives voice to the beauty and value of high school—and the possibility of what high school can be for students everywhere.

Documentary

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