Street to Street puts a group of street youth from Freetown Sierra Leone in touch with school students in the UK via weekly video blogs. This is the introductory film. Now in its 8th week one of the UK teachers said this "Street to Street has changed a demotivated and disinterested class into an engaged and captive audience. They love seeing real kids in a real life situation and there is always excitement at seeing the next video installment as they find out what is going on with these increasingly familiar faces. It fits perfectly with Citizenship and Geography themes in school, particularly in developing empathy and taking steps to overcome stereotypes and the ongoing nature of the project facilitates in-depth learning about another culture in a way a one off DVD or textbook cannot"
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