Paper Clips is a documentary about Whitwell Middle School in the Appalacians of Tennessee (USA) that tries to teach its students a little something about tolerance.
Two teachers and the principal embark on a program to teach students about the Holocaust. One student asked the question "how much is 6 million?" (referring to the number of Jewish people who perished in the Death Camps.) The students decided to collect 6 million paper clips to count each of those lives as precious.
As they researched the project, it built momentum garnering wider audiences and support through newspaper articles and mainstream media coverage. Soon the Paper Clips Project which started slow gathered more momentum to the tune of over 25 million paper clips from all sources.
As interest built, the students began researching Holocaust victims' stories and they received other donations besides paper clips. One antique suitcase arrived from a school in Germany with information about other victims as an apology for what happened.
What started out as a lesson in tolerance built to visits from Holocaust survivors and the building of a museum that today houses 11 million paper clips including 5 million for the gypsies who died. The suitcase and other research, information and memorabilia are on display too.
Teachers, students, and the community of Whitwell plus their supporters pulled together to build a memorial that included bringing over a cattle car from Europe that was originally used to take prisoners to the camps.
It was encouraging to see how much these young adults grew to care about the plight of others. The students have now become tour leaders who teach other classes on field trips to Whitwell.
Logo: "Change the world one class at a time."
5 out of 5
P.S.: When I emailed the principal with my support and encouragement she responded back. It blew my mind as I know she must be overwhelmed with correspondence.
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Hi, I liked Freedom Writers too. If you liked that one you might be interested in a documentary called Paper Clips about a school in the Appalacians (USA) that starts out to teach tolerance and ends up building a holocaust museum. It houses memorabilia from around the world. Other schools make field trips to see it. It is a story of what can happen when young people, teachers and a community work together. I've emailed the principal with my support and encouragement and with the amount of corresponence I'm sure she receives she took the time to email me back personally. Incredible story and leadership. 5 out of 5
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Hi True North (strong & free? lol!)Paper Clips is a documentary about Whitwell Middle School in the Appalacians of Tennessee (USA) that tries to teach its students a little something about tolerance.
Two teachers and the principal embark on a program to teach students about the Holocaust. One student asked the question "how much is 6 million?" (referring to the number of Jewish people who perished in the Death Camps.) The students decided to collect 6 million paper clips to count each of those lives as precious.
As they researched the project, it built momentum garnering wider audiences and support through newspaper articles and mainstream media coverage. Soon the Paper Clips Project which started slow gathered more momentum to the tune of over 25 million paper clips from all sources.
As interest built, the students began researching Holocaust victims' stories and they received other donations besides paper clips. One antique suitcase arrived from a school in Germany with information about other victims as an apology for what happened.
What started out as a lesson in tolerance built to visits from Holocaust survivors and the building of a museum that today houses 11 million paper clips including 5 million for the gypsies who died. The suitcase and other research, information and memorabilia are on display too.
Teachers, students, and the community of Whitwell plus their supporters pulled together to build a memorial that included bringing over a cattle car from Europe that was originally used to take prisoners to the camps.
It was encouraging to see how much these young adults grew to care about the plight of others. The students have now become tour leaders who teach other classes on field trips to Whitwell.
Logo: "Change the world one class at a time."
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P.S.: When I emailed the principal with my support and encouragement she responded back. It blew my mind as I know she must be overwhelmed with correspondence.