Thu, Jul 18
|Clifford Arts & Student Center
The Shot Heard 'Round Maine
Following a premiere showing in Machias in June, The Shot Heard 'Round Maine is a locally-produced film by RSU3 students in the Game Loft's I Know ME program. The film captures the eastern frontier of Maine in April 1775 on the brink of the Revolutionary War. 5:30 reception, 6:30 theater opens.
Time & Location
Jul 18, 2024, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Clifford Arts & Student Center, 42 Depot St, Unity, ME 04988, USA
About
The Shot Heard 'Round Maine is the first in a series of historical films produced by 14 students and adults in a program called "Coming of Age in America" designed to help students compare and contrast 1775 to 1856 and to 2024. Check out the TRAILER. Join us for a reception at 5:30; theater opens at 6:30.
Coming of Age in America is a project-based learning initiative supported by RSU#3, Thorndike, Maine and funded through an innovative instruction grant by the Maine Department of Education. Some of the key concepts built-in to Coming of Age are: a small intentional learning community, an engaging project, like making a film, strong adult-youth mentoring relationships, inter-generational mutuality, connection with community and an emphasis on hands-on, experiential learning, in our case, historic food and clothing ways.
The I Know ME program is part of the Aspirations Incubator from the Rural Futures Fund. Programs in the Aspirations Incubator work with students in rural Maine schools using Positive Youth Development strategies to raise educational and social aspirations through field trips, mentoring, and educational and social support.