LPS featured in new documentary on immigrant and refugee students

Nebraska Loves Public Schools – a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting public education through film – will host two Lincoln screenings of its new immigrant and refugee documentary. The film features staff members from Lincoln Public Schools along with others from Nebraska. 

September 14, 7p.m.
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, Lincoln
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September 26, 12:15p.m.
LPS District Office, 5905 O Street, Lincoln
Part of the Learning Lunch series -- with special guest Oscar Pohirieth, LPS Cultural Specialist and Coordinator for the Bilingual Liaison Program. (No RSVP needed, free and open to the public.)

Seeds of Hope, offers a look inside the globalization of Nebraska’s classrooms. The new 35-minute film demonstrates how schools welcome and educate immigrant and refugee families as they start their lives over in America. Audiences will follow stories from Nebraska’s newcomer students: the inconceivable trauma and tribulations of their past, the perseverance to succeed in the present, and their hopes for a brighter future through quality education.

Immediately following the screening on September 14, there will be a Q&A with Director and Executive Producer Sally Nellson Barrett, featured cast members, and school leaders. A Take Action reception, where participants can learn ways to help immigrant and refugee students and families locally, will follow. All events are free and open to the public.


Published: August 16, 2017, Updated: August 16, 2017