Teachers can book any of the following educational packages to screen in the classroom on any date and time from Monday 23rd - Friday 27th November 2009.

Cost: £2 per pupil.
Teachers: Free
Please Note: There is a minimum booking of 60 places required for outreach screenings (although exceptions may be made at the festival’s discretion).

OUTREACH PACKAGE 1:
THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: ALL DRIED UP / BLOWS ITS TOP / FLEXES ITS MUSCLES / BUTTERFLY AND THE BOG BEAST
KEY STAGES 1 & 2

ALL DRIED UP
Always the caring soul, school girl Phoebe goes on a crusade to save the animals and plants of the desert. After experiencing the unique ways in which desert plants and animals conserve water, find food and deflect the heat, Phoebe realises that they don’t need help after all.

BLOWS ITS TOP
Ms. Frizzle gives the kids the missing piece to their gigantic earth puzzle, an island that hasn’t been discovered yet! Both Dorothy Ann and Carlos want to discover the island so they can name it, but when they reach the spot where it’s supposed to be all they see is the sea. It takes a run-in with an underwater volcano to help them understand how the earth makes new landforms.

FLEXES ITS MUSCLES
Always Ms. Frizzle takes the bus (and class) to R.U. Humerus’ Extraordinary Body Shop for repairs, but Ralphie seizes the opportunity to build a robot to do his chores. The class joins in and they discover how bones, joints and muscles work. But they do the job a little too well, and the Ralphiebot starts to take over. Can Ralphie stop the robot before it’s too late?

BUTTERFLY AND THE BOG BEAST
The class needs a new mascot for their soccer team. Phoebe suggests using a butterfly, and Arnold’s cousin – Janet – suggests the mysterious Bog Beast instead. Ms. Frizzle takes them on a trip to Butterfly Bog where they learn about camouflage, whilst unmasking the mysterious Bog Beast!
Overall Duration for Package 1: 1hr.40mins

OUTREACH PACKAGE 2:
WALLACE & GROMIT: A MATTER OF LOAF AND DEATH / ABEL’S ISLAND / THE STORY OF THE DANCING FROG
KEY STAGES 1 & 2

WALLACE & GROMIT: A MATTER OF LOAF AND DEATH
Cheese loving inventor Wallace and his faithful dog Gromit have started a new bread baking business, ‘Top Bun’,with 62WestWallaby Street now a bakery complete with ovens, robotic kneading arms and an old-fashioned windmill on the roof. Business is flourishing at Top Bun, but it’s not due to Gromit’s skills with dough; somebody has killed 12 other bakers in town. Not that Wallace is worried. He’s dough-eyed in love with Piella Bakewell, former star of the Bake-O-Lite bread commercials. While they enjoy being the ‘Toast Of The Town’, Gromit soon realises his master’s life is in jeopardy, and turns sleuth to solve the escalating murder mystery – before Wallace completes the Cereal Killer’s baker’s dozen…
Winner of a BAFTA this year for Best Animated Short Film
“A bubbling, punning, clockwork piece of magnificence.” The Guardian
UK,2008. Director: Nick Park.
With the Voices of: Peter Sallis, Sally Lindsay, Melissa Collier, Sarah Laborde.
Duration: 29mins. Cert: PG

ABEL’S ISLAND
Based on the beloved classic from William Steig, author of Shrek, this Emmy-nominated animated film is the story of Abel, an elegant and romantic mouse who gets swept away in a flood and stranded for over a year on a deserted island.
“A+! Inspiring and touching!” Entertainment Weekly
“A simple yet sophisticated adventure that will captivate children of all ages!” Child Magazine
With the Voices of: Tim Curry, Lionel Jeffries,Heidi Stallings.

THE STORY OF THE DANCING FROG
A mother tells her young daughter a curious story from their family history: Great-Aunt Gertrude and a talented frog she names George achieve fame and success as they travel the world performing, before eventually retiring to the south of France, never to be seen or heard from again.
Winner Gold Medal Parent’s Choice Award
“Lovely…wonderful!” Entertainment Weekly
“A delight! The animation is lovely!” Children’s Video Report
With the Voices of: Amanda Plummer, Heidi Stallings
Duration for Abel’s Island & The Story Of The Dancing Frog: 1hr
Overall Duration for Package 2: 1hr.29mins

OUTREACH PACKAGE 3:
CHARLIE AND LOLA: I CAN’T STOP HICCUPPING AND OTHER STORIES
FOUNDATION STAGE (P1&2) & KEY STAGE 1

Cheese Charlie and Lola is a fun filled and imaginative animated series for young children. It focuses on the relationship between brother and sister, Charlie and Lola, and tells the story of how they handle the little issues that they, as young children, encounter every day.
In I Really Absolutely Must Have Glasses Lola is going to have her eyes tested for the first time, but is not keen to visit the optician. Until, that is,Mini Reader arrives at school in the most beautiful pair of glasses that Lola has ever seen. Now Lola can’t wait to have her eyes tested because she absolutely does need glasses… and she needs them NOW!
In I Am Inventing A Usefullish Invention Charlie and Marv have to come up with an invention for a school project. Lola reckons that she is an extremely good inventor too, and keeps interrupting their efforts with ideas of her own. The boys have got to invent something really fantastic and time is running out. Just as they are beginning to panic, Lola the Inventor stumbles on a brilliant idea!
In I Can’t Stop Hiccupping, Lola and Lotta are practicing their song for the school concert when Lola gets a fit of the hiccups. At first it is very funny, but soon Lola just wants her hiccups to stop. Everyone tries to help her get rid of her hiccups, but will they go before the big performance?
Overall Duration for Package 3:1hr.43mins

OUTREACH PACKAGE 4:
EVERYONE’S HERO KEY STAGES 1 & 2

Ten-year-old baseball fanatic Yankee Irving is always the last one to be chosen for baseball games. But when Babe Ruth’s prized bat is stolen during the 1932World Series, Yankee steps up to the plate to help retrieve it for his beloved idol. He embarks on a wild cross-country journey that teaches him the stuff real heroes are made of and, along the way, Yankee learns the importance of perseverance and the true meaning of friendship. Everyone’s Hero is a fun-filled animated adventure for all the family. The project’s theme of perseverance against all the odds was inspired by the film’s originating director and executive producer Christopher Reeve.
“A Big League Hit!” Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
USA.2006. Director(s): Christopher Reeve, Daniel St. Pierre, Colin Brady.
Cast: Jake T. Austin, Whoopi Goldberg, Rob Reiner,William H. Macy, Raven-Symoné, Forest Whitaker, Robert Wagner, Brian Dennehy.
Duration: 1hr.24mins. Cert: U

OUTREACH PACKAGE 5:
THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD KEY STAGE 2

Based on the popular book by Lynne Reid Banks, this is the touching story of a nine year-old boy called Omri who magically brings his three-inch toy Indian Little Bear to life. Together, they embark on an amazing adventure filled with wonder and amazement. An outstanding film from Melissa Mathison, screenwriter of E.T. and employs some of the same themes of a little boy hiding an amazing living thing in his room while trying to carry on with his normal day to day life.
“…the movie teaches lessons without preaching, and focuses on the magic of relationships rather than that of special effects. This leads to a production as affecting for adults as for children.” James Berardinelli, Reel Reviews
USA.1995. Director: Frank Oz.
Cast: Hal Scardino, Litefoot, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Jenkins, Steve Coogan, David Keith.
Duration: 1hr.36mins. Cert: PG