Project News
- ASQ WINS!! at Wild & Scenic FF >>More
- ASQ WINS!! at Mtn. FF >>More
- ASQ chosen for SFBA Children’s Film Festival >>More
- International Bird Rescue Research Center Review >>More
- ASQ Nominated “Best Environment & Ecology Film—USA” Swansea Bay FF
- ASQ WINS!! “Best Short Film” award at Reel Earth FF, New Zealand
- ASQ WINS!! TWO AWARDS at International Wildlife Film Festival >>More
- ASQ invited to science film festival in Paris in October >> More
- ASQ receives “Starred” review in the American Library Association’s Booklist Read Review.
- ASQ receives “Highly Recommended” from Educational Media Reviews Online Read Review
A Simple Question is part of the How On Earth project.
How On Earth is sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative SF.
“A Simple Question: the Story of STRAW” is an inspiring 35 minute film that tells the story of the Bay Institute’s STRAW Project (Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed).
In 1992, Laurette Rogers’ 4th grade class asked her what they could do to save endangered species? It was a simple question that would change their lives. Partnering with ranchers, scientists, government agencies, and schools, this remarkable project has led to the restoration of 20 miles of habitat for the endangered California freshwater shrimp. In the process it galvanized community and prompted significant educational innovations by connecting classrooms with nature. The STRAW program serves as testimony to the importance of empowering children, which in turn transforms us all.
Screenings & Festivals
September – Date: TBD; at Hotmonk Tavern in Sebastapol, CA
September – Date: TBD; at Brower Center in Berkeley, CA; sponsored by Earth Island Institute
“Although the STRAW Project is about nature restoration, it is really about human restoration.”Richard Louv, Author, Last Child in the Woods
“As many times as I’ve seen it, I never fail to tear up when I watch it because it always reminds me that this is the real work.” — Dr. David Sobel, Director, Teacher Certification Programs, Education Department, Antioch New England Graduate School
“A welcome addition to school and public libraries, this well produced, tightly edited program is just the thing for spurring similar hands-on activities and for encouraging kids to get involved.”
American Library Association’s Booklist Magazine, June, 2010
American Library Association’s Booklist Magazine, June, 2010
