Rooted in Oakland
Fremont High School went from being a school that was “divorced from a community to being a school that's really owned by the community.” This is not a story of one person creating change, but how a community learned how to work together, and advance a shared vision.
Please find an introduction to the film, as well as the trailer, Screening Guide and Vimeo link for the full film below:
Rooted in Oakland: A Community School Takes Shape
Thank you for taking the time to watch Rooted In Oakland: A Community School Takes Shape, and for diving into these accompanying materials. As an educator of close to four decades myself, the thrill of students learning is always present, but inequality in educational experiences across the country, “continues to be one of the foremost challenges of our time…” Community Schools and the heightened attention on the community schools strategy may be one of the best tools we have to meet the moment and make a lasting and transformative impact that will benefit all students.
Today in California there is a once in a generation opportunity to reimagine schools, and it is our hope that viewers of the film and users of this guide can see connections between their schools and communities in these works.
Watch the full film on Vimeo
Download the Screening Guide
How educators, students & families transformed Fremont High school into a Community School: This film guide features lessons, discussion questions & testimonies from the ones who made it happen
Are you interested in sharing this film with your network? Check out our Rooted in Oakland Media Toolkit!
The Rooted in Oakland Film Screening Guide features interview clips with invaluable insights from education leaders who shaped the Community Schools movement in Oakland.
With the Community Schools Movement today being recognized as a promising approach across the United States, it is the hope of the filmmakers that we can enrich today’s practices by bringing forward some of the invaluable wisdom of these thought—provoking and inspiring individuals.