High School II (Frederick Wiseman)
Schedule
Mon Apr 13 2026 at 06:30 pm to 10:10 pm
UTC-04:00Location
28 Amity St, Amherst, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01002 | Amherst, MA
Both screenings of HIGH SCHOOL II will be introduced by Carolyn Anderson, Professor Emerita of Communication at UMass Amherst and co-author of Reality Fictions: The Films of Frederick Wiseman.HIGH SCHOOL II is a film about Central Park East Secondary School (CPESS), a successful alternative high school in New York's Spanish Harlem, 85-95% of whose graduates go on to four year colleges.
The film illustrates the school's emphasis on the “Habits of Mind” program (weighing evidence; awareness of multiple points of view; seeing connections and relationships; speculating on possibilities; and assessing values).
Sequences illustrating the school's approach to learning include: classroom activities in the humanities and sciences; family conferences; discussions of race, class, and gender; faculty meetings; disciplinary problems; sex education; conflict resolution by students; and student council meetings.
Where is it happening?
28 Amity St, Amherst, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01002
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