Media Skills are survival skills in the war for Our student’s minds!

When you think of martial arts, you probably imagine a student starting as a white belt and working their way up to black belt, mastering different techniques and forms along the way. What if we applied that same concept to media literacy and film making? Imagine if we taught kids to become content creators just as we teach them to master martial arts. We would be confident that they had a clue as to how to participate and survive in their media saturated world.

In today's digital age, media literacy and film making skills are becoming increasingly important for our youngest students to have.

With the rise of social media and the prevalence of video content, kids need to be able to create, analyze, and understand media in order to stay sharp and aware. However, for many teachers, teaching media literacy can seem daunting, especially if they don't have experience in film making themselves.

What if we taught content creation and visual literacy skills how the martial arts does?

Under a sensei’s tutelage, students would progress through the levels, they'll be able to demonstrate their mastery. It would be a fun, interactive way for kids to learn and grow, both individually and as a group. Most of all, it would be a great way for them to build self-esteem and confidence.

Enter Animating Kids: a media skills system for young content creating ninjas!

Our program is designed to take students from white belt to black belt in 21st century media skills, using team-based stop motion exercises designed to give kids media making superpowers. 150 videos and downloadable printouts, hosted by the Animation Chefs senseis, with a project-based learning approach. Blending martial arts with cooking, we love metaphors! - secret content recipes are delivered in an easy to follow scaffolded approach to lesson development which enables the real senseis, the classroom teachers, to customize their student's journey.

If you are a teacher and find yourself thinking, “I don't know anything about film making, how can I teach it?" Animating Kids step onto the mat! You don't have to be a film making expert to use this program, you just have to be willing to facilitate the process and watch your students thrive.

Imagine your students with the ability to make a video or animation on any topic.

They'll be able to express themselves in ways you never thought possible and understand the world around them in a whole new way. And that's the beauty of media literacy and film making. It gives kids the power to create, to tell their own stories and to make their voices heard. And theyll have no illusion about the “magic” of the process. They will have crafted a message from script to screen, using all the sneaky moves Hollwood has employed for 100+ years.

So let's give our students media making superpowers.

Embrace the future of education and equip your students with 21st century skills. Ignite their creativity and unleash their potential. Give them a fighting chance. They will bow in reverence for your guidance, as they don the black belt in media literacy. Watch them soar.