Program Overview
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City Club 2001 Schedule
National Projects Main
National Projects Academy of Learning
Program #3:
Life Lessons and Career Paths
Mon., April 23rd
National Projects invites you to exercise your body of knowledge at the National Projects
Academy of Learning. Classes are completely free and open to the public in this voluntary, media
rich school experience held in the City Club Cinema.
school opens 8pm; class begins at 8:30pm
all in class beverages $1 off
film excerpts and in entirety to include:
Life Lessons: The Basics
Courtesy for Beginners
(16mm, 1960's, 9m., color, Coronet Films)
A tape recorder serves as a good tool for learning about how we communicate to each other.
It's easy to greet people in a way that makes them feel good, even people we don't know. Everyone is incredibly polite and courteous. We make someone feel welcome by the things we do and the things we say and sometimes just by the way we say something. Examples of courtesy are explained. The importance of "please", "thank you", and "excuse me" are illustrated. Interruptions are discussed and we are asked to imagine what it would be like if everyone interrupted everyone else all of the time. Taking turns is shown as an important skill. Are we making others feel good.
Your Health: Your Sleep and Rest
(16mm, 1964, 8m., color, Encyclopeadia Britannica Films)
Rob and Kathy are typical children. This film, from the Basic Life Science series, explores their different methodologies for exerting themselves and for resting. Questions are raised, such as: How is the energy of a boy like the fuel of a fire?, What makes people tired?, Where does your energy come from?, and What happens when cells make waste faster than blood can carry it away? We are taught that good bed habits, a regular bedtime, fresh air, and proper covers will help us all sleep better.
Vocational Guidance
Is a Career in Finance, Insurance or Real Estate for You
(16mm, 1972, 15m., color, Counselor Films Inc.)
What are you going to do when your time comes and you're finally on your own? The world of work awaits and a career in finance, insurance, or real estate might be for you. This exciting, fast paced film shows us the fascinating world of these valued industries. If you like working with figures or like helping people, this career path may be just for you. Directed by Michael Levanios, Jr., and recognized as an official Department of Defense career resource.
Applying for a Job
(16mm, 1971, 14m., color, Encyclopaedia Britannica)
Take a visit to the employment agency and analyze your potential. Learn to fill out forms correctly and develop skills to successfully apply for a job. Lean new things about yourself find out what job will best suit your abilities. Most importantly, follow along on a job interview and learn what mistakes you don't want to make when you go after that position you really want!
Your Job: Getting Ahead
(16mm, 19??, 16m., color, Coronet Films)
Experienced workers, interviewed at their jobs, give tips on getting ahead - tips that we see applied by a young man entering on a career as a newspaperman. Questions about changing jobs, recognizing dead-end jobs, picking areas for advancement and planning for additional education are answered frankly and sincerely.
Life Lessons: Advanced
Drugs: Use or Abuse?
(16mm, 1970, color, 10m., West Incorporated)
A menacing film about the dangers of substance abuse. Cigarettes, alcohol, and sleeping pills are discussed as commonly abused legal drugs as well as the dangers of illegal drugs, such as marijuana, LSD, and heroin. Ordinary solvents, gasoline, and glue are further studied as potential abuse dangers. We are taught that loneliness, boredom, and peer pressure lead people to 'get high' and that drugs may take our minds off of things for a short time, but that there are other, greater problems associated with their abuse.
Hope Is Not a Method
(16mm, 1984, 18m., color, Planned Parenthood)
Does the young, single person need to know about birth control? The answer is yes and this film details the many methods of contraception available. The reproductive process is explained and we are shown how pregnancy can occur over a wide range of experience. 'Fertility Awareness', periodic abstinence, spermicidal foams, vaginal suppositories, condoms, sponges, diaphragms, cervical caps, 'The Pill' and IUDs are discussed and we are reminded that responsible loving begins with contraception.
For boys: Self-Examination of the Testes
(16mm, color)
Testicular cancer is a real possibility. We are taught that self examination of the testes is an important and necessary way of detecting a potentially destructive disease. We see a story of a man who discovers an abnormality on his testicles, then seeks treatment and recovers successfully from testicular cancer.
For girls: Julie's Story
(16mm, color)
Menstruation is explained through the story of Julie, a dancer.
