Children of Chance (2017)
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 1H 38M
Director : Thierry Michel, Pascal Colson
Synopsis
In the small local school of Cheratte, a former mining town, 11-year old students with and immigrant background are coming to the end of their primary school education with Brigitte. She is a dynamic teacher whose particular pedagogical approach aims to give these pupils a firm foundation to build on in this constantly changing world.
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