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Our boys : "Lovers not fighters" : five kids and their teachers at Canterbury Boys High, Sydney : a 4 part series.
Episode 1 - Felipe; Episode 2 - Frank; Episode 3 - Roni; Episode 4 - Mohamed and Thong. Producer/Writer/Director : Kerry Brewster. Featuring Ann Martin, Principal. Study guide (10 p.) written by Terry Hastings and produced by Australian Teachers of Media Inc.available from ABC commercial website at URL below. Classification: Exempt (for educational purposes only). On DVD back cover: Maidstone film Pty Ltd in associatin wit the Australian Broadcastingcorporation. financed by the film finance corproationAutralia. © 2003. "Welcome to Canterbury Boys High, Sydney, Prime Minster John Howard's old school and the setting for this compelling 4 part documentary series. Filmed with unprecedented access over a year, "Our Boys" follows the lives of five students and their teachers at this cash-strapped government school in Sydney's inner west. Canterbury Boys has a rich mix of nationalities : 90 percent of the boys come from non-english speaking backgrounds, many are refugees or come from disadvantaged homes. Over four episodes "Our Boys" tells the inside story of today's public education system, a school 'starved of funds', boys 'at risk' and teachers going far beyond their traditional classroom roles." - DVD back cover. "Welcome to Canterbury Boys High, Sydney, Prime Minster John Howard's old school and the setting for this compelling 4 part documentary series. Filmed with unprecedented access over a year, "Our Boys" follows the lives of five students and their teachers at this cash-strapped government school in Sydney's inner west. Canterbury Boys has a rich mix of nationalities : 90 percent of the boys come from non-english speaking backgrounds, many are refugees or come from disadvantaged homes. Over four episodes "Our Boys" tells the inside story of today's public education system, a school 'starved of funds', boys 'at risk' and teachers going far beyond their traditional classroom roles." - DVD back cover.