The Maths Pathway team has put together a list of famous films, which are perfect to enjoy at the end of Term or on school holidays because you deserve a break! While all eyes have been on you, it’s time to sit back and watch some other inspirational educators and mathematicians do great things. Watching one of these classics could be the perfect chance to spend time with your class or, if there’s just still too much to do, have one playing in the background as the perfect white noise to work to.
Hidden Figures
The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.
Dead Poets Society
Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys’ boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.
Freedom Writers
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school.
Mona Lisa Smile
A free-thinking art professor teaches conservative 1950s Wellesley girls to question their traditional social roles.
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QUEEN OF KATWE
A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.
