Film Viewing & Discussion: The First Grader
Clarence Hogan
Published: May 29, 2012
The First Grader
In a small, remote mountain top primary school in the Kenyan bush, hundreds of children are jostling for a chance for the free education newly promised by the Kenyan government. One new applicant causes astonishment when he knocks on the door of the school. He is Maruge (Oliver Litondo), an old Mau Mau veteran in his eighties, who is desperate to learn to read at this late stage of his life. He fought for the liberation of his country and now feels he must have the chance of an education so long denied - even if it means sitting in a classroom alongside six-year-olds.
When:
Saturday June 2, 2012
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Where:
Kennedy King College
The Family Net Center
6301 South Halsted
Building V, Room 106
Click here to watch the trailer
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Phone: (773) 487-3731
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