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A Passage from Burnt Islands

A Passage from Burnt Islands

Mar 01, 1992 48m
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Synopsis

In his crusade for literacy, principal Ray Brown enlisted the help of the community and broke through the cycle of illiteracy in a small Newfoundland fishing village. He turned the struggling elementary school into a place where students were eager to learn and instilled in parents a sense of hope for their children's future.

Title A Passage from Burnt Islands
Companies ONF | NFB
Countries Canada
Keywords elementary school, teachers and students, adult literacy, newfoundland
Gordon Pinsent

Gordon Pinsent

Narrator (voice)

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