Movies and TvShows featuring "alternative-school" theme.

After a school fight lands 17-year old Daje Shelton in a court-supervised alternative high school, she's determined to turn things around and make a better future for herself in her rough St. Louis neighborhood. But focusing on school is tough as she loses multiple friends to gun violence, falls in love for the first time, and becomes pregnant with a boy, Ahkeem, just as Ferguson erupts a few miles down the road. Through Daje's intimate coming-of-age story, For Ahkeem illuminates challenges that many Black teenagers face in America today, and witnesses the strength, resilience, and determination it takes to survive.

Thirty four to eight-year-old children spend day after day in the forest, in sunshine, rain and snow. They learn reading, writing and arithmetic along the way. Above all, they explore the forest on their own, experience the cycle of nature and seek their role in the community.

Schools of Trust: Aufbruch zu den Schulen von Morgen (2014) is a documentary that explores the future of education and alternative schools. It follows a documentarian on a road trip to different schools, showcasing the innovative approaches and ideas implemented by these schools to create a better learning environment. The film emphasizes the importance of trust and psychology in education, as well as the need to save the planet for future generations.

The story is set in a part-time high school in Shinjuku, Tokyo, where students of different ages and backgrounds, each with diverse circumstances, attend. Under the guidance of the mysterious science teacher Fujitake (Kubota Masataka), who was assigned to the school, they aim to present at an academic conference with an experiment to recreate a Mars crater in the classroom. However, many challenges, including personal obstacles, family troubles, and unbreakable relationships, stand in their way.