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- How To Train Your Dragon F.I.L.M. Curriculum Available
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The Heartland Institute provides innovative education and outreach programs that enrich the minds and lives of youth and aspiring filmmakers.
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How To Train Your Dragon free downloadable F.I.L.M. curriculum geared towards children 8 and up, explores the friendship of the most unlikely duo, Hiccup Horrendus Haddock III, a young Viking, and Toothless, and misunderstood dragon.
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 F.I.L.M. develops and distributes free curricula based on Truly Moving Picture Award-winning films to channel positive messages and life-affirming themes into the minds and lives of youth. Browse Curricula |  Launched in 2010, the Heartland High School Film Competition encourages tomorrow’s filmmakers to create films that explore the human journey by artistically expressing hope and respect for the positive values of life. Learn More |  The Heartland Film Institute offers year-round programming to educate aspiring filmmakers in the art and craft of creating films that celebrate the best of the human spirit. Learn More |
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