

A Passage from Burnt Islands (1992)
Overview : 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.
Release Date : March 1, 1992
Runtime : 48m
Genre : Documentary
Companies : ONF | NFB
Countries : Canada
Keywords : elementary school, teachers and students, adult literacy, newfoundland