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- The biology of disease<\/li>\n
- The painstaking process of testing treatments<\/li>\n
- How determination can fuel creative problem-solving in the face of adversity<\/li>\n
- Lessons in peer inclusion and interpersonal relationships
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\nHigh School Band Members & Directors: <\/b>Check out keepmovingforwardmusic.com<\/a>! \u00a0Arrangements written in honor of Sam and his love of music, Mark Miller\u2019s \u201cKeep Moving Forward\u201d and Don Albro\u2019s \u201cKeep Burning Bright\u201d are powerful and heartwarming, offering unique learning opportunities for music students.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- How determination can fuel creative problem-solving in the face of adversity<\/li>\n
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\nHigh School Band Members & Directors: <\/b>Check out keepmovingforwardmusic.com<\/a>! \u00a0Arrangements written in honor of Sam and his love of music, Mark Miller\u2019s \u201cKeep Moving Forward\u201d and Don Albro\u2019s \u201cKeep Burning Bright\u201d are powerful and heartwarming, offering unique learning opportunities for music students.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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PRF has created a Discussion Guide<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>for teachers, with dialogue-generating questions on the important issues the film explores:<\/p>\n
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- Opportunities for service learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
We know it will be an important and memorable part of this year\u2019s learning experience at school.\u00a0We also encourage students to watch Sam\u2019s 12-minute <\/i>TEDx talk<\/i><\/a>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
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\r\n\r\nInspiring and heartwarming, Life According to Sam<\/i> is also a powerful tool for engaging middle and high school students in learning. The film sheds light on:\r\n- \r\n \t
- The biology of disease<\/li>\r\n \t
- The painstaking process of testing treatments<\/li>\r\n \t
- How determination can fuel creative problem-solving in the face of adversity<\/li>\r\n \t
- Lessons in peer inclusion and interpersonal relationships<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nHigh School Band Members & Directors: <\/b>Check out keepmovingforwardmusic.com<\/i><\/b><\/a>! \u00a0Arrangements written in honor of Sam and his love of music, Mark Miller\u2019s \u201cKeep Moving Forward\u201d and Don Albro\u2019s \u201cKeep Burning Bright\u201d are powerful and heartwarming, offering unique learning opportunities for music students.\r\n\r\n![](\"https:\/\/www.progeriaresearch.org\/assets\/images\/meet_kids_images\/riff.jpg\")
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PRF has created a Discussion Guide<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>for teachers, with dialogue-generating questions on the important issues the film explores:\r\n