More About The Film

Starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay, Wonder (PG) is the story of Auggie Pullman, a 10-year-old boy who longs to be ordinary. He does ordinary things – eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary – inside. But ordinary kids don’t make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds and ordinary kids aren’t stared at wherever they go.

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Born with a facial anomaly, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he’s being sent to a real school – and he’s dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted – but can he convince his new classmates that he’s just like them, underneath it all?

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More About The Penguin Schools Teaching Resource Pack

You can download the resource for free from the Teach It website here. Within this resource pack are lesson plans that have both a Literacy and a PSHE objective, exploring the themes of: Bullying, Friendship, Family, and Getting on and Falling out. You will also find detailed reading cards which explore the themes of Judging by appearances, Humour and Storytelling. Plus, join the #ChooseKind movement and help your class bring the spirit of Wonder into the classroom with the Certified Kind Classroom Challenge which aims to promote, recognize and celebrate acts of kindness throughout the school year.

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More About Changing Faces

Changing Faces is a charity that supports people who live with a mark, scar or condition that affects their appearance by helping them to live confident, happy and fulfilled lives. The charity stands up to prejudice in society and campaigns for ‘Face Equality’, the fair and equal treatment of all: regardless of appearance. In order to raise awareness in the community, the charity has a team of champions around the UK who share their experiences of living with a visible difference and challenge the stigma associated with it.

 

With the release of ‘Wonder’, the charity has taken the opportunity to delve deeper into the issues around growing up with a condition that affects your appearance. The film is a fantastic opportunity to bring about much needed discussion, and to bring about a shift in attitudes in viewers of all ages, and Changing Faces champions are sharing their stories alongside screenings of ‘Wonder’ in order for young people to understand how bullying that targets appearance can be incredibly hurtful, whilst challenging the negative perceptions that people might make about them and comparing the film to their own lives.

 

In order to delve deeper into the issues around the film, the charity has also created some interactive resources for schools which you can download for free and use for pre- and/or post-film lesson activities. 

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How to Book Tickets

Bookings must be made in advance. Tickets are £4.00 per student, with free places for accompanying staff (1:10 ratio). Please note that there may be other classes or schools in the screen with you as there is a minimum number of tickets that need to be sold for a screening to take place.

 

Please complete our online booking form and a member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible to confirm your place. Please note that during busy periods it may take up to 48 hours for us to be able to come back to you.

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