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Our Mission
at Schoolyard Films is to educate students in K-12 schools about the natural world and the challenges it faces by providing schools with high quality natural history programming and study guides that reinforce state and national science standards - all FREE of charge.
Schoolyard Films
Tom Fitz Filming for "Florida's Wild Side"
Our Vision
is to be the resource teachers turn to for engaging films that bring the natural world into the classroom. Through Schoolyard Films we will educate and inspire, while promoting environmental awareness and good stewardship of the planet.
Schoolyard Films
Schoolyard Films, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3 charity. Tax deductible donations pay for our work. With little overhead costs, the vast majority of our funding goes straight to our film production budgets. This enables us to make the best quality programs we can, and deliver them for free via the internet. We also believe in public outreach, and offer personal presentations to many schools in the state of Florida.
Wood Duck Mother and Chicks
Executive Director
Tom Fitz is a multiple Emmy Award winning cameraman whose work has been broadcast by PBS, BBC, National Geographic, Discovery, ABC, NHK, Tokyo Broadcasting, and others. His programs have also been displayed in museums (including the Smithsonian, in Washington D.C.) and in other non-broadcast venues. Tom has over 35 years of experience in natural history camerawork and his projects have taken him all over the world. In 2004 Tom began producing his own films too, earning numerous awards, and in 2008, with Karina Fitz, he co-founded Schoolyard Films with a mission to educate and inspire, while promoting good stewardship of the planet. In 2021, Tom was inducted into the “Florida Artist’s Hall of Fame,” a very exclusive honor. And in 2023 Tom shifted his work to follow his growing passion for environmental education. He now devotes himself full-time to Schoolyard Films, trying to save the world one film at a time.
Link: Fitz Productions Link: Florida Artist’s Hall of Fame
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Schoolyard Films, Inc. is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit.