Children Of The Alps.

Duration: 13 min.

Year Published: 1950

Creator: Condor-Film Ltd

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Shows children who live in the Alps caring for the farm animals, helping with the harvest, chopping wood, and running errands, all in winter settings. Illustrates how the rugged terrain determines the type of transportation, outdoor sports, and domestic chores with which Swiss children occupy themselves. Pictures the postman making his daily round on skis. Points out the practical emphasis in Swiss education.

Complete Record: CHILDREN OF THE ALPS. Condor-Film, Zürich. Released in the U. S. by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, 1950. 13 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. © Condor-Film Ltd.; 13Oct50; MP883.

Metadata Source:Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education)