School—how dreadful! An imposed, unavoidable obligation that causes suffering. Yet it’s always about so much more than just lessons; it’s about how we interact with one another, and about learning social skills—with all the dangers of failure, ruthless exclusion, and rising violence, but also with all the opportunities: School can be a place for future-oriented learning and action, a space for empathetic coexistence, and the development of a social, political, or even a strong environmental and ecological awareness. For a long time, school was portrayed in movies merely as “the old school,” a place for petty rebellions, harmless pranks, and distorted images of teachers. Thankfully, that has changed; films now also show how one can live a meaningful life not just in opposition to school, but rather in harmony with it. By the way: Numerous children’s and youth films on filmfriend are linked to expert, film-education resources, including those from visionkino.de, kinofenster.de, filmernst.de, and various school cinema weeks. This means that on filmfriend, you can not only watch films but also adapt them effectively for classroom use.