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We Grew A Frog

A charming tale of two schoolchildren who collect frog spawn, and returning to school, watch the spawn develop into a frog. Educational film.

School programme and Educational film 1970 12 mins

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Overview

An educational film intended for children from 6 to 8 years of age. ‘We Grew A Frog, 1970’ tells the story of two schoolchildren, Lynne and Martin, who collect frog spawn from the village pond, take it to school, and there, in a tank, watch the spawn grow into frogs. The film shows in close-up the developmental stages of the spawn-to-frog process. This educational film features the pupils of Whatfield School in Suffolk. Headteacher, Gwen Dunn wrote and told the story.

Gwen Dunn was the Headteacher of Whatfield School for 30 years, from 1951. She was also an advisor for the National Committee for Audio Visual Aids in Education. Gwen contributed to several short educational films, made in the village and featuring her students as the stars. Her films include ‘Susan’s Birthday, 1961’, ‘A Day to Remember, 1966’ and, ‘A Celebration of Midsummer, 1966’. These films are available to view on the East Anglian Film Archive website. Gwen also published a book, “Simon’s last year: The story of a (Suffolk) village school” in 1959. Gwen Dunn passed away 27th October 2015.