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Follow Us We Bring the World Into the Classroom Beyond the Block is a 501c3 educational nonprofit organization that helps students Join Our Learning Community Learn more about what we do Take Free Courses Through BTB Academy What Our Students Are Saying The Dominican Republic Filmed on locationBeyond the Block The Dominican Republic is an educational travel documentary that profiles the everyday lives of children living in a rural community in the Dominican Republic. Themes include education the concept of solidarity distribution of resources and realities of rural living. The target audience for our video learning tools are students atrisk of school dropout in grades 612. Through viewing the videos and engaging in accompanying lessons and activities students will work towards improving their global awareness building their intellectual curiosity and criticalthinking skills and increasing their motivation to complete high school and postsecondary education.