Windsor High Senior Awarded First Place in Global Film Festival

Windsor High School senior, Khaleel Rahman, is being globally recognized for winning First Place in the Peacemaker Corps 2017 (14-18 age category) Peace in the Streets Global Film Festival. His film, Human Family, was reviewed and selected by a renowned, experienced and impressive Jury.

Rahman is invited to attend the Awards Presentation luncheon on November 9, 2017 in New York City at the United Nations where he will receive his award and tour the UN. Rahman will also attend the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Plural + Video Festival and film workshops the following day at the Paley Media Center in New York where he will be recognized as an award winner.

In 2014, Peacemaker Corps Association (PCA) launched the Peace in the Streets Global Film Festival for youth (18 and under) to give young people the tools and platform to have their voices heard and actively participate in making peace at home.

The Peacemaker Corps mission is to facilitate and support peace and tolerance education among the youth of the world. The Peacemaker Corps empowers generations to come together and make our world a peaceful, compassionate, safe and tolerant place to live.

Khaleel Rahman’s film Human Family: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o81UIkp3e1U

A complete list of winners can be found on their website: peaceinthestreetsfest.com

About Windsor Public Schools:
Windsor Public Schools serves nearly 4,000 students in the community of Windsor, Connecticut, a town located in north central Connecticut between Hartford and Springfield, Massachusetts. Windsor Public Schools is comprised of six schools: Oliver Ellsworth School, Poquonock School, Clover Street School, John F. Kennedy School, Sage Park Middle School, and Windsor High School. The mission of Windsor Public Schools is to develop the genius in every child and create life-long learners. For more information about the Windsor Board of Education and any of its schools, please visit www.windsorct.org.