AllMovie

In this fact-based, made-for-TV drama, Gabrielle Roy (Genevieve Desilets) is a young woman studying to be a teacher whose enthusiasm outstrips her experience, both in life and as an educator. During the depth of the Great Depression, Gabrielle finds work as a schoolteacher in a small town on the prairie, but while she arrives determined to make a difference, she soon discovers not everyone in the community trusts her new and innovative teaching methods. Gabrielle finds she has a much greater problem, however, when one of her students -- a 15-year-old boy -- falls in love with her, which she soon realizes is something more than an ordinary schoolboy crush. Children of My Heart, based on Gabrielle Roy's memoirs, also features Yani Gellman, Isabella Fink, and Michael Moriarty.