Chicago, IL
Since the Chicago regional office opened in 1990, more than 2,200 local educators have participated in Facing History's professional development programs. These teachers annually reach over 220,000 middle and high school students in over 500 public, religious, and independent schools in the Chicago metropolitan area.
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Armenian Genocide Workshop
October 16, 2008
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![]() | Student Francheska B. Speaks at the 2008 Chicago Benefit Dinner | Francheska, an 8th grade Facing History student from Lowell Elementary School, speaks at the 2008 Chicago Benefit Dinner. | Apr 22 2008 |
| John Prendergast Speaks with Facing History Students | John Prendergast, human rights activist, speaks with Facing History and Ourselves students about the fight against genocide in Darfur. Topics include getting personally involved, and getting elected officials to act. | Oct 19 2007 | |
| Student Laura S. speaks at the Facing History 2007 Chicago dinner | Laura, a Facing History student, speaks at the 2007 Facing History Chicago Benefit Dinner about building trust between groups of people. | May 4 2007 |
Facing History is actively used in history, literature, interdisciplinary, government and specially designed Facing History electives. In addition to being incorporated into K-12 schools, Facing History is also taught in colleges and universities.
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