San Francisco Bay Area

Since the San Francisco Bay area office opened in 1997, more than 1,400 local educators have participated in Facing History's professional development programs. These teachers annually reach over 145,000 middle and high school students each year in over 450 public, independent and religious schools throughout the San Francisco Bay area.
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Update from the San Francisco Office

Summer Seminars Draw Educators From Near and Far
Summer sessions attract local and international teachers.

San Francisco Bay Area Stories

Oceana High School Using “Transitional Justice” in Exploring International Human Rights

Facing History's website recently featured an article from the Pacifica Tribune about Oceana High School (OHS) teacher Laurie Hughes, a Margot Stern Strom award winner and long-term in-depth Facing History teacher. But what the article doesn’t...
Facing History at Alternative Schools

Facing History program staff in the Bay Area are increasingly engaging with teachers and students from such alternative schools as juvenile justice facilities, continuation schools and community day schools to leverage the power of Facing History’s...

Events

Teaching About Civil Rights: From Local to Global
January 14, 2010

Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
March 10, 2010

Marco Williams to Speak at December 3 Community Conversation

11/23/2009
Witnesses to History Speak in Local Schools

08/19/2009
San Francisco 2009 Benefit Dinner Highlights

06/17/2009
Author Peter Balakian Visits San Francisco's Oceana High School with Facing History

05/21/2009


	Student Veronica G. Speaks at the 2009 San Francisco Benefit Dinner Veronica G, a 12th grade student at Lighthouse Community Charter High School in Oakland, CA, speaks about her Facing History class at the 2009 San Francisco Benefit Dinner.
	Teacher Trevor Gardner Speaks at the 2009 San Francisco Benefit Dinner Trevor Gardner, a humanities teacher at City Arts and Technology High School in San Francisco, speaks about his Facing History class at the 2009 Benefit Dinner.
	Robyn Kessler Speaks at the 2009 San Francisco Benefit Dinner Robyn Kessler, a Facing History alum, speaks at the 2009 San Francisco Benefit Dinner about the lasting impact the program has had in her life and her decision to be a financial supporter of the program.

Participating Schools

Facing History is actively used in history, literature, interdisciplinary, government and specially designed Facing History electives all over Northern California. In addition to being incorporated into K-12 schools, Facing History is also taught in colleges and universities.
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