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15th Annual New York Benefit Dinner | Page | 06/23/2008 - 14:08 |
A Teacher's Dream Come Trueby Frank Costanzo and Joe Corsetti; New Haven Academy It's a teacher's dream come true: students arriving to class early and asking for permission to stay longer. Why? What accounts for such enthusiasm? Aren't high school history students supposed to be bored out of their minds? Not when they face history. | Profile | 02/23/2008 - 09:44 |
Carl Wilkens Speaks to StudentsNew York, NY - On January 12, 2007, Pastor Carl Wilkens captivated Facing History School (FHS) students with a lecture and question-and-answer period with the whole student body. Pastor Wilkens was the only American who chose to stay in Rwanda through the 1994 genocide, and was able to save over 200 children living in an orphanage in Kigali during the conflict. | News | 02/22/2008 - 14:09 |
Chancellor Joel Klein Speaks at the 2006 New York Benefit DinnerNew York City schools Chancellor Joel Klein speaks at the 2006 New York Facing History and Ourselves benefit dinner. | Video Clip | 03/11/2008 - 15:35 |
Gillian Smith, Facing History School PrincipalGillian Smith is one of those educators whose enthusiasm is contagious and whose energy seems boundless. Good thing, because as the headmaster of the Facing History School, Smith is at the helm of an exciting andchallenging endeavor-providing an in-depth Facing History experience over four years to every student. | Profile | 03/31/2008 - 09:15 |
Gillian Smith, Principal of the Facing History SchoolGillian Smith, principal of the Facing History school, speaks at the 2005 New York benefit dinner. She recounts her experiences as a student and a teacher in the New York City schools. Facing History gave her the resources and the pedagogy to make school personal for her students. | Video Clip | 07/21/2008 - 16:20 |
Just Schools Conference Featured on Brian Lehrer ShowIn Balancing Assimilation and Autonomy, Brian Lehrer speaks with Martha Minow and Facing History School principal Gillian Smith on his radio show. The Brian Lehrer Show: Balancing Assimilation and Autonomy Learn more about the conference | News | 05/30/2008 - 10:38 |
Little Things are BigProduced for the Facing History and Ourselves traveling exhibition Choosing to Participate, and based on the story by Jesus Colon, this video explores a man's dilemma as to whether to help a woman on a late-night New York train. | Video Clip | 03/31/2008 - 09:56 |
Martha Minow "Just Schools" Conference at NYU | Page | 05/29/2008 - 14:03 |
New York City, NY | Office Page | 03/29/2008 - 15:44 |
