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"I believe in the power of Facing History."

—Durias D., Facing History Alum

“I know I can always turn to Facing History.”

—Eran D., Educator

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“I went to a Facing History workshop and it opened my eyes."

—Tareeq R., Educator

"We knew that we wanted to have Facing History be a part of the school from the beginning."

—Meredith G., Founder of New Haven Academy

Read about a Facing History school

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In the News

Welcome to Our New Website

In the News

Standing up for Disability Rights: A Day of Reflection & Action

Perspective

Remembering Judy Heumann and Honoring Her Legacy

All Community Read

In the News

Malala Yousafzai Meets with Facing History Students

In the News

The Long Journey to Establish a Women’s History Museum

Insight

6 Essays on Women's History

Insight

Introducing New Inquiries from Facing History

Inquiry

We the People: Expanding the Teaching of the US Founding

Inquiry

Angel Island Immigration Station: Exploring Borders and Belonging in US History

Professional Learning

Teaching for Equity and Justice Workshop

Impact Story

Facing History Is a Family Value

Facing History & Ourselves
uses lessons of history
to challenge teachers
and their students
to stand up to bigotry and hate.

Learn How Facing History Works

We are Facing History

Facing History & Ourselves is more than our name. It is an active and continuous process that calls on each of us to connect the choices of the past to those we face today. To build a more just and equitable future, we must face our history in all its complexity, Are you ready to face history with us?

Learn how you can experience Facing History

John Lewis

Facing History & Ourselves is more than our name. It is an active and continuous process that calls on each of us to connect the choices of the past to those we face today. To build a more just and equitable future, we must face our history in all its complexity, Are you ready to face history with us?

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John Lewis

Civil Rights Leader and Congressman Get Inspired by John Lewis’ Legacy

Dolores Huerta

Facing History & Ourselves is more than our name. It is an active and continuous process that calls on each of us to connect the choices of the past to those we face today. To build a more just and equitable future, we must face our history in all its complexity, Are you ready to face history with us?

Learn how you can experience Facing History

Dolores Huerta

Activist and Upstander Learn How to Stand Up from Dolores Huerta

Elie Wiesel

Facing History & Ourselves is more than our name. It is an active and continuous process that calls on each of us to connect the choices of the past to those we face today. To build a more just and equitable future, we must face our history in all its complexity, Are you ready to face history with us?

Learn how you can experience Facing History

Elie Wiesel

Holocaust Survivor and Author Teach “Night”, Elie Wiesel’s story of survival

George Takei

Facing History & Ourselves is more than our name. It is an active and continuous process that calls on each of us to connect the choices of the past to those we face today. To build a more just and equitable future, we must face our history in all its complexity, Are you ready to face history with us?

Learn how you can experience Facing History

George Takei

Japanese American Incarceration Survivor and Entertainer Examine Difficult History with George Takei

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And hopefully, they will always remember what happened to us and make sure that it won't happen again.

Sonia Weitz, Holocaust survivor and poet

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Events for Everyone

Community Event

Allegiance with Facing History

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London, UK
Join us at a performance of George Takei’s Allegiance and hear directly from him afterwards about his story and why the musical is resonant today.
Photograph of George Takei in a uniform as part of Allegiance.
Community Event

Becoming & Belonging: Living up to the True Essence of Community (A Community Teach-In)

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Memphis, TN
Join us for an interactive experience, facilitated by our Student Leaders, on what it means to belong to a community where our shared humanity is recognized and respected.
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Community Event

New York Benefit

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New York, NY
We are Facing History: Choosing to Participate
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Community Event

The Power of Memorials and Public Art: Complex Histories and Legacies Today

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Boston, MA
We will begin with an optional visit to The Embrace, before heading to the Boston Park Plaza for a conversation about memorials and public memory.
Image of The Embrace - Martin Luther King Jr Memorial in Boston
Community Event

Confronting Antisemitism: Communities Standing Up, Together

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New York, NY
Join us for an essential conversation and panel discussion exploring the New York City community efforts to combat antisemitism.
Thousands of people participate in No Hate, No Fear Jewish Solidarity March in response to anti-semitic attacks in and around city across Brooklyn Bridge.
Community Event

2023 Southern California Benefit

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Beverly Hills, CA
Co-chairs MyKhanh Shelton and Kobie Conner invite you to join us on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 for an immersive learning experience at the Southern California Benefit!
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Gain a New Perspective

Our offerings introduce educators to innovative teaching strategies, resources, and the scholarship that make teachers more effective and lead to increased student engagement and learning.
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Professional Learning for Educators

Professional Learning

Choices in Little Rock: An Approach to Teaching the Civil Rights Movement

On-Demand

Virtual
This self-paced online workshop will introduce you to the Choices in Little Rock unit and help prepare you to teach this unit in your classroom.
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Professional Learning

Teaching Red Scarf Girl

On-Demand

Virtual
This interactive self-paced workshop helps teachers develop a customized plan for teaching Red Scarf Girl informed by Facing History’s approach.
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Professional Learning

Getting Started with Holocaust and Human Behavior

On-Demand

Virtual
This interactive self-paced workshop will support you in teaching a short unit of study of Holocaust and Human Behavior.
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Professional Learning

Teaching for Equity and Justice in the Context of Jewish Education

On-Demand

Virtual
This self-paced online workshop has been tailored specifically for educators in Jewish settings as they move to more equitable practices that enable all students to find their voice and civic agency, become critical thinkers, and be fully engaged in their education.
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Professional Learning

Teaching the History and Legacies of Canada’s Residential Schools

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Virtual
In this interactive, facilitated online course, participants join a virtual community to explore the history and legacies of Canada’s Residential Schools, using primary source texts, survivors’ personal testimonies and live online learning classes that will equip educators to better understand the devastating history and the long-lasting impact of the Indian Residential School system, as well as Indigenous communities’ historic and contemporary fight for a promised education.
Cover of "Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and the Indian Residential Schools."
Professional Learning

Engaging with Text Selection in ELA Classrooms

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Virtual
Registration for this mini-course is now closed. View the key points section for related webinars. This mini-course provides educators with tools and practices to explore critical questions regarding text selection in the ELA classroom.
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Professional Learning

InterGeneration: Exploring Storytelling Through Film and Conversation

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Virtual
 Join us for an engaging film screening and interactive discussion about how intergenerational storytelling and connection can build and strengthen community in your classroom.
InterGeneration animation still by Giovanni Depina depicting Moshup the Giant, the Wampanoag myth as told by participant, Robert Peters
Professional Learning

Facing History Foundations: Examining Moral Universe and Choices

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Virtual
Join us for an interactive workshop designed to help you foster critical social analysis and moral consideration in a study of difficult histories.
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Professional Learning

Mini Course: Teaching Holocaust and Human Behaviour (Canada)

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Virtual
This online course offers an approach, strategies and resources for teaching about the Holocaust today.
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Professional Learning

Facing History Foundations: Moving Safely In and Safely Out of Difficult Histories

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Virtual
How do we prepare classroom spaces for courageous and difficult content such as survivor testimony?
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Professional Learning

Teaching for Equity and Justice Workshop

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Virtual
At this two-day online learning experience, we provide educators with the tools necessary to mitigate the barriers to equity in education.
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Professional Learning

Echoes of the Holocaust: Eugenics and Disability in the Time of the Holocaust

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Virtual
This webinar features Dr. Patricia Heberer Rice, senior historian at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, and will explore how the Nazis used eugenics in their pursuit of “Aryan genetic purity”. We will learn the stories of some of the victims, bringing a focus to the dignity of people who the Nazis sought to dehumanize. 
Teacher and Students
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Our Impact

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    Facing History students are 94% more likely than their peers to report that their class motivated them to learn.
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    92% of Facing History teachers agree that Facing History helps their students stand up for what they believe even when others disagree.
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    91% of elective teachers agree or strongly agree that their Facing History course promoted their students’ abilities to ground reading, writing, and speaking in evidence from text.
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