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Sine 1981, our Toronto-based team has provided professional development and resources to 4,354 educators; reaching over 282,800 students in 618 schools across Canada.


As communities across Canada become increasingly diverse, educators are asking for tools to promote empathy, respect, and create a safe classroom environment that encourages conversations about difficult issues. Our invaluable partnerships with school board administrators and educators enable us to provide educators with the tools, strategies, and resources for students to explore themes of prejudice, judgment and justice, and civic responsibility.

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Find out what we've got going on locally and how you can help us grow our work throughout Canada.

Explore the Stolen Lives Resource

Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and the Indian Residential Schools examines the Indian Residential Schools and their long-lasting effects on Canada’s Indigenous Peoples.

Read the Facing Canada Blog

Find projects, activities, resources, and inspiration from educators across Canada who are integrating Facing History in their classrooms.

See Indigenous Educators Inspire Students to Create Change!

Explore the Stolen Lives Resource

News and Announcements

Facing History's Top Resources in 2018
January 11, 2019

Check out this collection of our top offerings from 2018. The classroom resources, events and learning opportunities are still relevant and engaging today. 

Events Throughout Canada

Professional Development

2019

March

  • 2
    Teaching the Armenian Genocide in Ontario Classrooms
    Partner Event
    Ontario

    Teaching the Armenian Genocide in Ontario Classrooms

    The Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education and Facing History and Ourselves invite you to a workshop and presentation for Ontario certified teachers
    Armenian Community Centre of Toronto
    45 Hallcrown Place
    Toronto, ON M2J 4Y4
    3.2.19
    10:00 am - 2:00 pm

  • 21
    Teaching History with Life Stories
    Workshop
    Ontario
    10.00 CAD

    Find details on how to register or pay for Facing History professional development, payment options, help with costs, refunds, and the Facing History Educator Network.

    Teaching History with Life Stories: Integrating Memoir and Testimony from the Holocaust and Canada’s Indian Residential Schools into Your Classroom

    In this workshop, we will explore resources and strategies for using personal testimonies to teach about the Holocaust and Canada’s Indian Residential Schools. Survivor memoirs and testimonies help students more deeply appreciate and empathize with the human and inhuman dimensions of important moments in history.
    3.21.19
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    UofT Faculty of Education (UTS Building)
    Room 135
    371 Bloor Street West (Spadina & Bloor)
    Toronto, ON M5S 2R7

June

  • 24
    Foundations for Genocide Studies: HHB (Vancouver)
    Seminar
    British Columbia
    400.00 CAD

    Find details on how to register or pay for Facing History professional development, payment options, help with costs, refunds, and the Facing History Educator Network.

    Foundations for Genocide Studies: Holocaust and Human Behaviour (Vancouver)

    In today’s world, questions of how to best build and maintain democratic societies that are pluralistic, open, and resilient to violence are more relevant than ever. Studying the history of a genocide allows students to wrestle with profound moral questions raised by this history and fosters their skills in ethical reasoning, critical thinking, empathy, and civic engagement—all of which are critical for sustaining democracy.
    6.24.19 - 6.26.19
    9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Simon Fraser University Campus
    Harbour Centre
    515 West Hastings Street
    Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3

Community Events

2019

March

  • 2
    Teaching the Armenian Genocide in Ontario Classrooms
    Partner Event
    Ontario

    Teaching the Armenian Genocide in Ontario Classrooms

    The Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education and Facing History and Ourselves invite you to a workshop and presentation for Ontario certified teachers
    Armenian Community Centre of Toronto
    45 Hallcrown Place
    Toronto, ON M2J 4Y4
    3.2.19
    10:00 am - 2:00 pm

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Videos

Get to know our work through stories told by teachers, students, scholars, and partnering organizations.

Canada Back to School Message

In this, back to school message for Canadian educators, Executive Director, Leora Schaefer and Senior Program Associate, Jasmine Wong share some back to school ideas, and highlight some new initiatives for the 2018-2019 school year.
Facing History in 60 Seconds

There are many classes that teach science, math, and English. There’s only one that teaches us to be more human.
Michael Pitblado of Leahurst College - Kingston, ONT

Students use graphic storytelling to express historical understanding about an upstander of their choosing. They experience empathy by generating discussions about the choices people have made in the past and those we face today.

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Facing History, Canada Advisory Board

Lesley Shore, Chair

Ronald Hoffman
Amos Key Jr.
Nate Leipciger
Madeleine Levy
Myra Novogrodsky*
Jeff Rayman
Carole Ann Reed*
Betty Ann Taylor*
Jared Trotman
Michael Uster
Sharon Weintraub
Margaret Wells*
Margie Wolfe*

* Emeritus

Give to Facing History in Canada

Since 1981, we've provided teachers in schools across Canada with educational resources and support.
These educators have reached hundreds of thousands of students who are now empowered to stand up in the face of injustice.

With your help, we can reach more!

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