Our training enables students to deepen their knowledge of history, their understanding of the origins of hatred and violence, and their ability to relate history to their own lives. Our collection of resources helps educators address sensitive topics, like the 2016 election, in the classroom. A strong alliance with Chicago Public Schools and growing partnerships with suburban, religious, and charter schools enables us to have critical and significant impact.
Provide students with a structured space to grapple with their thoughts and feelings in response to the Chicago police shooting of Laquan McDonald and the trial of Officer Van Dyke.
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) invited us to develop history and civics units along with complimentary professional development, especially for CPS educators.
These schools range from in-depth Chicago Alliance Schools to single teachers incorporating Facing History content into their curriculum, units, or courses.
Chicago Public Schools educators and administrators discuss how Facing History professional development has helped prepare them to address important topic with their students.
Get to know our work through stories told by teachers, students, scholars, and partnering organizations.
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Impact of Facing History in a Classroom Chicago teacher describes how Facing History helps him address issues of identity. |
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Ava Kadishson Schieber, Holocaust Survivor, Shares Her Story with Facing History Students Holocaust survivor, artist, poet, Ava Kadishson Schieber speaks to students about how she survived the war by leaving her family and hiding on a farm. She answers students questions about her survival, her faith, and her education. |
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Facing History Now Facing History and Ourselves empowers students to know themselves and use their voice. Get inspired by these stories and then consider making history with us. |
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