Ideas This Week

Paris, December 1948: the UN General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document detailing fundamental human freedoms.

A recently published article by Facing History Executive Director, Beki Martin, looking at why Black history should be taught in British schools

Participating in our All Community Read? This list of recommended resources can support you and your school if you would like to join us on our disability rights learning journey.

In this interview with educator Frank Stebbins, we discuss resources and strategies for teaching difficult lessons around the Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of December for use with Key Stage 3 and 4 students. 

Following an antisemetic incident involving high school students, educator Leslie White shared lessons from the Holocaust and helped turn a terrible decision into an opportunity for activism and personal growth.

Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of November for use with Key Stage 3 and 4 students. 

Design Partner Ron Radziner believes that the work of building empathy, historical understanding, and striving for equity never ends, and it belongs in the workplace. Radziner says their partnership with Facing History "has really been a gift to the firm."

Breaking down the historically one-sided narrative about Thanksgiving in the US has been a decades-long effort, led by historians and indigenous communities.

Mark S. discovered Facing History through his high school leadership initiative, and in the process discovered a lot about himself and how he wants to walk through the world.

In this interview with educator Molly Josephs, we explore how storytelling helps students find their unique voices & create connections across differences.

Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) is a violent moment in history that demonstrates the dangers of antisemitism and the consequences of bystander passivity.