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Roy Hellenberg and Dylan Wray on Democracy

South African educators Roy Hellenberg and Dylan Wray discuss democracy outside of a western context, connecting it to the idea of ubuntu.

Last Updated: April 21, 2022

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English — US

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Civics & Citizenship

Democracy & Civic Engagement

South African educators Roy Hellenberg and Dylan Wray discuss democracy outside of a western context, connecting it to the idea of ubuntu.

Mini-Lesson

These six activities help students reflect on the past school year, celebrate their school community, and look ahead to what comes next.

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Mini-Lesson

This mini-lesson on the Capitol insurrection invites students to reflect on how seemingly small choices made by individuals can contribute to larger acts of injustice and violence.

Lesson

Use this lesson to help your students understand more about the origins of race as a socially constructed concept and racism as a force that shapes society.

Lesson

Use this lesson when your students are engaging with a text that contains racist and dehumanising language.

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Lesson

Use this lesson to help your students explore the impact of racism in the UK and what can be done to challenge it.

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Assessment

Students participate in a people's assembly centered on the question, how might we challenge all types of racism in the UK so that everyone can thrive?

Unit

This unit is designed to help teachers in the UK have conversations about race with their students in a safe, sensitive, and constructive way.

Collection

Explore resources that meet the Massachusetts History and Social Science Framework.

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Collection

This collection features all the Facing History resources recommended in the New York Department of Education’s Civics for All curriculum.

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Collection

Explore resources that meet the California History–Social Science Framework standards.

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Toolkit

This toolkit provides lessons and strategies for helping your students make sense of issues in the news related to democracy.

Lesson

Students use the ideas of W.E.B Du Bois and historian David Kennedy to explore their own Jewish identities and consider how they coexist with their identities as Americans.

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