Students explore some of the causes and consequences of denying the Armenian Genocide and reflect on the role of public art to commemorate difficult histories.
Students explore some of the causes and consequences of denying the Armenian Genocide and reflect on the role of public art to commemorate difficult histories.
Students explore their personal reactions, as well as contemporary responses, to the brutal murder of a fourteen-year old African American boy in 1955.
Students use journaling and group discussion to respond to emotionally-challenging diary entries of a Jewish teenager confined in a Nazi ghetto.
Students respond to film clips in which Condoleezza Rice and Deidre Prevett discuss the influences of family, community, and the legacies of older generations on who they are today.
Students analyze the film The Murder of Emmett Till within a historical context of lynching and the early struggles against Jim Crow and racism.
Students read personal essays that illuminate how the choices made by our families and previous generations influence who we are today.
Students reflect on present-day antisemitism encountered online and on college campuses, and explore examples of youth who are standing up to it.
Focusing on the crisis in Darfur, students examine what it means to pursue Lemkin’s mission to stop and prevent genocide in today's world.
Using a project-based learning approach, students produce a museum exhibition that displays the stories of different partisans.
Students devise a creative way to present their plan for pursuing the dream of universal human rights today.
Through a discussion-based activity, students explore the concept of a "universe of obligation” and brainstorm examples of its influence in today's world.
Students brainstorm different definitions of democracy and consider democracy's relationship to their own communities and cultures.