Revised in 2018, this one-week curriculum introduces students to the history of the Holocaust and the choices of individuals, groups, and nations that contributed to genocide.
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A Kauaian Story of Love and Compassion
Divyesh describes how upstanding Hindu monks bridged religious differences and reached out to a community in need following a devastating hurricane in Hawai'i.
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Always Purple
Emma and her classmates learns how to better empathize and listen to each other following the untimely passing of a fellow student.
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Amsterdam Students Create Walking Tour To Commemorate Holocaust Resistance, Persecution
With help from a Margot Stern Strom Innovation Grant, a teacher turns a dream into reality.
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Choices
Read a winning essay from Facing History's 2017 "Making Choices in Today's World" by student author Kaitlin. Kaitlin highlights her grandmother's experiences and choices during and after her time in a Japanese American internment camp.
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Congratulations! It's a Mockingbird
Read Cicada's scholarship-winning essay from Facing History's 2017 "Making Choices in Today's World" student essay contest. Cicada explores themes of gender and exclusion in their own life and To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Facing Hate with a Voice of Reason
Read a scholarship winning essay from our 2017 "Making Choices in Today's World" student essay contest. Student author Ewurakua shares her family's personal experiences with racism and discrimination in their own community and draws connections to the novel To kill a Mockingbird.
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Facing History Online Courses Start Teacher in Malaysia on a Journey of Growth
For educators in international schools, like Humanities teacher Ann Whiting, online courses provide an opportunity to discover new publications, teaching methods, and other educators. Read her story.
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Finding My Center
Ashley’s experience at the LGBTQ+ Center transformed their perception of themselves as a leader and an agent of change.
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Four Guiding Principles for Difficult Conversations
In the wake of Freddie Gray’s death, a Baltimore teacher finds Facing History tools and resources essential in creating the safe space for students to discuss the painful local events around them.
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Gay Olympians are Changing the World
Kyle explains why representation and speaking out matter, highlighting Olympians Adam Rippon and Gus Kenworthy as role models.
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Holocaust and Human Behavior One-Month Outline
Teach an in-depth study of Holocaust and Human Behavior with this one-month outline that follows Facing History’s unique scope and sequence and makes this history relevant in students’ lives and our world today.
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