Facing History and Ourselves
- Facing History and Ourselves
Facing History and Ourselves is an international educational and professional development organization that provides development services and curricular resources to educators. It was founded in 1976 by [http://www.facinghistory.org/campus/reslib.nsf/sub/aboutus/historymission/margots+journey Margot Stern Strom] . It focuses on bringing ethical and moral philosophy to history and social studies classes, particularly issues of racism, civic responsibility and tolerance.
Mission
Since 1976, Facing History and Ourselves has offered in-depth professional development services; curricular resources; and ongoing support to educators and students in the areas of history, social studies, and language arts. They are dedicated to helping teachers around the world lead their students in a critical examination of history, with particular focus on genocide and mass violence.Facing History’s work is based on the premise that we need to—and can—teach civic responsibility, tolerance, and social action to young people, as a way of fostering moral adulthood.
Awards
For engaging students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice, and antisemitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry, Facing History and Ourselves received the Courage of Conscience Award from The Peace Abbey in Sherborn, Massachusetts. [http://www.peaceabbey.org/awards/cocrecipientlist.html]
For her work with Facing History and Ourselves, Margot Stern Strom was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Education by Simmons College in 2008.
Offices
Facing History and Ourselves serves an ever-expanding global network of educators reaching an estimated 1.6 million students around the world each year. The network includes teachers in over 80 countries and is headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts. Other offices are in Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Denver, CO; Los Angeles, CA; Memphis, TN; New York City, NY; and San Francisco, CA.
ee also
* Little Rock Nine
* Elizabeth Eckford
* Emmett Till
* Holocaust
* Armenian Genocide
* Jena Six
* United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
External links
* [http://www.facinghistory.org Facing History And Ourselves Official Website]
* [http://www.choosingtoparticipate.org Choosing To Participate]
* [http://www.peaceabbey.org/awards/cocrecipientlist.html The Peace Abbey Website]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES — FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES, Holocaust education program begun in 1976 just as consciousness of the Holocaust was moving beyond the survivor community, when two Brookline, Massachusetts, teachers integrated a unit on the Holocaust and Human… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
History of Massachusetts — Flag of Massachusetts Massachusetts was first colonized by principally English Europeans in the early 17th century, and became the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the 18th century. Prior to English colonization of the area, it was inhabited by a … Wikipedia
History of Pakistan — also see History of AJK · Balochistan · G B · KPK · Punjab · Sindh Timeline of Pakistan … Wikipedia
History of the National Hockey League (1967–1992) — The expansion era of the National Hockey League (NHL) began when six new teams were added for the 1967–68 season, ending the Original Six era. The six existing teams were formed into the newly created East Division, while the expansion teams the… … Wikipedia
History of Brazil (1930–1945) — Depression, coffee oligarchs, and the Revolution of 1930The Great DepressionThe tenente rebellion did not mark the revolutionary breakthrough of Brazil s bourgeois social reformers. But the ruling paulista coffee oligarchy could not withstand the … Wikipedia
John Scottus Eriugena and Anselm of Canterbury — Stephen Gersh INTRODUCTION by John Marenbon John Scottus Eriugena came from Ireland, as his name indicates (‘Scottus’ meant ‘Irishman’ in the Latin of this period, and ‘Eriugena’, a neologism invented by John himself, is a flowery way of saying… … History of philosophy
Torvill and Dean — MedalGold 1984 Sarajevo Ice dancingMedalBronze 1994 Lillehammer Ice dancingMedalGold 1981 Hartford Ice dancingMedalGold 1982 Copenhagen Ice dancingMedalGold 1983 Helsinki Ice dancingMedalGold 1984 Ottawa Ice dancingMedalGold 1981 Innsbruck Ice… … Wikipedia
Whewell’s philosophy of science and ethics — Struan Jacobs ON SCIENCE Introduction Among the most prodigious of English minds of the nineteenth century, William Whewell (1794–1866) was at various times, and among other things, philosopher, intellectual historian, scientist, educationist,… … History of philosophy
Technics and Time, 1 — Technics and Time, 1: The Fault of Epimetheus (French: La technique et le temps, 1: La faute d Épiméthée ) is a book by the French philosopher Bernard Stiegler, first published by Galilée in 1994. The English translation, by George Collins and… … Wikipedia
DISPUTATIONS AND POLEMICS — in the pagan environment the christian environment and mission dialogue with tryphon celsus in the christian and muslim medieval milieu gregory of tours and priscus gilbert crispin christian religious drama chronicle of ahimaaz 12TH CENTURY in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
