Facing History…. & Ourselves
TechBoston Academy’s Facing History curriculum teaches students about racism and prejudice through the lenses of the Holocaust and other examples of genocide. Using empathy as a guiding theme, the program examines human suffering using historical case studies from around the globe with the intention that we might be able to avoid such events in the future.
Each year, the culminating project for the class is a trip to Europe in April. The trip will includes visits to concentration camps such as Dachau and Auschwitz, as well as a visit to Nuremberg and Checkpoint Charlie. Also, for the first time last year, the trip included a visit to Paris at the end of the journey, where students had the opportunity to meet survivors of the concentration camps that they had just visited, and to participate in a question and answer session with them. Students learned about the history of World War II, the holocaust, and discussed real-world examples of genocide happening today in other parts of the world.
The TechBoston Academy Facing History class and trip were recently highlighted by NBC’s Today Show, and you can view the story here The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea ipod
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The Facing History trip is only possible because of the generosity of local contributors and businesses, and the tireless fund-raising efforts of the students and faculty involved with the class. Please use the button to the right if you wish to show your continued support for our students’ ability to take advantage of this profoundly important academic and social experience.
You can also visit the Facing History class blog here.
