News
- Web UpdateDecember 24, 2008Program Associate Jeremy Nesoff writes about what it means to participate in today's world and how to grapple with questions of responsibility in the classroom in the Coalition for Essential School's magazine Horace.
- In the NewsDecember 16, 2008In an article by Institutional Investor magazine, Seth Klarman shares Facing History's mission with a new audience. He speaks about his personal investment in the organization and the benefits of putting in time to an educational cause.
- In the NewsDecember 15, 2008Scott Simon speaks with students on the new photography exhibit featuring their work focused on the theme of immigration. Hear the NPR broadcast The Way We See It: L.A. Teens on Immigration
- Web UpdateDecember 12, 2008Our December 2nd Community Conversation presented in partnership with The Allstate Foundation was a memorable evening featuring what happens in Facing History classrooms worldwide-students finding and expressing their perspectives on important issues.
- Web UpdateDecember 10, 2008The Facing History School's annual Speaker Series continued this October, with CNN anchor and special correspondent Soledad O'Brien addressing the student body. The series brings scholars, activists, and artists to the school to broaden students' understanding of "choosing to participate" and demonstrate the power of a single individual to make a difference in his or her community.
- Web UpdateDecember 10, 2008The Facing History School hosted another successful Speaker Series event on October 31st, bringing actress Rosie Perez to address twelfth grade advisories. The series brings scholars, activists, and artists to the school to broaden students' understanding of "choosing to participate" and demonstrate the power of a single individual to make a difference in his or her community.
- In the NewsDecember 8, 2008KNBC's Cary Berglund visited Carson High School where Facing History students prepared for their photography exhibition "The Way We See It: L.A. Teens on Immigration" at the Skirball Cultural Center.
- Web UpdateDecember 4, 2008On Wednesday, October 1, Cleveland Facing History and Ourselves hosted a Community Conversation with Marian Wright Edelman, President of the Children's Defense Fund and best selling author. Through discussion of her newest book, The Sea Is So Wide and My Boat Is So Small, Edelman spoke thoughtfully about how to create a safer world for children.
- In the NewsDecember 1, 2008In "Can You See Race?", WNYC's Radiolab examines a 9th grade Facing Histoy School classroom exercise called "Sorting People". The piece aired in New Yok City on November 28th. Listen to "Can You See Race?"
- In the NewsNovember 21, 2008Students from a Carson High School history class in Los Angeles explore stories of immigration through photography. The pictures will be shown at the Skirball Cultural Center in the exhibition The Way We See It: L.
