Los Angeles
Since the Los Angeles office opened in July 1994, more than 1,700 local educators have participated in Facing History's professional development programs. These teachers annually reach over 170,000 middle and high school students in over 250 public, religious, and independent schools throughout Southern California.
In Southern California, there are an increasing number of schools that recognize the impact Facing History can make when the program is implemented in an in-depth way, either by using it in multiple grades or in yearlong courses.
Changing School Culture
“I want to instill in students a belief in their power to make a difference in the world while providing them the tools to do so with knowledge and humanity,” said children's advocate, Facing History educator, and author Leslie Gilbert-Lurie. “I truly believe that if everyone were lucky enough to be a Facing History teacher, or study with a teacher who has been exposed to Facing History, we would have a more peaceful world.”
Los Angeles Stories
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History classes have come a long way since poet, writer, and academic Peter Balakian was in middle school in 1960s New Jersey.The grandson of survivors of the Armenian Genocide, Balakian, a member of the Facing History and Ourselves Board of...
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This month, Facing History and Ourselves will present $40,000 to educators around the world as part of its annual Margot Stern Strom Teaching Awards. Facing History board members David and Nina Fialkow founded the awards in 2006. “The crux of it...
Los Angeles Videos
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Gizelle C. Talks About Facing History's Immigration Project |
Gizelle C. from Carson High School speaks at the 2009 Los Angeles Benefit Dinner about participating in Facing History's student leadership project and about creating the photography exhibit "The Way We See It: L.A. Teens on Immigration." |
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The Way We See It |
At a Community Conversation presented in partnership with the Allstate Foundation, Facing History and Ourselves students discussed their photography exhibit on immigration that was on display at the Skirball Cultural Center from December 2008-January 2009. |
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Heschel School Students Interview Holocaust Survivors |
8th graders at Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School in
Northridge, CA, create a lasting legacy by keeping alive the stories of Holocaust
survivors.
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Participating Schools
Facing History and Ourselves is actively used in history, literature, interdisciplinary, government and specially designed Facing History electives. In addition to being incorporated into K-12 schools, Facing History is also taught in colleges and universities. Our program associates work with educators to help them use these materials in the most appropriate ways.
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Location:
Los Angeles Office
350 S. Bixel Street, Suite 160
Los Angeles, CA, 90017United States
Office Phone: 213-202-2811
