History

Facing History is a curriculum that 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 through history and around the globe, so that we might avoid such events in the future.


During the 2007-2008 school year, 24 high school seniors studied the Facing History curriculum at TechBoston Academy, a Boston Public High School located in Dorchester, Mass. The trip to Europe is the culminating project for the class. The trip will include visits to concentration camps such as Dachau and Auschwitz, and will include a visit to Nuremburg and Checkpoint Charlie. Also, for the first time this year, we will include a trip to Paris at the end of our journey where students will have the opportunity to meet survivors of the camps we have just seen for a question and answer session. Students will learn about the history of World War II, the holocaust, and discuss real-world examples of genocide happening today in other parts of the world.


Through a variety of media posted on this blog, including imagery, text and video, students will share their experiences and reflections as they get a first hand look at some of the issues discussed throughout the year. We encourage you to track our journey and interact with us!

What you can do :

  1. View the daily itinerary here
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  3. Post comments, questions, or just say hi! to our students overseas
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  4. You can post greetings and check out our shout-outs on the POST-card page.
  5. Donate to the Program so that future TBA students can experience this special journey and to ensure that our costs are covered.
  6. Check out the past two trips in the Europe 2006 and Europe 2007 blogs

Thanks for visiting!

TechBoston Academy (TBA) is a Boston Public Schools pilot high school that opened in September 2002, designed to integrate technology throughout the college preparatory curriculum. Find out more about our school at techbostonacademy.org.

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