National Holocaust Centre and Museum School Workshop
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Reflect on the moral and ethical questions that the Holocaust raises with us. Our programmes aim to build the confidence and self-esteem of pupils, enabling them to be equipped to challenge hate, including that which appears online. We encourage all students to think critically and to develop their communication skills as well as empathy for those who are different or who hold different points of view. We want to help ensure students are safe online with a strong understanding of morality.
Pupils explore different types of writing, which will be brought to life when they are transported back in time. We always suggest that students write down questions in preparation for the time in the day when they come face to face with a Holocaust Survivor or they see interactive, recorded testimony that enables them to pose their questions. Throughout the programme, students are encouraged to share ideas with one another, think independently and reflect on what they see and hear. Students are encouraged to turn this inspirational experience into a piece of significant writing, which they will develop and complete when back in school.
Our programmes, which involve evaluating sources and texts, help students with their writing, vocabulary, language, communication skills and debate skills.
Our programmes and the expertise of our educators will significantly grow your pupil's understanding of Judaism and Jewish identity. We explore the big questions, such as why does hatred persist? How should we treat others? How do we think for ourselves? In a world of online hate and conspiracy, now more than never we need to learn the lessons of the Holocaust.
Our programmes ask students to think critically about what citizenship means in Britain today. We talk about British values, law, justice and the development of human rights. Above all, we ask students to have self-respect and respect for others. Learning the lessons of the Holocaust means learning about why it was allowed to happen and in which forms does discrimination continue to happen in Britain today. Our programmes aim to support the personal development of young people and to promote positive, collective action to better our communities.
Many schools choose our programmes to support their pupil's learning across wider topics. Leo, our character in our one-of-a-kind Journey Exhibition, escapes to England on the Kindertransport shortly before the Second World War begins. Learn about the lives of Jewish people in Germany before the war and hear the experiences of Holocaust survivors who have led extraordinary lives across Europe, during and after the Second World War.
The Holocaust was not a one-off, but the darkest chapter in an on-going story. The Holocaust may have happened in the middle of the twentieth century, but it was preceded by two thousand years of anti-Jewish hate. This hate continues today.
Students, in an age appropriate and sensitive way, learn about how Nazi persecution of the Jews developed after Hitler came to power in 1933. Our educators teach students about why the Holocaust happened and the different groups and individuals that bare responsibility for it.
All our programmes have been reviewed by primary and secondary SENDCos to ensure that they are accessible to all students.
Our museum education team can deliver to your classes online. Bringing their expertise and creativity, they provide access to our museum collections and the testimony of our family of Holocaust survivors. They interest, engage and encourage students. Our programmes are designed to be fully inclusive for students with special educational needs and disabilities. All of our educators are former teachers in state schools; all have many years of experience and all of our full-time educators have completed the UCL MA in Holocaust Education.
“Of all the Holocaust museums I have visited around the world, Beth Shalom is the only place I leave feeling uplifted.”
Eva Schloss MBE, Holocaust survivor and step-sister of Anne Frank
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