{"id":52,"date":"2023-07-19T10:29:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T15:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/hopelife\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2024-02-07T11:04:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T17:04:21","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/hopelife\/the-project\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A poll conducted by the Claims\u00a0Conference, an organization that provides\u00a0services\u00a0for Holocaust\u00a0survivors, found that young adults\u00a0were limited in their education of the Holocaust. Forty-nine percent of millennials\u00a0could not name a death camp or ghetto and 41% believed that less\u00a0than 2 million Jews\u00a0were killed in the Holocaust. This\u00a0lack of education in one of the most horrific events\u00a0of our history is disturbing. According to the United\u00a0States\u00a0National Holocaust Memorial, only 23 out of 50\u00a0states\u00a0require Holocaust education for\u00a0school-aged children. Currently, Texas\u00a0requires\u00a0one week of Holocaust education during Holocaust Remembrance Week in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A version of the work was created for middle and high school students, allowing them to experience a piece of history they have only learned about in books. The Holocaust is a difficult subject for some teachers to discuss in their classrooms. Through lesson plans, support materials and performance elements, this difficult subject can be presented in a unique way for their students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creators will develop an educational package including the dance film, lesson plans, questionnaires, worksheets and other supportive materials for numerous educational outlets throughout the nation. These materials will be a catalyst to begin conversations about not only the Holocaust as a historical event but why and how it happened and the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion within our society today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choreographers are currently working with teachers from a local school on the best way to implement the educational packet into schools.  Students from their European History and Advanced Theatre class will be the first student group to see the performance and to participate in reflections and a workshop with the collaborative team. This experience will help lay out what type of information should be included.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schools we have partnered with to provide a workshop\/performance experience for students:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n