Educational Programs

Holocaust and Human Rights Education

The HHRC offers sixteen fully developed educational programs to schools in Maine—free of charge. The programs can be at a school, or during a visit to the Michael Klahr Center. Each session includes a slideshow and presentation from an experienced educator, followed by class discussion and often interactive activities. Current programs, which range from 60-90 minutes, fall into three categories: Anti-Bias Exploration, Human Rights and The Holocaust/Shoah. Individual sessions, depending on the program, range between sixty and ninety minutes and can be combined for half- or full-day programs. All sessions can be facilitated virtually.

Our educational programs are offered free of charge to schools. Donations to support these programs so that we can continue to offer them for free are always appreciated. To learn more, please contact us so we can discuss your school and students, what programs would be best suited, grade levels and subject, scheduling, and other ways we can collaborate to bring your students the very best educational experience. Click on the button below to begin the process. We look forward to working with you!

Anti Bias

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Human Rights

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The Holocaust / Shoah

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Workshops & Seminars

All of our educational programs for students can be adapted as workshops for teacher professional development purposes. Please reach out to HHRC Education Coordinator Erica Nadelhaft for more information. Throughout the year, the HHRC hosts a number of seminars and professional development opportunities for Maine's educators. Please check this page frequently for upcoming seminars and how to register.

HHRC educational programs use materials and resources from Facing History and Ourselves, Learning for Justice, the USC Shoah Foundation, Yad Vashem, the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. If you would like to arrange to have your group visit us or have us visit you, email us! HHRC is available to assist educators with developing online content related to our programs below. Please email us for more information. Make a donation to support educational programs.