While organizing this field trip for the sophomores, we were also determined to expose the freshman to genocide awareness as well, wanting them to dive deeper. In order to spread information to our peers, we introduced Holocaust education to the Freshman World History Classes and the Sophomore AP Psychology Class involving the participation from all grade levels in the process through Project Based Learning.
These trainings consisted of an educational phase where we learned about the origins of hate, a developmental phase where we learned how to share an impactful message on humanity and resilience, and a discussion phase where we listened and asked questions to Holocaust survivors on their experiences throughout their three lives, before, during, and after the Holocaust. Nominated as the schools’ HMA’s for the 2021-2022 school year, we were educated alongside other first year HMAs in a series of trainings by our mentor Jack Rosenbaum from the Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach. Keller, have taken upon ourselves the responsibility of educating the 9th and 10th graders of our school, bringing genocide awareness to the classroom. We, Nina Janssens & Max Sultz, Holocaust Memorial Ambassadors (HMA’s) of iPrep Academy, with assistance from teachers Mr.
As the world has seen an uptick in hate crimes, it has never become more important to learn about the origins of prejudice so that we may never forget the atrocities of the past, only to repeat them in the future.