AgendaWelcome and Introductions

Program Goals and Expectations

Course Overview -Images and Experiences

Educational Sessions

Trip Logistics

Fundraising Opportunities

Question Period

You, as a grade 9 student at École secondaire Kelvin High School,

are among the chosen few to take part in…

The Asper Foundation’s Holocaust and Human Rights Studies Program

What’s it all about?• Kelvin’s 8th year participating in this program designed specifically for grade 9 students

•Goals of the program include: Goals of the program include: •promoting promoting tolerancetolerance• sensitizing sensitizing participants toparticipants to the real consequences of the real consequences of racismracism• 12 class sessions totalling 18 hours will examine the Holocaust and the implications of genocide as well as other issues relating to human rights

•Upon course completion: travel to Washington, D.C. to visit the National Holocaust Memorial Museum. There, they will meet participants from across Canada

• The trip takes place May 10-13, 2015The trip takes place May 10-13, 2015

Who is involved? Teachers involved in leading the teaching sessions include

Ms. Hanson, Ms. Murray Mr. Carr, Mr. Young, Messieurs Sokalski & Bérubé

The main criterion in selecting will be:

that the student demonstrates a serious that the student demonstrates a serious interest in and commitment to the task of interest in and commitment to the task of learning in depth about the Holocaust and learning in depth about the Holocaust and about human rights issues as they affect about human rights issues as they affect

society todaysociety today..

When are When are the classesthe classes??Asper students must be willing and able to take part in 12 Asper students must be willing and able to take part in 12 teaching sessionsteaching sessions (each lasting 1.5 – 2 hours) on different (each lasting 1.5 – 2 hours) on different

weekdays over the course of the three months, as well as attend weekdays over the course of the three months, as well as attend other events (TBA) during which we will get to know the Kelvin other events (TBA) during which we will get to know the Kelvin

students who are taking the elsewhere in Winnipeg.students who are taking the elsewhere in Winnipeg.

LAST YEAR, IT LOOKED LIKE THIS:LAST YEAR, IT LOOKED LIKE THIS:

12 sessions; 9 lessons: “What do we learn about?”• Responsibility and Human

Rights: Defining Prejudice, Hate and Discrimination History of Anti-Semitism

•Canada and Human Rights

•Aboriginal Discrimination

•Banning French in Canadian schools

•Chinese Immigrants, Komogata Maru, Ukrainian, Japanese internments, Jewish immigration

•Hate groups in Canada

•The Setting of the Holocaust The Setting of the Holocaust History of Europe & Germany: 1871-1939; History of Europe & Germany: 1871-1939; development of totalitarianismdevelopment of totalitarianism

•The Holocaust in Operation Ghettos, Einsatzgruppen, deportation, death marches, concentration camps

• Literature of the Holocaust Daniel’s Story (Matas); Anne Frank

•The Last Days (documentary)

•The World’s Reaction: Global The World’s Reaction: Global Responsibility & CitizenshipResponsibility & Citizenship

Allies’ reaction, SS St. Louis, Allies’ reaction, SS St. Louis, Swizerland, the Churches, Swizerland, the Churches, Righteous Among the NationsRighteous Among the Nations

•Leadership Values and Human Rights

Examples: Lincoln, Roosevelt (Eleanor!), King, Mandela, Arbour, Suu Kyi, Lewis, Dallaire Personal Action Plan

•Preparation for Preparation for WashingtonWashington

To give you an idea of the program’s culmination, here

are some images recorded during past trips …

Time is taken Time is taken to listen & to listen &

to reflect... to reflect...

Naturally, we cannot visit Washington without taking in other world-famous sites including…

Smithsonian Museum of American History

Nat’l Mus. of the Amcn. « Indian »

Susan Taube: Holocaust Survivor

Students who successfully complete the course and the trip

celebrate their learning at a graduation ceremony .

So, what’s it going to cost?• Each student is required to complete a log of 16 hours of

volunteer service that are associated with community development: Holiday Breakfast, HASTA, charities, tutoring…

• It is anticipated that the cost – which is already subsidized in part by the Asper Foundation – and which covers air travel, all meals, hotel accomodation and all admission fees to museums, will come to about $1600 per student.

• Participants will have the opportunity to do some fundraising through Kelvin to help cover a portion of the cost… (for example, bedding plant sales, bake sales, Fair Trade coffee & chocolate,etc.).

We hope you are as excited as we are to begin to study broadly and intensively a

subject that is not only historical…

… but as contemporary as today’s headlines…

Thanks for accepting the invitation… let us learn (and learn to take action) on this journey together!