Facing History and Ourselves

Facing History & Ourselves provides high-quality instructional materials and industry-leading professional learning opportunities to teachers, schools, and districts. Our programs enhance classroom environments and adademic engagement, and empower students to create positive change in their communities and around the world. Through seven offices in the usa, and numerous global partnerships, Facing History has a network of more than 300,000 active educators.

Facing History & Ourselves provides training, support, and classroom curricula to teachers through a variety of channels, including virtual and in-person events, and a digital platform. In addition, Facing History communicates with educators and a broader community through social media, direct email communication, and other writing, including blogs and white papers. The organization encourages a broad range of stakeholders - but students in particular - to learn about and from History, to engage in meaningful and constructive dialogue, and to see their role as civic participants.

Facing History & Ourselves designs curricula and related teaching materials for middle and high school teachers on topics including social studies, History, civics, ela, sel, moral and ethical reasoning, and more. The materials are used by hundreds of thousands of teachers every year. Examples of content areas covered include the holocaust, reconstruction in the post-civil war era, us History, civics, and literature.