My Hometown
Ministry of Housing, Communities
& Local Government (MHCLG)
My Hometown
Ministry of Housing, Communities
& Local Government (MHCLG)
My Hometown
Ministry of Housing, Communities
& Local Government (MHCLG)
Key Features
Creative teaching and learning
international rollout
global conferences
Key Features
Creative teaching and learning
international rollout
global
conferences
Key Features
Creative teaching and learning / international rollout / global conferences
I am proud to share the My Hometown Online Gallery showcasing 56 projects from 15 countries (and counting!). It reflects young peoples’ thirst for understanding the past so that they can forge a better future, the inspirational work of teachers and the importance of sharing that practice globally, accessing the Holocaust through cross-curricular approaches, and the potential of My Hometown to engage possibly millions of young people worldwide in the future.
Chris Simes
Managing Director
Collingwood Learning
I am proud to share the My Hometown Online Gallery showcasing 56 projects from 15 countries (and counting!). It reflects young peoples’ thirst for understanding the past so that they can forge a better future, the inspirational work of teachers and the importance of sharing that practice globally, accessing the Holocaust through cross-curricular approaches, and the potential of My Hometown to engage possibly millions of young people worldwide in the future.
Chris Simes, Managing Director
Collingwood Learning
I am proud to share the My Hometown Online Gallery showcasing 56 projects from 15 countries (and counting!). It reflects young peoples’ thirst for understanding the past so that they can forge a better future, the inspirational work of teachers and the importance of sharing that practice globally, accessing the Holocaust through cross-curricular approaches, and the potential of My Hometown to engage possibly millions of young people worldwide in the future.
Chris Simes, Managing Director Collingwood Learning
Background
Collingwood were commissioned to deliver My Hometown by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) as part of the UK Chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). The brief was to engage schools from around the world and support
them in creating a series of outstanding educational projects, uncovering local links to the events of the Holocaust and bridging the past with the present. For Collingwood, this was a fantastic opportunity to develop a programme closely aligned to our own core values of creating a more equal, inclusive, and safer society for all.
Background
Collingwood were commissioned to deliver My Hometown by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) as part of the UK Chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). The brief was to engage schools from around the world and support them in creating a series of outstanding educational projects, uncovering local links to the events of the Holocaust and bridging the past with the present. For Collingwood, this was a fantastic opportunity to develop a programme closely aligned to our own core values of creating a more equal, inclusive, and safer society for all.
Background
Collingwood were commissioned to deliver My Hometown by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) as part of the UK Chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). The brief was to engage schools from around the world and support them in creating a series of outstanding educational projects, uncovering local links to the events of the Holocaust and bridging the past with the present. For Collingwood, this was a fantastic opportunity to develop a programme closely aligned to our own core values of creating a more equal, inclusive, and safer society for all.
The Approach
Supported by our partners at UCL Centre for Holocaust Education, we developed a programme that would encourage learning through active research of the local and historical environment. Firstly, schools were encouraged to explore physical places and sites near their school with relevance to the Holocaust. The projects grew from here, with some schools focusing on local landmarks and memorials, whilst others gathered testimonies from Holocaust survivors
or studied the displacement of communities and the journeys taken by Holocaust refugees to find sanctuary around the globe. Students were then supported to take part in creative enrichment activities which helped them consolidate their learning and share the findings of their research in engaging ways. Film, 3D mapping, creative writing, music and visual art were just some of the mediums used to profound effect.
The Approach
Supported by our partners at UCL Centre for Holocaust Education, we developed a programme that would encourage learning through active research of the local and historical environment. Firstly, schools were encouraged to explore physical places and sites near their school with relevance to the Holocaust. The projects grew from here, with some schools focusing on local landmarks and memorials, whilst others gathered testimonies from Holocaust survivors or studied the displacement of communities and the journeys taken by Holocaust refugees to find sanctuary around the globe. Students were then supported to take part in creative enrichment activities which helped them consolidate their learning and share the findings of their research in engaging ways. Film, 3D mapping, creative writing, music and visual art were just some of the mediums used to profound effect.
The Approach
Supported by our partners at UCL Centre for Holocaust Education, we developed a programme that would encourage learning through active research of the local and historical environment. Firstly, schools were encouraged to explore physical places and sites near their school with relevance to the Holocaust. The projects grew from here, with some schools focusing on local landmarks and memorials, whilst others gathered testimonies from Holocaust survivors or studied the displacement of communities and the journeys taken by Holocaust refugees to find sanctuary around the globe. Students were then supported to take part in creative enrichment activities which helped them consolidate their learning and share the findings of their research in engaging ways. Film, 3D mapping, creative writing, music and visual art were just some of the mediums used to profound effect.
Impact
To celebrate schools’ achievements, Collingwood has produced the My Hometown Gallery, which will act as a permanent record of schools’ fantastic projects, and as an inspiration to others. We have already uploaded 56 projects from across 15 countries, with more to be added in coming weeks.
As well as providing ongoing support and guidance to schools, we provided one-to-one support sessions and best practice workshops for teachers, and a series of online conferences for students share projects. This was a particular highlight for the Collingwood team, seeing young people presenting their work so proudly and articulately to their peers from around the world.
We also had the opportunity to present the programme to the global delegations at IHRA’s plenary meeting in London in December 2024, where we presented the programme to 35 national delegations and launched our highlights film featuring a selection of projects.
Impact
To celebrate schools’ achievements, Collingwood has produced the My Hometown Gallery, which will act as a permanent record of schools’ fantastic projects, and as an inspiration to others. We have already uploaded 56 projects from across 15 countries, with more to be added in coming weeks.
As well as providing ongoing support and guidance to schools, we provided one-to-one support sessions and best practice workshops for teachers, and a series of online conferences for students share projects. This was a particular highlight for the Collingwood team, seeing young people presenting their work so proudly and articulately to their peers from around the world.
We also had the opportunity to present the programme to the global delegations at IHRA’s plenary meeting in London in December 2024, where we presented the programme to 35 national delegations and launched our highlights film featuring a selection of projects.
Impact
To celebrate schools’ achievements, Collingwood has produced the My Hometown Gallery, which will act as a permanent record of schools’ fantastic projects, and as an inspiration to others. We have already uploaded 56 projects from across 15 countries, with more to be added in coming weeks.
As well as providing ongoing support and guidance to schools, we provided one-to-one support sessions and best practice workshops for teachers, and a series of online conferences for students share projects. This was a particular highlight for the Collingwood team, seeing young people presenting their work so proudly and articulately to their peers from around the world.
We also had the opportunity to present the programme to the global delegations at IHRA’s plenary meeting in London in December 2024, where we presented the programme to 35 national delegations and launched our highlights film featuring a selection of projects.
I hope to invite more teachers to participate and collaborate on similar initiatives, emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary approaches in education to enhance students’ creative connections to history and cultural identity.
Teacher, Argentina
I hope to invite more teachers to participate and collaborate on similar initiatives, emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary approaches in education to enhance students’ creative connections to history and cultural identity.
Teacher, Argentina
I hope to invite more teachers to participate and collaborate on similar initiatives, emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary approaches in education to enhance students’ creative connections to history and cultural identity.
Teacher, Argentina
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