Ideas This Week
Ideas This Week is your hub for updates on all things Facing History—from announcements and featured press to expert interviews, impact stories, and essays on the ideas driving our work.
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September Assemblies
Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of September for use with S1-S4 and KS3-KS4 students.
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Historical Diaries and Journals as a People's History
Historical diaries and journals help us picture what it was like to live in the past and remind us of the role that our choices play in shaping the future.
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Media Literacy, Politics, and the New Digital Age
Fact or fiction? Biased or neutral? Informed or influenced decision? Evaluating the news can be tricky, but it’s an important part of civic life.
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A Gift for Your Classroom: Free Poster Download
Use our classroom posters to help foster a thoughtful and reflective learning environment.
![Collage of Facing History & Ourselves classroom posters.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/FY25ClassroomPosterThumbnail_LandingPageHeader_v2.png?h=c282529e&itok=UATunx-R)
Teaching about Voting and Elections
Schools have always played a role in preparing young people for civic life. Grow your students' civic engagement with Facing History.
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August Assemblies
Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of August for use with S1-S4 students.
![An educator speaks at the front of a classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/London_Classroom_2019_FH2117917.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=dUrGYTjP)
Martha’s Vineyard, an African American Seaside Paradise
With the charming town of Oak Bluffs as a center of activity, Martha’s Vineyard became—and remains—a peaceful holiday playground for Black Americans.
![Martha's Vineyard, MA - September 10: Peggy Barmore, center, an Inkwell Polar Bear for over 20 years, leads the bears out of Inkwell Beach in Oak Bluffs after their exercise. Every morning until late October, Polar Bears gather to swim, exercise and commune. Founded in 1946 as a safe space for Black swimmers, the Polar Bears of Martha's Vineyard have a rich history.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/On%20Tony%20Martha%27s%20Vineyard%2C%20A%20Center%20Of%20Black%20Political%20Power%20Grows%20%28FH2209152%29.jpg?h=c5377bb9&itok=Sbw7miun)
Alice Milliat, a pioneer of women’s sport
Step into the world of Alice Milliat, a pioneering spirit who defied societal norms and revolutionised women’s sports.
![Black and white image of French Athlete Alice Milliat in rowboat.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-07/Alice_milliat.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=r3Xo7388)
Ida B. Wells, an Upstander through Journalism
Wells's trailblazing reporting is an enduring lesson in the importance of journalism as a conduit for vital information.
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'Change Starts with Us': Our Student Reporters’ Perspective
Two student reporters provide an account of our recent anniversary event as part of their work experience.
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Celebrating 20 Years of Facing History & Ourselves in the UK
On 21 June we held two events to showcase the work of Facing History UK and celebrate our twentieth anniversary.
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