Certification in Holocaust Pedagogy (CHP)

Advancing excellence in Holocaust education.

Our CHP program provides intensive training on how to teach the Holocaust in secondary schools. Over the course of nine months, participants engage in both historical and pedagogical learning before completing final projects that demonstrate implementation of strategies learned. The program culminates with a travel learning experience in Poland. 

This program is run in partnership with Gratz College. Gratz brings extensive resources and experience in Holocaust and antisemitism education that will make our program even stronger and provide meaningful academic connections to our participants

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Content Covered and Format

  • Participants begin their learning at an in-person event before diving into coursework. The course consists of self-paced learning modules grounded in Holocaust history  and live Zoom sessions focused on pedagogy and implementation.
  • After completing the coursework, each participant completes a final project of their choice.
  • There is an in-person graduation event in the spring.
  • Participants walk away with increased knowledge in the best practices in Holocaust pedagogy and teaching traumatic histories, Jewish heritage, Holocaust history, and antisemitism.
  • The summer travel experience in Poland (not required) includes most of the following locations (itinerary varies year to year): Warsaw, Jedwabne, Tykocin, Łopuchowo Forest, Lublin, Majdanek, Belzec, Krakow, and, Auschwitz.
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Required Deliverables

  • Attendance is required for all online classes and the completion of all online modules is mandatory. In addition to these components, participants will also complete:

    • A Final Project: Participants will have a choice between products that best fits their learning and professional needs. Participants may submit a unit plan for the classroom, design a professional development for their peers, or hold a commemorative event at the school/in their community. Other final project ideas may be discussed with the instructors.

    • On-site Testimony Presentation: While on the ground in Poland, all participants will share the story of a person impacted by the Holocaust at/near a location that we will be visiting.

    • Reflection Paper: Participants will submit a reflection after returning from Poland.

Cost

The CHP is possible due to our generous donors, sponsors, and grants. A majority of the program costs have been covered by this funding. Educators are responsible for a $200 course participation fee and for their roundtrip airfare for Poland. This program is made possible specifically by Stan Greenspon, the Claims Conference, and the Blumenthal Foundation.

 

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With Assistance from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany
Supported by the German Federal Ministry of Finance

.בסיוע הוועידה על תביעות יהודיות חומריות כנגד גרמניה. בתמיכת משרד האוצר הפדרלי הגרמני

Alumni Network

Since launching in 2022, we have graduated almost 80 educators from across the state, collectively reaching more than 500,000 students through their diverse roles. Our alumni remain active through advanced learning opportunities and social gatherings, continuing to lead Holocaust education efforts statewide.

"This CHP program was outstanding! The format was professionally sound, and the content was eye-opening. Not only did I learn the history of Holocaust education but also how and why it is important today."

"I received a strong historical foundation, guidance to how to use the best pedagogical approaches to reach my students, and inspiration and support to continue the work on curating age-appropriate materials and lessons. This experience was rewarding and reassuring, and the Holocaust pedagogy certification program prepared me well to find a way to not just educate, but to move students to combat hate and to remember the lives we lost."

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Interested in Applying?

Our applications are released each February, and cohorts are chosen by late May. To be eligible to apply, participants must currently teach about the Holocaust or support educators who teach about the Holocaust in NC secondary schools.

If you are interested in learning more or applying to the next cohort, please email katie.cunningham@stangreensponcenter.org.