On-site or virtual field trips help students understand the impact of the Holocaust, genocide, human rights violations, and standing up for others. Pre and post-visit activities aid educators in extending students’ learning and fostering meaningful learning experiences.
Choose from a variety of on-site or virtual learning experiences to engage your students with subject matter related to the Holocaust, genocide, universal human and civil rights, and other important topics.
All field trips listed below support Common Core State Standards in English/Language Arts and Literacy in History Social Studies, Illinois Social Science Standards, and the C2 Framework for Social Studies Standards.
Survivor Stories
Field Trip for Grades 7-12 | Available On-Site
10 students minimum, 80 students maximum
In this guided, interactive tour, students learn the history of the Holocaust through immersion in the stories of Holocaust Survivors: Explore sites of former concentration camps and hiding as survivors share their remarkable stories in unforgettable 360-degree virtual reality; engage in a conversation with a Survivor using interactive technology in the Survivor Stories Theatre; and discover some of the few possessions Survivors were able to bring with them to start a new life after the Holocaust and genocide in Stories of Survival: Object. Image. Memory. Students will be inspired by the experiences of the Survivors and encouraged to make connections to their world today.
Tour times:
Monday – Friday: 9:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Saturday/Sunday: 10:00 AM -12:15 PM
*no reserved lunch spaces
Photo credits: Scott Edwards; Kathleen Hinkel; Emily Mohney