The Claire Friedlander Education Institute at the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County (HMTC), which opened in 2014, includes four state-of-the-art classrooms for specialized video-conferencing programs and a wide variety of Holocaust and Tolerance Education workshops for students, adults, law enforcement personnel, nurses, and educators. In the last school year, over 50,000 students took part in one of HMTC’s Claire Friedlander Education Institute workshops, and thousands of adults participated in customized professional development programs.
Students that attend a grade-specific, age-appropriate (5-12) workshop at HMTC tour the museum, hear testimony from a Holocaust Survivor or child of a Survivor and participate in an interactive workshop. Each classroom at The Institute has a smartboard that docents and educators utilize during workshops. Student programs that are offered by HMTC can be found here:
After the Institute opened, HMTC was able to expand distance learning programs for schools thanks to the dedicated video-conferencing room in the Institute. Through videoconferencing, HMTC is able to serve schools across the United States and throughout the world that wouldn’t otherwise be able to participate in a workshop or hear a powerful testimony from a Survivor.
All of HMTC’s education programming, whether for students or adults, connect the history and lessons of the Holocaust to present-day issues today, empowering people of all ages to combat intolerance, bullying, and prejudice in all of its forms.
The Institute is an ideal space for professional development workshops for adults. Programs are customized for a range of occupations including teachers, lawyers, law enforcement personnel, first responders, and medical professionals. Information about HMTC’s programs for adults can be found here:
