Two Palm Beach County teachers have been awarded the Herbert C. Lee Scholarship through the Palm Beach County Fellowship of Christians and Jews to the Facing History and Ourselves Seminar in Boston this summer. The two teachers are Teodora Kamburov from Boca Raton High School and Krystal Lamb from Park Vista High School.
For more than 30 years, Facing History and Ourselves has believed that education is the key to combating bigotry and nurturing democracy. Facing History and Ourselves works with educators throughout their careers to improve their effectiveness in the classroom, as well as their students’ academic performance and civic learning.
Through a rigorous investigation of the events that led to the Holocaust, as well as other recent examples of genocide and mass violence, students in a Facing History class learn to combat prejudice with compassion, indifference with participation, and myth and misinformation with knowledge.
Upon return from Boston, both teachers will infuse Facing History strategies and content into their classroom.