KC to DC: A Holocaust Learning & Travel Opportunity for Educators

Are you an educator for grades 6-12 that currently teaches the Holocaust? 

The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education has a wrap-around learning experience centered around a study tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 

Click 'Read More' below to find out details and apply for this largely subsidized trip!
Applications close on Monday, April 7, 2025 

From the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education:

• Has your state recently passed a mandate for Holocaust education? Are you wondering where to begin?
  
• Does your own education on the Holocaust date back to reading The Diary of Anne Frank or Night in middle or high school?
  
• Do you currently teach the Holocaust but want to extend and refine your knowledge?
  
• Would you like to learn best practices for Holocaust education?
  
• Would you enjoy learning about the Holocaust within a community of fellow educators?
  
• Have you not visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in DC – especially as an adult learner?
  
• Would you like to develop a relationship with a Holocaust center that serves Midwest teachers?
  

If you answered “YES” to several of these questions, KC to DC is for you!

KC to DC is a wrap-around learning experience centered around a study tour at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. It includes pre- and post-trip learning sessions, guided self-study, and follow-up activities. The experience will be facilitated by the MCHE team. Remote access to in-person sessions at MCHE is available for those who live outside the Kansas City metro area.
MCHE is offering this learning and travel experience for 6-12th grade educators who currently teach the Holocaust or who anticipate implementing a Holocaust instructional unit. All interested educators who intend to serve Midwest schools for at least five additional years are encouraged to apply. Participation is limited to 18 educators.
Deadline for applications: Monday, 7 April 2025

• PRE-TRIP: The experience will begin with a historical overview of the Holocaust from MCHE’s historian. Participants will also complete a guided self-study assignment designed to increase their historical knowledge of the Holocaust and prepare them for the experience at USHMM.
  
• TRIP: The group will gather in DC for a guided bus/walking tour of the national monuments. The next day, we will tour the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s permanent and temporary exhibitions. We will also enjoy dinner together before departing the following morning.
  
• POST-TRIP: After our visit to USHMM, participants will meet again with MCHE professionals to debrief and explore methods for teaching the Holocaust. We will also discuss expectations for follow-up activities.
  
• FOLLOW-UP: During the year following KC to DC, participants will complete four activities designed to help them reflect upon and integrate their learning experiences. We urge participants to continue their Holocaust education with MCHE and inform colleagues about the professional resources we offer.
  

Follow this link to learn more about this opportunity that allows educators to continue to share and reflect on the stories and voices from this harrowing time in world history. 

If you have any questions, please reach out to Laura Patton--33-year veteran Kansas English Language Arts teacher who now works with the MCHE to continue sharing and amplifying these stories--at: [email protected].