Based on our face-to-face Upstander Programs, the Australian-curriculum based lessons are available teachers free of charge.
The downloadable resources will equip teachers to tackle issues of discrimination, including racism and antisemitism, and provide students the tools to stand up and take action against hate speech in their schools and communities.
A classroom resource for teachers that extends and deepens students’ understanding of the key themes of the Courage to Care program, including:
Concise two-page toolkit to equip and empower Upstander action, outlining how to prepare yourself to act, and providing practical suggestions of words and actions for various situations.
A teaching and learning resource developed by teachers and for teachers that is scalable and flexible, catering to multiple year levels, a diverse range of learners, and differing lesson timeframes.
Designed to generate motivation and passion through creativity, choice, problem-solving, collaboration, and connections to real-world issues.
A teaching and learning resource about the Victorian Government ban on the use of the swastika and the power of symbols.
A three-hour program for teachers across all subject and teaching areas, with participatory activities and group work. Our teacher Professional Learning program (TPL) is a fee-for-service offering.
The TPL program will familiarise you with all the elements of the Upstander program your students experience and equip you to support your students in positive culture change.
Developed by Nicole Scott, secondary school teacher & graduate of the Gandel Holocaust Studies Program, this program enables students to remember the Holocaust through using a ceremony which honours victims and survivors of the Holocaust. It reminds teachers, students and special guests that they are the hope for the future and they have an obligation to make a difference.
This in-depth study unit was created by a team of teachers as a project for the Educational Unit of Yad Vashem specifically for Catholic Religious Education Services on teaching the Holocaust.
The unit focuses on Victims, Collaborators, Bystanders and Rescuers through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching in accordance with Pope John XXIII in Mater et Magistra: “See, Judge, Act”.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) offers access to its vast resources.
Innovative educational experiences for primary and secondary school students that illuminate Jewish life and history, covering diversity and identity, immigration, civics and citizenship, religion and society and intercultural capabilities.
Gandel Foundation is calling for active and qualified secondary school teachers to apply for the outstanding Gandel Holocaust Studies Program for Australian Educators.
This is a fully funded graduate program; teachers of any subject or discipline may apply if they are teaching or intend teaching the subject of the Holocaust. Those involved in teacher training in Australia may be considered.
This year-long professional development program includes an online learning element, the delivery of a school-based project, and an 18-day intensive in Jerusalem, Israel over the summer break.
For a history-focused experience, consider an excursion to Melbourne Holocaust Museum, Australia’s largest institution solely dedicated to Holocaust education, research and remembrance.
A wide range of educational packages for schools that include presentations, guided tours and interactive activities that range from games and dress-ups for younger students to curriculum-aligned packages for older students that cover Islamic faith, art and architecture, Australian Muslim history and contribution.
We have delivered Upstander Programs to more than 175,000 students across Victoria.
It is only with the support of our wonderful community that we can truly make racism and discrimination a thing of the past.