Denver & Rocky Mountain States
Facing History and Ourselves has been building a strong presence in Denver since 1991 and opened an office here in 2005. We provide more than 600 area educators with programs and resources. These teachers reach over 60,000 middle and high school students each year, in 190 public, religious, and independent schools throughout region.
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Changing School Culture
“Facing History has taught me how to approach difficult and profound historical events in a way that makes those events real and relevant to students’ lives. I have watched ignorance and apathy become wisdom and compassion. Students … find an opening to explore other ways of seeing the world.”
Terry Fostvedt, Facing History Educator
Centaurus High School, Lafayette, CO
Denver Stories
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“[T]he advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief, and freedom from fear and want, has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people.” – preamble to the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights,”...
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Morgynne T. is a fifteen year old high-school freshman in Denver. At our 2011 spring Denver/Rocky Mountain benefit dinner, she transformed lessons from history into a resonant spoken-word poem.Introducing her work, Morgynne told listeners:I have two...
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“Students can learn more and herald new ways to choose to participate with digital media. Learning and discussions continue for many students beyond the class period through the use of digital media. …In this way, digital media complements the...
Denver Videos
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"I Love Teaching Facing History!": Five Denver Area Teachers |
Teachers from five schools the Denver region explain why they love teaching Facing History and Ourselves. Facing History has revitalized their teaching with instructional strategies and resources to develop students' critical thinking skills, and has enriched their classrooms in language arts and literature, civics, social studies and history. In their Facing History classes history becomes more real and more connected to the students, who feel empowered as they develop a critical insight into who they are and what role they play in society. Featured are Terry Fostvedt, Centaurus High School; Kirsten Aarestad, Vantage Point High School; Tom Thorpe, Graland Country Day School; Pam Richer, Manual High School; and Mark Delgado, Abraham Lincoln High School. |
Participating Schools
Facing History and Ourselves is actively used in history, literature, interdisciplinary, government and specially designed Facing History electives. In addition to being incorporated into K-12 schools, Facing History is also taught in colleges and universities. Our program associates work with educators to help them use these materials in the most appropriate ways.
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Location
Facing History Denver
7150 Montview Boulevard
Denver, CO 80220United States
Phone: 303-316-4848We are located on the Johnson & Wales University campus on the 3rd floor of the Welcome Center at the corner of 18th & Pontiac.
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