Not in Our School Lesson Ideas

Not In Our Town highlights communities that come together to stop hate. The Not In Our School initiative is a peer-to-peer learning program that uses film and storytelling to encourage safety and inclusion. Facing History is excited to be a partner in the Not in Our Schools: Upstander Action Campaign (NIOS). This program builds on NIOS’s unique ability to produce engaging documentaries about ordinary individuals who choose to respond to injustice in their communities. NIOS video stories bring the voices of young people who choose to participate into the classroom in a compelling way. NIOT.org, the website that hosts NIOS and other projects, promotes students’ engagement, as many young people are accustomed to using the Internet as a platform for learning, self-expression, and the exchange of ideas and opinions. NIOT.org and NIOS video stories are key resources for Facing History teachers around the world.