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A Letter from Principal Gillian Smith
Friends,
Our
mission statement is to create critical thinkers and life long learners. I feel like we did it. I’m so proud of the work these young people
have done. The path has not been smooth—there have been a lot of bumps. There’s been crying, there’s been so many
different things, but they didn’t give up... Click here for the full text.
Choosing to Participate!
Learn more about the series of multimedia Choosing to Participate (CTP) projects, created in partnership with Urban Arts. Born out of Facing History and Ourselves’ educational and civic initiative of the same name, the work strives to challenge biases and to encourage people to consider the responsibilities of citizenship. It’s also a chance for neighbors to come together to consider ways to build community.
 On June 2nd, seniors showcased their Choosing to Participate work at City College in New York City. Check out the slideshow and read what people who came had to say about it here. And here too.
Click here to read a profile of two of the participating seniors, Zanetta King and Olivia McClendon, and check out a clip of their film "In My Shoes," a documentary about teen homelessness in New York, which premiered recently at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival.
Click here to see pictures from the CTP party at the New York office of Facing History and Ourselves, hosted by the Young Professionals group.
Spring Highlights!
Facing History School students in Costa Rica
- Film producer Bennett Singer addressed students this
April as part of the FHS Speaker Series about his new film on civil
rights activist Bayard Rustin, Brother Outsider.
- Facing History School students journeyed to Costa Rica for a special community service trip. Click here for more photos.
- Students participated in the Urban Arts Partnership
Master Class series, which brought acclaimed professional artists, like
Darryl McDaniels a.k.a D.M.C., to teach art classes at FHS. Learn more about Master Classes at FHS.
- Ubuntu was a smashing success- read more about it Click Here.
 Read Letters
from three 10th grade Facing History students, written to Nelson
Mandela after reading his book in their “Rebellion and Reconciliation”
class.
From Margot
Margot Stern Strom, founder and executive director of Facing History and Ourselves, sends her congratulations and takes a look back at the founding of the school.
 Four years have passed since the Facing History School opened its doors, and now the first graduating class is taking the stage. What a perfect moment to stop and celebrate all of you who have worked so hard to get to this day. Keep reading…
Want to send a submission for the next issue of Facing History School Newsletter? Email justine_ambrose@facing.org.
For more information about our partner organization Facing History and Ourselves please visit www.facinghistory.org.
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Announcements!
Some Firsts
Our First Class of Seniors is Graduating!
- Please join us.
June 26, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 525 West 50th Street,
Facing History School Auditorium
- Find out where the first graduating class is going to college...Click here!
People are Talking About Us.
- "What
Kids Can Do" sat down with five Facing History School juniors to hear
how their school has reshaped not just their views of history, but also
their views of themselves, the world around them, and education
itself. Read the article.
Wonder what happened at Prom? Click here.
What's New
- We are delighted to welcome long-time Facing History supporter Wendy Schwarz as co-coordinator with Susan Mindel Blum of the FHS volunteers. And we are so grateful to long-time supporter Sally Gordon for all she’s done for us.
- Congratulations Talia and family
on the arrival of Gabriel!
- Yearbooks have arrived! Read the wonderful letter from Kevin Feinberg, Associate Program Director of Facing History and Ourselves New York Office.
Thank You's
We would like to thank the following major donors who have generously supported the Facing History School since its inception:
Bloomberg L.P.
Leon and Toby Cooperman Family Foundation
Kathy and Richard S. Fuld, Jr.
Sally and Michael L. Gordon
Caroline and Spencer Greenwald
Niki and Joe Gregory
Kim and Evan Meyers
New Visions for Public Schools
New York Mercantile Exchange Charitable Foundation
New York State Council on the Arts
The Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation, Inc.
Samberg Family Foundation
Dorothy and Andrew Tananbaum
Merryl and James Tisch
Michael J. Zamkow and Sue E. Berman Foundation
We would also like to thank our dedicated volunteers for this school year:
Brenan Bardidge
Susan Mindell Blum
Jennifer Bruynesteyn
Gila Daitz
Janet David
Simeon David
Jill Dimitrief
Joan Gitlow
Sally Gordon
Judy Gross
Gloria Kestenbaum
Elizabeth Lindeman
Wendy Schwarz
Martin Tandler
Lydia Tugendrajch
And to Fabian Saucedo,
a much loved teaching artist and coordinator of Urban Arts programs at
the Facing History School. Fabian is leaving the school next year to
complete his Master's Degree at New York University. We will miss you
Fabian! Click
here to read more.
Interested in volunteering at FHS? Contact Volunteer Coordinator Susan Blum at susanmindellblum@aol.com.
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