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    Teaching materials, exhibitions, training programs and publications

Teaching materials

Teaching material Ester.rs

Ester.rs – educational concept and a collection of graphic novels

Teaching material developed in a form of a collection of graphic novels about life in the pre-war Serbia and the young Holocaust victims of the concentration camp at Sajmište.

Manual: Graphic novel, literature and archival material in teaching about the Holocaust

Graphic novel, literature and archival materials in education

Manual for teachers on using “Ester” graphic novels, literature, and archival material in education about the Holocaust, available for download (PDF in Serbian).

Teaching Material to Address Antisemitism

Developed by Serbian experts, led by Terraforming, as a part of the OSCE/ODIHR and Anne Frank House project, this teaching material for use in Serbia is available in English, too.

Tajsa.eu – The Genocide of the Roma and the Roma Identity

Tajsa.eu is a web-based collection of video/audio podcasts and educational resources about the causes and the consequences of the Genocide of the Roma in WWII, the Roma identity building, and the self-empowerment of the Roma communities around Europe.

IHRA Recommendations

IHRA Recommendations on Teaching and Learning about the Holocaust

Terraforming initiated and produced the Serbian translation of the IHRA’s Recommendations, in cooperation with the IHRA delegation of the Republic of Serbia .

Seminars and training programs

Towards a society without prejudice – the challenges of dealing with antisemitism then and now

accredited professional training program (ZUOV catalog number: 281) 1 day, 8 points;

The seminar on antisemitism in the past and contemporary society is primarily intended for teachers, but also for other professionals who work in the fields of memory culture and education (archivists, librarians, museum workers, journalists and others). After attending the seminar, participants will be able to identify antisemitism in the phenomena of the modern world. They will be able to single out different forms of hate speech in historical and contemporary sources and state their negative social consequences, and using appropriate teaching methods, deconstruct stereotypes based on antisemitism.

Learning about the Holocaust as recommended by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

accredited professional training program (ZUOV catalog number: 281) 1 day, 8 points;

The seminar on education about the Holocaust is primarily intended for teachers, but also for other professionals who work in the fields of memory culture and education (archivists, librarians, museum workers, journalists, and others). After attending the seminar, participants will be able to define the term Holocaust in accordance with the recommendations of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, understand its causes and consequences, recognize different forms of discrimination and threats to human rights in the phenomena of the modern world, identify historical sources and contemporary documents that will be able to use in the context of learning about the Holocaust.

Learning about antisemitism and the Holocaust as recommended by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

accredited professional training program (ZUOV catalog number: 293) 4 weeks, online, 32 points;

Participants will be able to define the terms Holocaust and antisemitism in accordance with the recommendations of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance; explain the causes and consequences of the appearance of antisemitism throughout history; classify the various causes and consequences of the Holocaust; use teaching materials about the Holocaust and antisemitism to achieve outcomes and develop students’ competencies, highlight different forms of hate speech and antisemitism in historical and contemporary sources and state its negative social consequences, and using appropriate teaching methods, deconstruct stereotypes based on antisemitism, identify and promote historical materials and contemporary documents relevant to the understanding of these phenomena.

Seminar for teachers: Teaching about the Holocaust and Human Rights

4 days (accommodation provided);

In cooperation with the TOLI Institute Teraforming organizes an annual seminar on education about the Holocaust and human rights for teachers from the Republic of Serbia under the title “Learning from the Past – Acting for the Future”. The lecturers are eminent experts from Serbia, as well as international experts (so far they have been guest lecturers from Germany, Great Britain, Austria, Romania and Italy). The seminar lasts four days and is organized at the end of August every year in a different city. Accommodation for participants is provided.

Publications

U potrazi za Evropom
Terraforming

In Search of Europe (2022)

“In Search of Europe” is a story about the creation of post-war Europe and Europe that we have yet to create. The project consisting of an exhibition displayed at public spaces in Novi Sad and public debates with international guests was realized in the frames of the official program Novi Sad European Capital of Culture 2022. (Published by Terraforming)

Terraforming

The Holocaust, European Values and Local History (2022)

A collection of ideas and tools for an innovative approach in archival pedagogy, particularly in smaller local archives, with an objective to empower and train the archivists to create their own educational outreach programs about the Holocaust based on their own archival materials and local history, and to incorporate archival pedagogy in their long-term approach and activities, presenting in the same time local micro-histories to global audiences. (Published by Terraforming and the Archives of Vojvodina)

Publication "International Library Platform for Education About the Holocaust"
Terraforming

International Library Platform for Holocaust Education (2019)

Produced in the frames of Terraforming’s Yehuda Bauer Grant-awarded project, it focuses on the unexplored and unutilized potential for engaging libraries in teaching and learning about the Holocaust in a new environment of digital transformation of museums and the culture of remembrance. (Published by Terraforming)

Eskalacija
Terraforming

Escalating into Holocaust (2017)

A collection of selected works and presentations by international scholars and experts produced in the frames of the project “Escalating into Holocaust” with the history and state of memorialization of the concentration camp at Staro sajmište in Belgrade in focus and reflection on other historical sites and processes around Europe. (Published by the Historical Archive of Belgrade with Terraforming and other partners)

Exhibitions

Some words about the Holocaust in Serbia

Some words about the Holocaust in Serbia

Six-panel set, ready for download, print, and exhibiting, is developed for better understanding of the historical experience in Serbia in the context of the European Holocaust.

The Spots of Light

Spots of Light – To be a Woman in the Holocuats

Yad Vashem’s ready2print exhibition about the Jewish women’s experiences in different parts of their life before, and suffering and surviving during the Holocaust. Terraforming contributed to the translation of the exhibition and its Manual for Teachers.

Exhibition: Shoah - o was it humanly possible?

Shoah – how was it humanly possible?

Yad Vashem’s ready2print exhibition deals with major historical aspects of the Holocaust. Terraforming prepared Serbian translation of the exhibition and its Manual for Teachers.

Exhibition: Reading and Writing with Anne Frank

Reading and Writing With Anne Frank

An exhibition and a workshop concept with the original teaching materials developed by the Anne Frank House experts, translated and adapted for use in Serbia by Terraforming, is continuously touring since 2015, visiting more than 50 schools and libraries in 40 cities around Serbia and the region.

Safeguarding the future of our past through education

Terraforming develops original and innovative pedagogical tools and methodologies for students as well as training programs for multipliers in the fields of teaching and learning about the Holocaust, countering antisemitism, antigypsyism and other forms of xenophobia, media literacy and other challenging topics.

In addition, Terraforming produces original exhibitions, and translates, adapts, maintains and distributes in Serbia and the region other educational products such as Yad Vashem’s ready2print exhibitions and the Anne Frank House materials.

Finally, Terraforming actively participate in international forums, expert groups and professional networks, sharing of experiences and best practices, and contributes to developing new standards, recommendations and guidelines for practitioners and policy makers.

With over 10 years of experience, and a proven track record in developing innovative and award winning programmes, Terraforming is one of the regional leaders in this field.

OUR STRATEGY

When developing educational materials and outreach programs, we follow this strategy:

Our teaching materials are available free of charge.

Our teaching materials are digital (while some are also available in print format).

All digital materials are available for free download or/and online use.

We develop and distribute exhibitions in “download-print-use” format.

We target and train teachers, as well as archivists and librarians as new multipliers.

In addition, we target policy-makers, cultural professionals, journalists, online influencers, CSO activists, Roma and Jewish communities, and students.

GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

When developing educational materials and programs, we strive to follow these guidelines:

Educational guidelines of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA),

Educational philosophy of the International School for Holocaust Studies Yad Vashem,

Recommendations on education about the Holocaust by UNESCO,

Guidelines for educators and policymakers on addressing antisemitism developed by ODIHR and UNESCO,

Recommendations and guidelines for education about Human Rights and countering various forms of intolerance and discrimination by ODIHR,

Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education EDC/HRE.

Misko Stanisic presents in Lausanne

Miško Stanišić presenting Ester.rs during the International Study Days “Teaching about and Learning from the Holocaust” at the University of Teacher Education in Laussane, Switzerland.

Nevena Bajalica speaking at the workshop in Cracow

Nevena Bajalica at the workshop session in Cracow, Poland, in the frames of the 2 August  -Roma Genocide Remembrance Day program for European Roma youth arranged by TernYpe.

*Photos on the top of the page are made by the Swedish art group GLIMPSE in Serbia in 2010 during the Terraforming project “Fortune Teller’s Future”