{"id":4988,"date":"2022-07-07T19:03:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T19:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alst.org\/?p=4988"},"modified":"2024-03-12T06:29:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T06:29:23","slug":"school-events-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/news\/school-events-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"School Events 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yorkville, Illinois &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skype conference with Simone Liebster and elementary, middle, and high school students.<br>November 22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Yorkville-Illinois-USA.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Yorkville-Illinois-USA-p.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4989\" width=\"438\" height=\"186\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Columbia City, Indiana &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skype conference with Simone Liebster and 70 middle and high school students and members of the community at Peabody Public Library.<br>November 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arizona Council for the Social Studies Fall Conference, Mesa, Arizona &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Held at Mesa Community College, the conference theme was &#8220;Today&#8217;s Students, Tomorrow&#8217;s Citizens!&#8221; Exhibitors Renee Ochsner and Kristin Walter shared information about the Nazi persecution of Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses and curriculum materials from the Arnold-Liebster Foundation website.<br>Arizona Council for the Social Studies includes the Arnold-Liebster Foundation on its Websites of A.C.S.S. Affiliated Organizations &amp; Classroom Resources for teachers and social studies specialists.<br>October 25<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Arizona-Council-for-the-Social-Studies-Fall-Conference-Mesa-Arizona-p.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4965\" width=\"384\" height=\"289\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Florida Council for the Social Studies Conference, Orlando, Florida &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Educators gathered at Embassy Suites Orlando-Lake Buena Vista South for the 57th annual conference. Exhibitor Carol Confehr provided information about the Nazi persecution of Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses and curriculum materials on the Arnold-Liebster Foundation website.<br>The Florida Department of Education Task Force on Holocaust Education website includes the Arnold-Liebster Foundation on its Classroom Resources page under Resource Links.<br>October 24-26<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Florida-Council-for-the-Social-Studies-Conference-Orlando-Florida.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Florida-Council-for-the-Social-Studies-Conference-Orlando-Florida-p.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4991\" width=\"412\" height=\"309\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wawasee Middle School, Syracuse, Indiana &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skype conference with 204 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.<br>October 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Illinois Council for the Social Studies, Palatine,<br>Illinois &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Fall Conference was held at Harper College. Gaye Flowers and Marge Fulton presented a teacher workshop with the theme &#8220;Standing Up, Standing Firm, Speaking Out&#8221; that included a Skype interview with Simone Liebster in France. An exhibit table featured curriculum materials related to the Nazi persecution of Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses.<br>October 17<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Illinois-Council-for-the-Social-Studies-Palatine-USA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Illinois-Council-for-the-Social-Studies-Palatine-USA-small.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4993\" width=\"426\" height=\"354\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses: Faith Under Fire<\/em>&nbsp;is on exhibition from September 13, 2014 through January 11, 2015.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhm.org\/event\/jehovahs-witnesses-faith-under-fire\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.thefhm.org\/event\/jehovahs-witnesses-faith-under-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">&gt;&gt; more information<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seminole, Florida &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skype conference with American Sign Language students and Simone Liebster.<br>September 27<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest, Illinois &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skype conference with middle and high school foreign exchange students and Simone Liebster. The students were from China, South Korea, and Ukraine.<br>August 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Lake-Forest-Academy-06-08-14-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Lake-Forest-Academy-06-08-14-2-p.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4997\" width=\"363\" height=\"271\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Lake-Forest-Academy-06-08-14-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Lake-Forest-Academy-06-08-14-1-p.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4995\" width=\"367\" height=\"273\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Moline High School, Moline, Illinois &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skype conference with 11th grade students and Simone Liebster.<br>May 22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mountain Sky Junior High School, Phoenix, Arizona &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two Skype conferences with 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.<br>May 19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mountain-Sky-Junior-High-School-Phoenix-Arizona.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mountain-Sky-Junior-High-School-Phoenix-Arizona-p.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mountain-Sky-Junior-High-School-Phoenix-Arizona-p.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mountain-Sky-Junior-High-School-Phoenix-Arizona-p-300x224.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boston Latin Academy, Dorchester, Massachusetts &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skype conference with 10th grade students and Simone Liebster.<br>May 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Napoleon High School, Napoleon, Ohio &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two Skype conferences with 10th grade students and Simone Liebster.<br>May 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, Rock Island, Illinois &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exhibit &#8220;Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses &#8211; Faith Under Fire&#8221; The 33rd Annual Quad Cities Holocaust Remembrance<br>April 27<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Jewish-Federation-of-the-Quad-Cities-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Jewish-Federation-of-the-Quad-Cities-2.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Jewish-Federation-of-the-Quad-Cities-2-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Warsaw, Indiana &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skype conference with 6th grade students and Simone Liebster.<br>April 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Memphis, Tennessee &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skype conference with a group of middle and high school students and Simone Liebster.<br>April 19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basalt Middle School, Basalt, Colorado &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two Skype conferences with 8th grade students and Simone Liebster. April 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/basalt-students-chat-online-with-holocaust-survivor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">&gt;&gt; Basalt Middle School 8th grade students interviewed a Holocaust survivor and read and wrote remarkable poetry and reflections on what they learned.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/news\/international-activities-article-from-the-aspen-times-april-21-2014\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4587\">&gt;&gt; Article from The Aspen Times, April 21, 2014<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Basalt-Students.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4588\" width=\"449\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Basalt-Students.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Basalt-Students-342x234.jpeg 342w, https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Basalt-Students-300x205.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><figcaption>Basalt Middle School, Basalt, Colorado &#8211; USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Charlotte, North Carolina &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skype conference with a group of Spanish students and Simone Liebster.<br>March 29<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chimacum Middle School, Chimacum, Washington &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skype conference with 7th grade students and Simone Liebster.<br>March 27<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Illinois Council for the Social Studies Spring Conference, Peoria, Illinois &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conference was held at Bradley University and included a session by Gaye Flowers and Marge Fulton. Their theme was &#8220;Standing Up, Standing Firm, Speaking Out&#8221; and featured a Skype interview with Simone Liebster. An exhibit table provided curriculum resources for educators.<br>March 21<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Norwood, Massachusetts &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skype conference with a group of middle and high school students and Simone Liebster.<br>February 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basalt Regional Library, Colorado &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Library held a Special Author Event via Skype with Simone Liebster, author of &#8220;Facing the Lion: Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe.&#8221; 100 people were in attendance from the local community and schools.<br>January 20<br><a href=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Basalt-Library-Skype-20140120.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Basalt-Library-Skype-20140120.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&gt;&gt; more information<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/education\/education-educator-comments-2014\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4751\">&gt;&gt; educator comment<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yorkville, Illinois &#8211; USA Skype conference with Simone Liebster and elementary, middle, and high school students.November 22 Columbia City, Indiana &#8211; USA Skype conference with Simone Liebster and 70 middle and high school students and members of the community at Peabody Public Library.November 1 Arizona Council for the Social Studies Fall Conference, Mesa, Arizona &#8211; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,93],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-school-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4988"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11455,"href":"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4988\/revisions\/11455"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}