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P: 604.264.0499
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2007 Kron Award Recipient
Tom Morton
David Thompson Secondary
Vancouver, BC

Kron Award for Excellence
in Holocaust Education

The Meyer an Gita Kron Award is presented annually to an elementary or secondary teacher in any discipline who has demonstrated a commitment to teaching students about the Holocaust and its important lessons for humankind. An award of $500 will be presented at the 33rd Annual High School Symposium on the Holocaust at UBC
in May 2008.

To qualify, nominees must be certified teachers who are currently employed in an elementary, secondary or parochial school in the province of British Columbia.

2008 Kron Award Notice
2008 Nomination Form

Previous Kron Award recipients

 

 

Teacher Previews

Orientation sessions give teachers an opportunity to preview exhibits, school programs and resources, and to discuss strategies for integrating VHEC exhibit themes into the classroom.

Be notified of upcoming teachers previews

 
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Biennial Shafran Teachers' Conference

The Biennial Shafran Teachers' Conference was inaugurated in February 1999 and is held every two years. The conference, made possible through the Shafran Endowment Fund, provides opportunities for elementary, secondary and post-secondary teachers to share teaching strategies and to hear from renowned historians and Holocaust educators.

2007 Biennial Teacher's Conference Program

Information about the February 2009 conference will be forthcoming.