The Journey Holocaust Centre

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It’s delivered in a way that makes the message real and relevant to the students.

Nicholas Holt,
Borwell CE, Junior School

National Curriculum Links

The Journey follows the journeys of Jewish children who lived through the Holocaust and survived. By the end of your visit, your children will have:

• explored and learnt about the experiences of Jewish children during the Second World War
• learnt about the past from a range of primary sources

The Journey shows that there is a choice in how you treat others who may be perceived to be different from you.
By the end of your visit, your children will have:

• gained an awareness of choices made by individuals and how those choices shaped the lives of Jewish children during the Second World War
• been encouraged to consider how the consequences of their choices impact on the lives of others, today
The educational approach has been developed by experts to ensure children are moved, learning about sensitive issues, without becoming upset. The Journey does not shock or detail images of a distressing nature; it shares the stories of children’s real emotional and physical journeys.

The Journey is suitable for Upper Key Stage 2 and can support learning in the following subject areas:

English
Non-fiction and non-literary texts
• Diaries, autobiographies, biographies, letters

History
Britain since 1930
• A study of the impact of the Second World War or social and technological changes that have taken place since 1930, on the lives of men, women and children from different sections of society.

PSHE/Citizenship
Preparing to play an active role as citizens
• Appreciate the range of national, regional, religious and ethnic identities in the United Kingdom

Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people
• Actions affect themselves and others, to care about other people's feelings and to try to see things from their points of view
• Think about the lives of people living in other places and times, and people with different values and customs
• Realise the nature and consequences of racism, teasing, bullying and aggressive behaviours, and how to respond to them and ask for help
• Recognise and challenge stereotypes
• Differences and similarities between people arise from a number of factors, including cultural, ethnic, racial and religious diversity, gender and disability

RE
• Describe the variety of practices and ways of life in religions and understand how these stem from, and are closely connected with, beliefs and teachings
• Use specialist vocabulary in communicating their knowledge and understanding