Lessons from Auschwitz Project

This was part of the Holocaust Educational Trusts 'Lessons from Auschwitz' project, which consists of two seminars, a one-day visit and a next steps project, through which students share their experience with their peers and local communities.  The project aims to increase knowledge and understanding of the Holocaust based on the premise that 'hearing is not like seeing' and to signal what can happen if prejudice and racism become acceptable.  

Both pupils found this experience emotional and an unforgettable one.  They proudly represented the school as they participated in discussion and reflection with Educators from the Holocaust Educational Trust and with pupils from schools across Scotland.  The day finished with a memorial service, in which pupils were asked the role in which they could play to ensure this event in history is never forgotten.  The pupils placed a memorial candle on the tracks of Birkenau and will now go on to become ambassadors of the trust to ensure the pupils of Whitburn Academy are aware of the History of the Holocaust and its relevance to today's world.