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Facing History and Ourselves

Overview
Headquarters: 
Boston, MA, USA
About Us
Mission: 

Facing History & Ourselves uses lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students to stand up to bigotry and hate.

Programs: 

From one classroom in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1976, Facing History & Ourselves has become a global organization with a network of hundreds of thousands of middle and secondary school educators reaching millions of students worldwide.

We help educators prepare students to participate in civic life—using intellect, empathy, ethics, and choice to stand up to bigotry and hate in their own lives, communities, and schools.

Why Work For Us?: 

Employment at Facing History & Ourselves means joining a dedicated and diverse staff committed to the intellectual, moral, and ethical development of young people.

Our team represents a wide range of roles that include delivering hands-on support for educators and schools, creating outstanding professional development and classroom resources, improving how we serve our audience through technology, and nurturing the supporters who make it possible to expand our work.

We strive to provide pleasant and productive working conditions and want all of our colleagues to derive satisfaction and a sense of fulfillment from their jobs.

industry: 
Nonprofit