The Srebrenica Memorial Center brought lessons about the Srebrenica genocide to two high schools in the St. Louis area. The exchange will continue in December, when two Missouri teachers plan to join an education program in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Students in Missouri Learn About Srebrenica
Representatives from the center visited Bayless High School and Affton High School. At both schools, they spoke with students about the genocide and how the center keeps its history alive.
During the visits, the representatives also discussed how schools can teach this history. The center honors the victims and records what happened. Through the exchange, students heard directly from the people who do that work.
The visits also gave students in the St. Louis area a local connection to the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. For the region’s Bosnian American community, the exchange brings part of that history into local classrooms.
Two Missouri Teachers Plan to Visit Bosnia in December
Teachers Brian Jennings and Emily Kline plan to take part in an education program in Bosnia and Herzegovina in December. Their visit will follow the memorial center’s meetings with students in Missouri.
First, the center brought its work into two St. Louis-area classrooms. Next, the program in Bosnia and Herzegovina will give the teachers a chance to learn more about how educators teach the history of the genocide.
