The Norwegian Holocaust Center offers a variety of educational programs to school classes, students and other groups visiting the center, emphasizing different teaching methods and ranging from one and a half to five hours.
Critical thinking and historical awareness are strongly emphasized in the center's pedagogical work. The teaching should encourage active participation, dialogue, and reflection. At the same time, it should be perceived as relevant and current, enhancing students' ability to navigate a complex society. The teaching should be well-founded in curricula and the latest pedagogy and subject didactics. Additionally, it should be connected to the center's ongoing and other relevant research.
Holocaust education to specialized courses on themes such as European totalitarianism in the interwar period and the Holocaust in literature. The center also plays an active role in the development of relevant education in Norway and other European countries.
Teaching material and web based teaching resources developed by the center are accessed by teachers nationwide through our website. The material covers various themes related to the Holocaust and other genocides, racism and minority issues.
All programs seek to activate the participants to engage and reflect with the exhibition, and combine knowledge of the past with democratic orientation in the present. The programs are free of charge.
The center's educational offerings are generally in Norwegian, but we can customize some of the offerings to English upon request.
Educational Network
The Norwegian Holocaust Center participates both in international and national educational networks:
- The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA).
- Yad Vashem, Israel
- The Danish Institute for International Studies, Denmark
- The Living History Forum, Sweden
DEMBRA
The center leads a government funded project for the prevention of anti-Semitism, racism and undemocratic attitudes in schools, DEMBRA. The project springs from the assumption that participation and knowledge based reflection are key factors in preventing group hatred and attitudes of exclusion.
Schools are guided in developing local action plans for prevention, based on local surveys and the teachers’ own experiences. Knowledge based teacher courses are offered at all the participating schools.
In order to visit the centre with a group of pupils, or students, you need to make an appointment. We are flexible when it comes to wishes or preferences from our visitors.