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"Tkuma" Institute has experience in organization and conduction of educational events for school and university students, school teachers. In cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, regional institutes of advanced teacher training, "Tkuma" Institute organized special system of seminars for improvement of teachers' skills.
"Tkuma" Institute has unique experience in creating textbooks. School History textbooks created by "Tkuma" Institute won All-Ukrainian State Contests and were released in hundreds of thousands of copies.
"Tkuma" Institute effectively cooperates with regional office of Junior Academy of Sciences. On the base of "Tkuma" Institute winter and summer sessions of JAS are conducted. During this events school students have an opportunity to work with the Holocaust museum holdings, consult the Institute and Museum research associates and meet famous Ukrainian and foreign scholars.
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August 25-30, 2015 in Mykolayiv region near Koblyevo, Summer Forum "Hillel 2.0" was organized and conducted by "Hillel FSU" International Youth Student Organization. More that 100 students from various cities of Ukraine and neighboring countries became participants of the event. Organizers prepared fascinating and rich program including educational events, quests, entertaining games and quizzes. Traditionally "Tkuma" Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies took part in implementation of educational part of the program.
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On August 18, 2015 in Dnipropetrovsk Regional Institute of Advanced Teacher Training (DRIATT) conducted traditional August meetings for heads of district and city methodological unions of History, Law and Social Studies teachers dedicated to the beginning of the new school year. Dr Igor Shchupak, "Tkuma" Institute and Museum Director, participated in the meeting.
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On August 13-14, 2015 Iryna Radchenko and Lyudmyla Sandul, "Tkuma" Institute and Holocaust Museum Research Associates, conducted lectures and psychological trainings for participants of the summer camp "Yuvileynyi" in Zaporizhzhya region.
The program was organized in cooperation with Zaporizhzhya Jewish Community Center "Mazal Tov" led by Inesa Nosenko.
During the lessons organized by "Tkuma" Institute, special attention was paid to discussions and interactive lectures on the history of Jewish nation and the Holocaust. Using different visual sources, in particular, photos, "Tkuma" Institute workers told children about different behavior of people during the Holocaust (collaboration, bystanders, Righteous Among the Nations) and reasons for their actions.
Series of psychological training for children of different age groups were conducted with the aim to unite the camp participants in a friendly family. During the lesson Lyudmyla Sandul and Iryna Radchenko used exercises in the form of games for overcoming the psychological barrier when communicating, adaptation to society, and, in general, for a greater communication with each other. Also to create a closer relationship between adults and children as well as to develop certain skills of creative behavior "Tkuma" Institute staff read story "What Did Our Nation Survive: Story of Shoah".
Overall, "Tkuma" Institute representatives conducted the combined classes that included full of facts lectures and psychological games and exercises allowing children to understand the complex topic of the Holocaust. The experience gained will be used by "Tkuma" Institute and Holocaust Museum staff during the educational programs for children.
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On July 17-19, 2015 Lviv hosted All-Ukrainian Pedagogical Seminar "World War II and Holocaust History Teaching Problems During the Modern War against Ukraine". The event was organized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MESU), "Tkuma" Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies, Museum "Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine" and Ukrainian Institute of National Memory. The event became possible due to financial support of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany "Claims Conference", American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the Dutch Jewish Humanitarian Fund.
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The 10 International Inter-religious Youth Seminar “The Ark” is over. The event was organized on July 19 – 27 and involved 40 participants. Traditionally, representatives of different nationalities (Ukrainians, Poles, Jews and Crimean Tatars) from Ukraine became the participants.
“The Ark” program traditionally consisted of several main blocks:
- Educational – block of lectures and seminars conducted by Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish and Tatar scholars, representing the diverse views on important and interesting problems of history and culture;
- Interactive – debates, "round tables", workshops, psychological and Integrational trainings, master classes;
- National and cultural presentations – during Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish and Crimean Tatar thematic days participants demonstrate features of national traditions and cultures, teaching representatives of other ethnic communities. “The Ark” Participants create the real fireworks of Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish and Crimean Tatar folk ceremonies, dances, songs, games, historical stories, etc.;
- Spiritual and religious – this thematic block was first separated into individual day in 2014, it is dedicated to the common and especial in religious issues.
Scholars and public figures from Ukraine, Poland and Israel participated in the training program of the seminar. Among them: Dr. Aharon Weiss, Taras Boznyak,Dr. Igor Shchupak, Prof. Myroslav Marynovych, Dr Pavel Koval, Ulviye Ablayeva, Alim Aliyev, and others.
Another interesting fact of “The Ark” life is sightseeing seventh day. This year the participants visited the castle in Krasiczyn, which refers to the Renaissance castles on the territory of modern Poland, as well as a Przemysl, which belongs to the oldest Polish cities. Participants were able to see the ancient city center and enjoy its superior architecture.
“The Ark 2015” is over, but communication between the parties did not stop. Indeed, during the eight days seminar participants became not just friends, but a real family, which continues communication outside “The Ark” as well.
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