W E S T B O R O U G H

Facing History and Ourselves

The Facing History and Ourselves course will be starting its third year at Westborough High School.  The first year was historical in its content and impact on students and teachers alike.  The Facing History and Ourselves course has its beginnings in a Brookline, MA middle school over 30 years ago.  It is now an internationally acclaimed curriculum and reaches 1.8 million students a year.  The premise of the course is that "We need to and we can teach civic responsibility, tolerance and social action to young people.

Mission Statement

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The mission of the foundation is to support the Facing History and Ourselves curriculum at Westborough High School in Westborough Massachusetts, including students and teachers of the course. The Facing History and Ourselves course clarifies the correlation between history and the moral and ethical choices students shall make as global citizens.

The foundation through fundraising efforts will award scholarships to seniors at Westborough High School who have taken the Facing History and Ourselves course and who best exemplify the values and ideals of the course.  The foundation will also award resources to teachers and resource support to the Facing History and Ourselves course at Westborough High School.

As a newly established foundation, we are committed to supporting the Facing History and Ourselves curriculum, scholarships to Westborough High School seniors who have taken the course, teacher training for the course and providing resources to aid the instruction of the class.  We intend to raise monies through fundraising events.  We view our foundation as a community project and hope that we will work together to attain the goals of our foundation and the Facing History and Ourselves national and international organizations.

PRESIDENT'S CORNER

January, 2012


Dear Westborough Community,

For the past two years, Pam Tabb and I have had the honor of being Co-presidents of the Westborough Friends of Facing History and Ourselves Foundation.  We want to thank all who have helped us with our mission and supported us during this time of formation.

It is our great pleasure to introduce to you the newly elected officers and board members for the foundation:

President:   Sondra Bloch       
Secretary:  Mary Anne Bryant
Treasurer:  Gail McBride       

Board Members:
Diane Libbey
Pat Stahl
Pam Tabb

Our mission is to support this very powerful and empowering curriculum. The FHAO curriculum uses historical case studies, like the Holocaust, to show students how human behavior plays a critical role in shaping history.  The students learn that the choices they make can create positive change, and that they can make a difference.  Our goal is to raise funds for student scholarships, teacher training and funding special programs that support the FHAO curriculum.   Our board members have had an integral role in bringing this course to the school system as well as the additional sections of FHAO that have been added to meet the growing demand from students. 

During our tenure, we have seen he foundation award $3,000.00 in scholarships through private donations to Westborough High School seniors.  We have funded two guest speaking events through the Facing History and Ourselves Organization.  We have also become a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.

It has been a privilege to work with our fellow officers and board members.  As we step down and take on new roles for the foundation, we are committed to increasing membership and fundraising efforts.

Thank you again for your support.

Gail McBride and Pam Tabb