2025 Yad Vashem Seminar Application
Please fill out this application in its entirety to be considered for the YadVashem Seminar in 2025. If you have any questions concerning theapplication or the seminar, please contact Kristopher Clancy ateducdirector@holocaustcentre.org.nz.
Personal Information
All information provided on this form will be kept confidential in accordance with the Privacy Act.
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Personal Email
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School Email
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Total number of students at your school
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What is the ethnic composition of your school by percentage?
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Current Position
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How many years have you been teaching?
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Do you currently teach the Holocaust?
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If you currently teach the Holocaust, how many years have you taught the subject?
What years do you teach?
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Year 1
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Year 6
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What subject/s do you teach?
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English
Senior Social Studies
Religious Studies
Junior Social Studies
History
Media Studies
Other
Teacher Registration Type
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Kaiako Whai Rēhitanga - Teacher Registration
Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga Tōmua - Provisional Practising
Certificate
Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga Tūturu - Full Practising Certificate
(Category One)
Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga Pūmau - Full Practising Certificate
(Category Two)
Returning to Teaching Practising Certificate
Tūranga Whakaako Whai-herenga - Limited Authority to Teach
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Teaching Philosophy
The following questions look at your teaching philosophy and examine how the Holocaust fits into your programme.
Have you ever visited the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand with a school group?
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Yes
No
Have you attended any HCNZ educational offerings (ie: webinars, teacher training, Anne Frank Exhibition, Children's Holocaust Memorial)?
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Yes
No
If you answered yes to attending HCNZ educational offerings, please expand on which ones and when
Have you attended any Holocaust-related seminars at another institution
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Yes
No
If yes to the previous question, what is the name of that institution?
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What are the main sources you use to teach about the Holocaust?
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Textbook
Video testimony
Survivor testimony
Diaries
Films
Archival documents (including newspapers)
Archival photos
Poetry
Historical fiction
Memoirs
Works of art
Musical recording
Theatrical productions
Not applicable
None of the above
Other
What are the two primary reasons you have registered for this seminar?
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As a history teacher, to provide me with the skills to integrate the Holocaust in my classroom.
As a non-history teacher, to provide me with the skills to integrate the Holocaust in my classroom.
To prepare me to accompany a group of students to Eastern Europe.
To prepare me to lead, plan, or participate in a Holocaust rememberance event.
To provide me with personal enrichment.
To provide credit for continuing education and professional advancement.
Other
If you responded other to the previous question, please explain.
Please describe how you incorporate the Holocaust into your current teaching programme.
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0/300
Please describe how attendance at the Yad Vashem Seminar will allow you to introduce or enhance your Holocaust teaching. Give a time frame of implementation if possible, and plans for classroom, online dissemination, or use.
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0/300
Explain how an aspect of the Holocaust interests you personally. Where could this interest take you professionally?
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0/250
How do you view Holocaust and antisemitism education within the framework of the Aotearoa New Zealand curriculum?
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0/250
Explain how your commitment to Holocaust education will develop New Zealand communities. You may wish to elaborate on issues like acceptance, human rights, or confronting bullying.
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0/250
HCNZ has dedicated itself to providing high quality educational resources for schools, while also broadening its profile in New Zealand. How do you believe that you can support these goals?
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References
Please provide the names of two references that you have known for at least one full year. One reference must be from your current principal. All reference letters must be submitted as a PDF.
Reference One Full Name
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Relationship To You
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Phone Number
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Reference Two Full Name
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First Name
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Address
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Email
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Phone Number
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Application Checklist
Each file should be marked with your last name and a brief description of the file.
Completed Application
One-page cover letter describing your suitability for theseminar
Letters of support (principal/supervisor and one otherreference)
Current CV
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