Classrooms Without Borders

10/05/2026

District & school leaders: join us in person for a focused day on antisemitism, Holocaust education, and school climate.

Classrooms Without Borders and the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh invite superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals, curriculum leaders, and other senior education leaders to learn with Dr. Michael Berenbaum, Sheryl Ochayon of Yad Vashem, Avi Ben-Hur, and local community leaders.

We’ll focus on the issues school leaders are confronting now: responding effectively to antisemitism, Holocaust education after October 7, navigating conversations about Israel, and strengthening school climate and community trust.

In person | No cost to attend | Breakfast & lunch provided
Registration required by October 20.

School leaders are navigating increasingly complex questions about antisemitism, Holocaust education, and school climate. Classrooms Without Borders and the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh…

09/23/2026

Join Classrooms Without Borders on Wednesday, September 23, for a Zoom Open House about our remarkable Marching Down Freedom's Road seminar for SWPA educators. Register here:

Educators in Southwestern PA and West Virginia: Join us for an Open House and discover Marching Down Freedom’s Road. Travel from Atlanta to Montgomery, Selma, Birmingham, and Memphis…

09/18/2026

SWPA Educators, join Classrooms Without Borders this summer for Marching Down Freedom's Road. Beginning in Atlanta and continuing through Montgomery, Selma, Birmingham, and Memphis, educators study the Black-led freedom movement at the places where its history unfolded. Meetings with contemporary witnesses, historic sites, readings, music, and discussion connect the struggle for voting rights, equal protection, and democratic participation to the work educators do in their classrooms today. Especially good for US History, APAAS, and AP Government and Politics. See links in the comments!

09/10/2026

06/25/2026

On Day 4 of Marching Down Freedom's Road, we spent an amazing day at the Equal Justice Initiative sites learning about the historic and contemporary civil rights issues and reflecting at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. We spent a joyful afternoon with the incomparable Michelle Browder at the Anarcha Lucy Betsey Monument - The Mothers of Gynecology, who educated us about medical injustices perpetuated against young women who were enslaved. Montgomery never disappoints.

06/23/2026

We just finished Day 2 of Marching Down Freedom's Road. We visited the renovated National Center for Civil and Human Rights and discovered Atlanta's place in the Civil Rights Movement. We studied student activism at the Atlanta University Center, and saw the John Lewis mural (with a most hospitable construction crew!). Montgomery brought us to the inimitable Mrs. Rosa Parks and Dr. King's Church on Dexter Avenue.

04/22/2026

SWPA Educators, join Classrooms Without Borders and the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh for an Act 48 workshop on Monday, May 18, at Intermediate Unit 1 in Washington County.
Learn more about teaching the Holocaust in your secondary classroom. Register here: https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0080-0031-a005ddb963064ce2b0e2447b0466de99

03/31/2026

Hey, SWPA Educators! Avi and Kate would love to see you at their upcoming Act 48 workshop at Intermediate Unit 1 in Washington County on April 17. Register here to learn more about democracy in Jim Crow America and N**i Germany. https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0080-0031-9fa425ab00fc4e49b9af93a471f787b5

03/06/2026

Join Classrooms Without Borders and The Cure For Hate - Documentary for an educator professional learning on March 16 at Intermediate Unit 1 in Washington County. We offer FREE Registration for Act 48 credits. Participating educators will receive a $25 gift card & their schools are eligible for up to $125 in substitute teacher reimbursement upon conclusion of the full-day workshop. Register here: https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0080-0031-96794b8dde1449aabd8efa1a9631d8ac

01/19/2026

“No more Birminghams.”

This photograph captures a moment when people refused to accept brutality as inevitable. The Civil Rights Movement was sustained by courage, discipline, and a relentless insistence on human dignity.

Marching Down Freedom’s Road invites educators to study this history where it unfolded, to grapple with the moral choices people faced, and to carry those lessons back into their classrooms with honesty and care. Deepen your knowledge of the legacy of Dr. King and so many others. Apply by January 20. Learn more here: https://cwbpgh.org/seminar/marching-down-freedoms-road-a-civil-rights-journey/