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SAN FRANCISCO, CA, – The Genocide Education Project conducted a workshop for teachers from San Francisco's public high schools and Northern California's only Armenian-American day school, KZV School. The course, entitled The Fundamentals of Genocide and the Armenian Case, held on the KZV campus, is part of an effort to support California's state law requiring public schools teach about the Armenian Genocide.

The presence of both public school teachers and Armenian-American school teachers provided a platform for valuable discussions regarding approaches and methods for teaching the Armenian Genocide. "It was a unique dialogue that was very productive" stated Raffi Momjian, Executive Director of The Genocide Education Project. "Discussions between these professional groups allow a better understanding of the value of teaching this important topic."

Sara Cohan, Education Director for The Genocide Education Project, introduced workshop participants to a variety of teaching materials including lesson plans, historical documents, video and web-based approaches to engaging students in the study of genocide and the Armenian Case. They also studied the Armenian Genocide as an archetype for other incidents of genocide carried out in the 20th Century. Educators had an opportunity to share ideas on why and how to teach about the Armenian Genocide.

All who attended received free lesson plans and other classroom resources including: Human Rights and Genocide: Case Study of the First Genocide of the 20th Century: Lesson Plans published by The Genocide Education Project and a DVD containing a 5-min ABC News story on the Armenian Genocide.