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What Students, Participants and Teachers Say about STS

Responses from teachers:

“[The participants] were honest, articulate and provided an interactive environment for questions: excellent...After listening to them it made me hope even more for a civic community that can respect and dialogue with all members of our diverse community.”

“Our school community is indeed fortunate to have such a valuable program available. It is through programs such as this that our communities learn to understand each other better so that we can live in mutual respect and peace.”

Responses from students:

“I would like to thank you so much for coming to my school to teach...I saw the strength and beauty in each one of you. You are all so special. You have been an inspiration to me.“

“It was a pleasure having you join our class.  It was interesting to learn the similarities and differences between all faiths.  It was also great that all four of you could come so that we could look at the different family traditions.”

Responses from participants:

“I always leave presentations with an incredible sense of accomplishment, realizing that through this program, I really could change some of the problems in the world today.” 

“I truly learn from presentations and feel the power of education as a tool against anti-Semitism. I also learn so much from my awesome group members! Student-to-Student has been an exciting, fun, and rewarding experience.”

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