In this 17 minute film, we see the work of Diane Williams, a Teacher-Consultant from the Boise State Writing Project, as she works with her middle school students to investigate the theme of forgiveness as developed by the novel The Sunflower. This project was, in part, the outgrowth of Diane's participation in the Summer Seminar of the Holocaust Educators Network at the Memorial Library in New York City.

For the past three summers the Holocaust Educators Network (HEN), in partnership with the NWP, has provided fellowships to T-Cs from sites in the Rural Sites Network to attend this seminar on Holocaust Education. This year, HEN and NWP would like to extend an invitation to any teacher-consultant from a school district or community that lacks local resources for teaching and learning about issues of social justice or that is impacted by significant issues which contribute to problems of intolerance, prejudice or racism.

Participants will receive a $1,000 fellowship, free housing at Columbia University, and a generous stipend for round-trip airfare and meals. Participants must be willing and able to teach about the Holocaust during the 2010-2011 school year and must be able to share their new knowledge with others in their writing project communities.