On 10 November, four students represented our History Department in Auschwitz, as part of the Lessons from Auschwitz Project, run by the Holocaust Educational Trust. 

The Project includes a preparation seminar, a trip to Auschwitz and a Reflections Seminar, after which students develop project work with the aim of sharing what they have learned with others.  

Students reflected on taking part in the project commenting:

“The Lessons from Auschwitz Project is a truly valuable experience, one which I am grateful to the Holocaust Education Trust for organising.  There is something very unique and special about visiting sites that we have otherwise only learned of in text books.  Above all, I have learned not to feel hatred from the Holocaust, but to have confidence in the collective good of humanity going forward”. – Barnabas Balint

“Visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau was one of the most harrowing experiences I’ve ever had.  The sheer cruelty and organisation behind mass extermination cannot be fathomed.”- Charlie Crumpton

“I am really glad that I went on this memorable trip.  It was an eye opening and humbling experience.” – Alexandra Thorne

“The scale of destruction and hatred was shocking but I feel that I’ve left with a greater sense of awareness and tangible optimism for the future” – Jamie Wilson

About the Lessons from Auschwitz Project

Since 1999, over 27,000 students and teachers have taken part in the Holocaust Educational Trust's groundbreaking Lessons from Auschwitz Project.

Based on the premise that 'hearing is not like seeing', this four-part course explores the universal lessons of the Holocaust and its relevance for today. The LFA Project aims to increase knowledge and understanding of the Holocaust for young people and to clearly highlight what can happen if prejudice and racism become acceptable. Find out more.