Oakton High School Teacher Attends National Conference on Holocaust Education

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is promoting better Holocaust education at schools across the country, and one school right in our own backyard was a recent beneficiary.

Elizabeth Snyder, a Vienna resident and teacher at Oakton High School, recently attended the 19th annual Arthur and Rochelle Belfer National Conference for Educators, a three-day workshop for teachers hosted each year by the museum.

Snyder was among 200 teachers from throughout the country who attended this year’s conference, which is meant to equip teachers with new knowledge and skills to effectively teach the Holocaust.

Once participants like Snyder completed the program, they received a package of educational materials and a $100 voucher to buy Holocaust-related materials in the Museum shop.

Oakton High School, along with the rest of Fairfax County, returns to school on Tuesday, Sept. 8.

Image credit: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum