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A New Year and a New Semester!

[Gallery Image] As we embark on a new year full of many exciting projects ahead, we would like to take this time to look back at some of our accomplishments of 2015. As part of our work towards the...

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A New School Year with New Opportunities

​Welcome back to school! The Corning Centre would like to congratulate all parents, teachers and students on the start of a new academic year — a new year full of new opportunities to make a difference!...

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Our Recap of Genocide Awareness Month

[Gallery Image] The Corning Centre has had a busy month! As mentioned in a previous post, on April 3, we co-sponsored an event titled “From Remembrance to Action Student Conference: Exploring Upstanders...

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NEW – Online Lesson Portal

April of every year is Genocide Awareness Month, and on this occasion the Corning Centre has planned to unveil a new section of its website: the Online Learning Modules. Through the portal, teachers will...

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From Remembrance to Action

[Gallery Image] The Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education, in partnership with the Toronto District School Board and Facing History and Ourselves, held a half-day conference for students registered...

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April Is Genocide Awareness Month

​Through a motion passed unanimously in 2013, the Toronto District School Board declared April as Genocide Awareness Month (full text below). The Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education is supportive...

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The Voice of Empowerment

“The Voice of Empowerment” is the title of a post by teacher Cheryl Payne-Stevens on the blog of the Ontario Network at Facing History and Ourselves. The article describes a visit to Cheryl’s classroom...

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The Corning Centre Targets Genocide Denial

Drawing a line connecting the Second Battle of Ypres, a predecessor of the Globe and Mail, and injustice in the Republic of Turkey, the Corning Centre expressed its views on the adverse effects of Armenian...

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Website Launched!

Welcome to the Corning Centre’s online home! You should also join us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. We’ll be sure to return the favour!