A GLOBAL RESOURCE FOR
ASSYRIAN GENOCIDE EDUCATION

Our curriculum is designed to be the go-to resource for schools across the globe. We provide rigorous, accessible materials that allow educators to integrate Assyrian history into the broader context of human rights and global studies.

Why teach about the Assyrian Genocide?

The Assyrian genocide profoundly impacted the Assyrian nation. In addition to the loss of an estimated at least 250,000 Assyrians, the genocide destroyed homes, villages, communities, and connections. Tens of thousands of children were orphaned and traumatized. Most survivors were prevented from ever returning home. This, in part, is why more Assyrians today live in diaspora than in their ancestral homelands. 

​The genocide took place at the same time as the Armenian genocide, with violence carried out by the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Understanding the experience of all targeted nations helps students more fully understand the scope and scale of the violence during this period whilst also learning about the unique experiences of each community.

​This curriculum aims to provide students with an understanding of key events surrounding the Assyrian genocide, including how the Ottoman Empire carried out a policy of genocide against Assyrians living within the Ottoman Empire and Persia and the continued impact of these atrocities on the Assyrian population today. 

Academically vetted resources for high-school/secondary school students.

Lesson Plan 1: WW1 & Memories of Seyfo

Lesson Plan 2: Media During WW1

COMPREHENSIVE LESSON PLANS

INSTRUCTIONAL SLIDES

  • The curriculum is designed as a 1-day introduction to the Assyrian genocide. There are two sample lesson plans, one focusing on oral histories and one focusing on newspaper archives. Instructors are also welcome to combine both lesson plans for two days of instruction, or combine with any content on the Armenian genocide.

    • Lesson Plan 1: Teaching with Testimony

    • Lesson Plan 2: Teaching with Archival Documents

    • What was the Assyrian genocide?

    • How and why did the Assyrian genocide happen?

    • What happened to Assyrians after the genocide?

  • At the end of this lesson, students will understand:

    • What genocide is and when it became international law.

    • How the Ottoman Empire carried out a genocide against Assyrians in both the Ottoman Empire and Persia.

    • The immediate and long-term impact of the genocide on Assyrians.

    • Why these atrocities are understood to be genocide, even though the word did not yet exist when they took place

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