Education

In partnership with the Neag School of Education, Dodd Impact Programs is working to make Connecticut a national model for human rights education in primary and secondary schools. Taking international standards, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, as its inspiration and basis, our programs aim to integrate human rights content into classroom curricula and promote a culture of human rights in our schools and communities.

2024 Malka Penn Award Recognizes I Kick and I Fly and Jovita Wore Pants

Children’s literature selections honored for outstanding work addressing human rights issues and themes

Participants of the Summer Seminar for Genocide Studies and Prevention engage in discussion during a session

First Scheidt Family Seminar Fellows at UConn Join Growing International Genocide Prevention Network

‘The heart of genocide is one social identity hoping to wipe out another social identity’

During the first week of the Summer Institute, high school students and teachers delved into learning about human rights issues together – a unique, highly intentional, and unexpectedly successful aspect of the program.

Human Rights Close to Home: A Unique Civics Education Program for K-12 Students, Supported By the Redstone Family Foundation, Launched at UConn

‘I think we fundamentally underestimate how much our kids can learn even about the biggest and most important issues of today. We just need to teach them in ways that are relatable’