What is the Centropa Summer Academy?
The Centropa Summer Academy (CSA) is an immersive, international professional development learning experience that brings together 65 educators from 16 countries to study 20th century Jewish history and the Holocaust in the landswhere it happened and to transform that experience into classroom teaching. Since the first Summer Academy in 2007, Centropa has taken teachers to the great cities of Central Europe , meeting historians and journalists, engaging with primary sources and local Jewish community members and collaborating on lesson ideas inspired by what they see and learn.
What makes CSA unique is its peer-to-peer model: educators from different countries and backgrounds work together, share perspectives, and continue collaborating long after the program ends. To date, 1,190 teachers from 21 countries have participated, building a global network that connects teachers and students across borders and helps them engage meaningfully with 20th century Central and Eastern European history, Holocaust history, and civil society in the 21st century.
