Personal Choice and Community Dynamics

In this 2015 Milton Wolf Prize winning lesson, students examine the extent to which individual choices shape community dynamics. By watching Survival in Sarajevo, examining images, engaging in group discussions, and creating a final project, students are able to explore how individuals have the capacity to make great changes in the world. This lesson lends itself to themes of community service and action, leadership, and responsibility. This lesson can be taught in the context of American, World or European History courses as well as more specific courses such as Leadership or Holocaust Studies. From the images, film and study guide found at Centropa to the pictures from across America, the content of this lesson is focused on the post-Cold War world. The materials used from Centropa come directly from Survival in Sarajevo. A copy of each of the images necessary for this lesson is attached.