Education

The Education Division is committed to increasing access to humanities-based education and educational programming for all Illinoisans and to providing high quality facilitation training for individuals and communities committed to engaging in constructive conversations.

Through specific educational programs geared towards K-12 youth and teachers to programs for adults and communities who have had limited access to humanities-based education and programming to providing high quality facilitation training, the Education Division furthers the mission of Illinois Humanities through community-engaged learning and discussions.
Related Focus Area: Education

Education Programs:

Long Overdue Book Groups

Long Overdue Book Groups are free, community-based book groups. In 2021 and 2022, the Long Overdue Book Groups will participate in a series of programs focusing on three groundbreaking novels. This series, titled Rememory: haunting, trauma, and historical fiction, is part of and funded by the NEA Big Read initiative.

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