Weiner Nusim 2004

This guide, THE HEROES OF VIETNAM--A LIVING TRIBUTE TO THE SOLDIERS WHO FOUGHT THERE, is designed to enable students to create a living history of the local heroes from their state who sacrificed their lives during the Vietnam War. It also can be used as a basis for learning about and honoring the heroes of other wars. The 11 activities cover the background and history of the Vietnam War, including the cultural backdrop of the 1960s, and give students the necessary tools to help them gather information from friends and relatives of those who fought. Based on a program developed by Tom Dzicek, a teacher at Capt. Nathan Hale Middle School in Coventry, Connecticut, this guide gives students a context for better understanding the realities of the Vietnam War era. The activities have been developed for high school and middle school students in social studies, language arts, music, science, and art classes, although teachers of courses about the 1960s or even college history professors can adapt the content for their classes.

Weiner Nusim 2003

This study guide to THE JAZZ AGE IN PARIS (1914-1940) originally supplemented the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibition of the same name. This guide explores the remarkable transcontinental cultural celebration of art, music, and literature that created masters and masterpieces. This guide is of special interest to language arts, art and music students at the high school and college level. It includes background material and activity ideas in these major subject areas.

Weiner Nusim 2001,2002

This guide, NO MATTER WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES: A GUIDE TO HELP TEENS RECOGNIZE AND UNDERSTAND ADDICTION, is designed to provide resources to stimulate thought and discussion on the broad topic of addiction. It does not focus on any one type of addiction, but rather seeks to identify addictive behaviors and how addictions affect young people. It also offers information and resources for treatment. There are twelve activity areas in this guide, with each activity building on the knowledge gained in the previous exercise. Not every part of each activity needs to be completed in order for students to benefit from this guide; however, the activities were designed to give students an opportunity for provocative discussions of each topic.

In the spring of 2000, The Weiner Nusim Foundation surveyed 20,000 senior-high educators nationwide to assess areas of interest in helping high school students become healthy and successful adults. From our survey, we learned that the need for information on recognizing and dealing with addiction--not just to alcohol and drugs, but to all sorts of addictive substances and behaviors--was overwhelming. At that time The Weiner Nusim Foundation began developing a program on the subject of addiction. (see guide above for 2001/2002).

Weiner Nusim 1999

Now more than ever the issue of violence in our youth has become more apparent. The Weiner Nusim Foundation has developed a study guide that can help educators on all levels address this issue in the classroom through discussion topics and activities that can be integrated into the classroom.