The Student Program

A Unique Student Travel Program

Inspired by the impact of The Asper Foundation Human Rights and Holocaust Studies Program, one of the cornerstones of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is a funded national student travel program that will bring up to tens of thousands of students to the Museum each year, and interact with thousands more via the Internet and traveling exhibits. No other national museum offers such a program.

The program will provide an opportunity for students to interact with their peers from across Canada, gain a national and international perspective, and be exposed to human rights issues in an engaging way.

It will also help them develop leadership skills and gain the knowledge and tools to be advocates for human rights in their schools and communities.

The student travel program will be funded in part by an Endowment created by Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. In addition, Rotary International has indicated its intent to ultimately fund one student from each of the 33,000 chapters around the world per year to the Museum.

The Museum will also work with educators to develop programs that support provincial curricula.