Student Comments
selected quotes from students of Previous Summer SymposiuM Programs
Students 2021 Program
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"I just want to thank all of the AHR staff and interns for their dedication. Last year was my first year with AHR, and it was truly a life-changing experience. I feel at home during the Symposium, surrounded by such loving, passionate people, and I always miss it a LOT when its over...Thank you for another incredible year."
"I wish every kid in the country had access to this!" |
"Because of the Symposium, my outlook on life has changed."
- Katelyn, 2015
"I thought in only just 6 days there were a lot of well informed and entertaining guest speakers. I learned a lot this year and will be using the book on Holocaust diaries as summer reading"
-STUDENT 2020 |
"My priorities have dramatically changed and all I want to do is get the word out about the horrible things that have happened in history and are happening today."
-STUDENT 2016 |
"This was a wonderful opportunity for me. I have learned so much. It is good to feel confident enough to explain to other people the actual horror of genocide."
-STUDENT 2018 |
"Halfway through the week I decided that I want to spend my life preventing genocide and helping victims. I want to spread awareness and make the world a better place for everyone." -STUDENT 2014 "I am so honored to have been a part of students and teachers who will hopefully one day change the world and the way people look at it." -STUDENT 2012 |
"I just want to thank all of the AHR staff and interns for their dedication. Last year was my first year with AHR, and it was truly a life-changing experience. I feel at home during the Symposium, surround by such loving, passionate people, and I always miss it a LOT when its over...Thank you for another incredible year."
-STUDENT 2020 "I want to say ‘thank you’. [The instructors] put together a program that sparked something inside of me. [They] ignited a will to generate change." -STUDENT 2014 |