Anne Frank - A History For Today Exhibit

Cross Schools will host the traveling exhibit “Anne Frank – A History for Today” on Tuesday, Feb. 3rd, marking the fourth time the international exhibition has appeared on the Bluffton campus.

The exhibit is presented in partnership with the Anne Frank Center at the University of South Carolina, the North American partner of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. The center has worked in South Carolina classrooms since 2012 and opened its physical museum in Columbia in 2021.

Primarily designed for audiences ages 11 to 25, the exhibit tells the story of Anne Frank within the broader context of the Holocaust and World War II. The version displayed at Cross Schools includes 31 story panels detailing her life and historical circumstances.

Ahead of the public opening, 15 Cross upper school students will undergo two days of peer docent training led by staff from the Anne Frank Center. The training includes time in Columbia, where students learn the background of the exhibit and develop skills to guide visitors and facilitate discussions on themes such as tolerance and discrimination. The students will then serve as guides during the Feb. 3rd event.

Completion of the training qualifies students to join the Anne Frank Youth Network, which connects young people worldwide through community action projects and educational conferences.

The exhibit will be open to the public from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 3rd on the Cross campus. Admission is free, but reservations are required.

Cross Schools, founded in 1998, serves more than 600 students in preschool through high school at its Buckwalter Parkway campus.

Reservations are available at https://bit.ly/4quTAsY and more information can be found at crossschools.org or by calling 843-706-2000.