About Us
For over 100 years, ADL has championed justice through research, legislation and civil rights work. More than 50 years ago, we launched ADL Education: an essential strategy in our work toward challenging bias and hate.
Anti-Bias Learning is a Journey
Understanding the complexities of identity, the value of our differences, and the importance of standing up to bias, antisemitism and hate takes a village working together toward that common goal.
We’ve forged powerful partnerships with teachers, students, families, colleges and communities to join us in furthering our mission on a major scale. With deep experience and expertise in teaching and pedagogy, ADL Education is and always has been rooted in scholarship structured around our four pillars:
Explore Identity
Explore and reflect on the various aspects of identity and how it consciously and unconsciously shapes one’s worldview. Apply this understanding to recognize the relationship between identity, bias and power.
Interpret Differences
Recognize the value of diversity in society. Adopt a vocabulary for speaking about differences, prejudice and discrimination and develop strategies to communicate across differences.
Challenge Bias
Put into practice skills to confront bias within oneself, others and institutions and become change agents in one’s community and society. Apply this understanding to bring about a more equitable and just society.
Champion Justice
Build the capacity to recognize and confront bias within oneself, others andinstitutions. Examine the relationship between individual biases and systemic oppression, including the impact of intersecting oppressions.
Education Where and When Its Needed
ADL is based in New York with a network of 25 regional offices. With a local presence in communities around the country, ADL Education responds to incidents of antisemitism and other forms of bias and hate while providing education programs in schools and communities.
And with the availability of new online learning experiences, we’re opening up educational opportunities on a global scale to make sure everyone has access to the resources that matter most.
