A Little Free Library, designed by Clear Creek Amana students two years ago in collaboration with the UI Anne Frank Initiative and Iowa Youth Writing Project, has found a home at the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital. The library now offers books by and for young people, promoting hope, resilience, and the power of youth voices.

The Anne Frank Initiative and Clear Creek Amana Middle School collaborated for the third year in a row to teach 200+ eighth graders about Anne Frank's story through virtual reality, writing and identity, resistance, the power of reading, and visiting the Anne Frank sapling on the Pentacrest.

A webinar put on by the Anne Frank Initiative explores the importance of Holocaust education and why Anne Frank's story is relevant to discussing other difficult stories from the past and present.

The Anne Frank Initiative welcomed over 250 eighth graders from Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Middle School where they learned about Anne Frank’s story, her legacy, and her special connection to Iowa.

The Anne Frank Initiative, an International Programs affinity group, welcomed approximately 200 students from the Clear Creek Amana Community School District to the University of Iowa campus on Friday, May 19.

Over 250 middle school students from Eastern Iowa schools participated in the International Day Human Rights Conference 2023. Organized by the University of Iowa Baker Teacher Leader Center and sponsored by International Programs and the Stanley Center for Peace and Security, this year’s conference theme was Education for All.  

The mission of the Anne Frank Initiative is to investigate Anne Frank’s literary contributions and her legacy in a more contemporary context.