Benjamin Prize

The Benjamin Prize was established as a Norwegian prize to counter racism in 2002. The prize is awarded in memory of Benjamin Hermansen, who at the age of 15 years, was murdered in Holmlia, Søndre Nordstrand in Oslo, Norway. The death was racially motivated.^[1]

The prize is awarded each year on 27 January in conjunction with the commemoration of the Holocaust. On this date Soviet forces liberated Nazi concentration camps in Auschwitz and Birkenau. The prize is awarded to a school that actively works against racism and discrimination.

The work for which the award is given is to be characterized by:

Anchoring: The school's work against racism and discrimination represent a long-term commitment.
Involvement: The school's work against racism and discrimination involves faculty and students at the school.
Highlighting: The school's work against racism and discrimination is visible both in the school and in the broader community.

The prize consists of 250,000 kroner, and a miniature bust of Benjamin Hermansen, created by Ivar Sjaastad. The original bust is placed at Holmlia.

The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training awards the prize. The jury which determines the recipient consists of Marit Hermansen (Benjamin’s mother), and representatives from the Antiracism Center, the Sami Parliament of Norway, Union of Education Norway,^[2] Parents Committee for Primary and Lower Secondary Education,^[3] and the Norwegian Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities.

Winners

2002 — Sunndal high school in Sunndalsøra
2003 — Fjell school in Drammen
2004 — Ila school in Trondheim
2005 — Gommerud school in Bærum
2006 — Mandal secondary school in Mandal
2007 — Skotselv school in Øvre Eiker in Buskerud
2008 — Sogn Upper Secondary School in Oslo
2009 — Skullerud school in Oslo
2010 — Hagaløkka school in Asker
2011 — Karuss school in Kristiansand
2012 — Greveskogen high school in Tønsberg
2013 — Brandengen high school in Drammen
2014 — Uranienborg skole in Oslo
2015 — Sjøvegan high school in Salangen
2016 – Løkenåsen skole in Lørenskog
2017 — Høyland ungdomsskole in Sandnes
2018 — Kuben Upper Secondary School in Oslo
2019 — Alvimhaugen barneskole in Sarpsborg

References

^ This article was translated at request from the Norwegian Wikipedia article on this subject (retrieved 11 October 2008). See the interwiki link for the material in the original in Norwegian.
^ The Union of Education Norway is Norway's largest trade union for teaching personnel with more than 140,000 members. Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ A Norwegian representative organization of parents with children in primary school which serves as an advisory body for the Ministry in matters related to cooperation between home and school.

External links

Benjaminprisen (in Norwegian) at Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training.

[1] This article was translated at request from the Norwegian Wikipedia article on this subject (retrieved 11 October 2008). See the interwiki link for the material in the original in Norwegian.

[2] The Union of Education Norway is Norway's largest trade union for teaching personnel with more than 140,000 members. Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[3] A Norwegian representative organization of parents with children in primary school which serves as an advisory body for the Ministry in matters related to cooperation between home and school.

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