Monika Koszyńska, USC Shoah Foundation education specialist since 2011, lives in Warsaw, Poland. She is a school educator by training, with a master's degree in pedagogy from Warsaw University. A teacher of elementary education and civic education, she worked in schools for 12 years. She co-founded the Lauder-Morasha School, a Jewish elementary school in Warsaw, where she worked for 8 years. Monika then led educational projects in history education, civic education and school quality assurance at the Center for Civic Education. She has worked as a teacher-trainer for 25 years.