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The Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (OREALC/UNESCO Santiago), the Museum of Memory and Human Rights, and the French Institute of Chile presented a new pedagogical booklet on 7 June during the seminar . The booklet addresses the teaching of Chile's traumatic past through the framework of memory pedagogy, with a special focus on the period of the civic-military dictatorship (1973-1990).

The document, titled , provides context-specific recommendations and strategies for tackling these sensitive topics in Chilean schools. It offers historical background, introduces memory sites, proposes pedagogical strategies, suggests activities, and provides bibliographic and digital references for further exploration of the subject.

One of the challenges in teaching these topics is the lack of resources and guidance for teachers, as well as ideological barriers and existing preconceptions in society. The booklet aims to provide educators with both conceptual and practical tools to plan and conduct lessons and guided visits to memory sites, ensuring these activities are effectively integrated within the framework of Chile’s official curriculum and civic education programmes.

Claudia Uribe, Director of UNESCO’s Office in Chile, highlighted: "Education about the recent past is essential for shaping citizens who are aware of their country’s history and for promoting values such as democracy and respect for human rights. By providing teachers with the right tools, the aim is to encourage critical reflection among students and raise awareness about the grave human rights violations that occurred during the Chilean dictatorship."

The booklet is grounded in memory pedagogy, a theoretical approach developed in Latin America in recent decades, which emphasises the role of human rights in teaching the recent past and fostering critical thinking in students. This approach aligns with the pedagogical standards for the teaching of History, Geography, and Social Sciences within the Chilean curriculum.

The publication also connects with UNESCO’s efforts in global citizenship education. In addition, human rights education and memory pedagogy are essential components of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which aims to promote a universal culture of human rights and develop citizens committed to building a more inclusive, just, and peaceful world.

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This publication builds on the 2022 project, “Representar los juicios: desafíos intelectuales, artísticos y museográficos” carried out by the French Institute of Chile. This initiative consisted of a series of events on the duty of memory in the context of Latin American dictatorships. In Chile, the events were organised in collaboration with the Museum of Memory and Human Rights and included , the seminar , and lectures such as by Mauro Basaure, and by Daniela Jara.

The booklet also benefited from content review and reference support from the Centre for Teacher Development, Experimentation, and Pedagogical Research (CPEIP) of Chile’s Ministry of Education and the Unit for Promotion, Education, and Participation of the National Institute of Human Rights (INDH) of Chile.