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In 1939, Nicholas Winton personally saved the lives of 669 children. Most of them were Jewish — from Czechoslovakia, which was soon to be occupied by the Nazis.
He brought them to Britain and kept it a secret for nearly 50 years. In 2002 Queen Elizabeth II conferred knighthood on Winton.
Winton, now 98 years old, is an immensely compelling symbol of how a caring person can truly make a difference. Click here to see how Sir Nicholas celebrated his birthday.
NEWSThe Michigan Council for Social Studies awarded Charles and Rita Gelman and the Gelman Educational Foundation with the Great Influence Award at their 52nd Annual State Professional Learning Conference.
An article about Nicholas Winton's correspondence with a class of school children in Hillsdale, Michigan made the front page of the Hillsdale Daily News on March 5. Ben Stafford told Denise McCosh's fifth grade class at Gier Elementary School about Sir Nicholas and what he had done, and encouraged them to write to him. The article may be viewed by clicking here, or see the newspapers site by clicking here.
Czech filmmaker Matej Mináč made a documentary film of Winton's life "Nicholas Winton – The Power of Good" which won the International Emmy Award in 2002. The Gelman Educational Foundation has licensed a DVD of this film for use in educational settings. The DVD and an accompanying Study Guide are available from the foundation. (The Study Guide is also included as a PDF file on the DVD.) To request a copy of the DVD send us the following information: The date(s) on which the screening(s) will take place; who the audience will be; the number of people you are expecting at each screening; and whether or not the audience will be paying. Send the information by email to the Gelman Educational Foundation by clicking here.
A 6-minute 
Windows Media Player preview
of the DVD may be downloaded from this site. The preview is in a WMV format.
Download the file to your computer by
clicking here
and then play it.
You are required to pay a fee to show the film for non-educational purposes. The schedule of fees for screening the film or DVD publicly in North America is here. If you are outside North America please contact Matej Mináč directly by clicking here.