The Courage Curriculum honors the life of Max Warburg, a courageous eleven-year-old who lost his battle with leukemia in 1991. Max’s ability to continue to enjoy life and his steadfast determination and heartfelt hope in the face of a deadly disease were an inspiration to all who knew him.
Feeling that their son’s example would be an enduring message of courage, Stephanie and Jonathan Warburg worked with the Boston Public Schools and educators from across the country to develop and create the Courage Curriculum.
Since the program’s inception in 1991, the Max Warburg Courage Curriculum has continued to grow and is now taught in 99% of Boston Public middle schools, as well as charter, private, pilot and parochial schools in surrounding communities. Our program is also taught in ninth grade classrooms, as part of a national essay contest, and in schools as far away as Cambodia and the United Kingdom.
