9/11 Anniversary Digital Learning Experience

Join students and teachers from around the world to commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11 by registering for the free 9/11 Anniversary Digital Learning Experience. The program includes a 30-minute film, available on-demand, highlighting first-person accounts of the attacks and their aftermath and a live chat with Museum staff throughout the day. The film will be available beginning Friday, September 11, 2026.

Richard Eichen was at work on the 90th floor of the North Tower on 9/11 when it was struck, and despite a severe head injury, helped colleague Lucy Gonzalez evacuate just minutes before the collapse of the building. He was reunited with Gonzalez on the 10-year anniversary of the attacks at the dedication of the 9/11 Memorial in 2011. 

Terri Tobin joined the NYPD in 1983 and responded to 9/11 as a lieutenant, surviving the collapse of the South Tower. Despite severe injuries, she continued rescue efforts, earning her the NYPD Medal of Honor. She rose to Assistant Chief in 2019—one of only three women to hold the rank at the time—and retired as Chief of Interagency Operations in December 2024. 

James and Patrick Dowdell’s father, FDNY Lieutenant Kevin Dowdell, responded on 9/11 and is believed to have been inside the South Tower when it collapsed. His sons honored his legacy through service, with Patrick graduating from West Point and serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and James joining the FDNY and later attaining his father’s rank of lieutenant.

Caitlyn McIntryre and Olivia Perez-Johntry both lost their fathers on 9/11 — PAPD Officer Donald McIntyre and Anthony Perez, who worked at Cantor Fitzgerald. After the attacks, they attended America’s Camp, a summer camp for young relatives of 9/11 victims, and later pursued lives of service: Olivia as a science teacher and 9/11 advocate, and Caitlyn as a nurse inspired by her father during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The program will be interpreted in American Sign Language and captioned. An audio description, transcripts, and Spanish subtitles will also be available.

For more information contact the Education Programs Staff at digitallearning@911memorial.org.