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Learn About the Institute
The Institute for Humane Education (IHE) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) educational organization dedicated to creating a humane world through humane education.
Write to us: P.O. Box 260, Surry, ME 04684
Phone/Fax: (207) 667-1025
Email: info@HumaneEducation.org
IHE is headquartered at 792 Surry Rd., Surry, ME, where it has the use of a beautiful facility situated on 28 oceanfront acres overlooking the mountains of Acadia National Park. The grounds include an organic garden, a beautiful wooded trail, and a pebble beach where seals, eagles, loons and osprey are frequently seen.
Overview
The Institute for Humane Education:
- Has been training humane educators and promoting comprehensive humane education since 1996.
- Created the first humane education training and certificate program in the U.S.
- Affiliated with Cambridge College to offer the first M.Ed. in humane education in the U.S. It remains a unique program to this day.
- Has trained hundreds of humane educators reaching thousands of students.
- Has reached hundreds of thousands of people and communities worldwide through our distance-learning certificate and degree programs, workshops, presentations, publications and website.
IHE relies on the generous support of individuals, groups and founders to help fund our mission to create a more humane world. Please consider giving a donation.









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