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Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times by Zoe Weil

It’s not easy to raise children to know who they are and what is truly important in life.

Today’s culture assaults young people with messages that not only steer them away from humane living but also endorse destructive habits and behaviors. As you strive to lead your children – or help others - on a peaceful, productive path, you’re up against an onslaught of negative influences.

How can you help children be happy, self-confident and caring while creating a better world?

You need a guide you can trust.

Above All, Be Kind shows you how to teach children to be humane in the broadest sense: not only to become more compassionate towards family and friends, but also to make choices that demonstrate respect for the environment, other species and all people.

There is a way to change the world.

Imagine that the next generation has the commitment and skills to solve the most pressing challenges of our time. Above All Be Kind helps parents and other adults like you nurture that generation to become more aware, compassionate and empowered.

10% off list price. Bulk orders eligible for deeper discounts. Email: info@HumaneEducation.org for more information.

Listen to a radio interview with Zoe about this book from Family Matters. (April 20, 2006) - (Once at the page, click on the Pod icon to start the interview.)

Read an article about Zoe and this book from the Bangor Daily News. (February 2, 2004)

An Unnatural Order: Why We Are Destroying the Planet and Each Other by Jim Mason

Animal Protection -- HECP Students

This course covers a variety of animal issues, such as animal agriculture, experimentation, hunting and trapping, and companion animal concerns. It explores different philosophies regarding the inherent rights of other sentient animals to be free from exploitation and abuse, and encourages students to grapple with and determine for themselves their own ethics regarding nonhuman animals. As with all courses, Animal Protection examines the ways in which humans, animals, and ecosystems can be protected and respected for the good of all and helps students develop techniques for teaching about complex issues in a positive manner that invites dialogue and positive solutions.

Please Note: Only register for this course under the direction of your faculty advisor/mentor. If you have questions about which course to register for and when, please contact HECP Director Mary Pat Champeau.

Believing Cassandra: An Optimist Looks at a Pessimist's World by Alan Atkisson

Betrayal of Science and Reason: How Anti-Environmental Rhetoric Threatens Our Future by Paul & Anne Ehrlich

Beyond the Limits: Confronting Global Collapse, Envisioning a Sustainable Future by Donella H. Meadows, et al

Captive Kids: A Report on Commercial Pressures on Kids by Consumer Reports

Claude and Medea: The Hellburn Dogs by Zoe Weil

The first in a series of children's novels (ages 9 & up) promoting humane values through an exciting mystery. Claude and Medea are two very different Manhattan 7th graders who become clandestine activists seeking out opportunities to right wrongs and do good in the world. In The Hellburn Dogs, the duo and a group of friends team up to solve the mystery of a rash of dog thefts.

10% off list price. Bulk orders eligible for deeper discounts - email
info@HumaneEducation.org for more information.

See a review from the Easy Vegan. (6/7/2007)

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Consuming Kids: The Hostile Takeover of Childhood by Susan Linn

Creating a World That Works for All by Sharif Abdullah

Crossing the Blvd: Strangers, Neighbors, Aliens in a New America by Warren Lehrer & Judith Sloan

Cultural Issues -- HECP Students

This course explores the many ways in which cultural norms influence ideas, beliefs, and actions. Covering consumerism, media, advertising, globalization, public relations, economics, and politics, this course provides a foundation for understanding the ways in which people, and the choices they make, are shaped by their culture. Cultural Issues enables students to become aware of the cultural influences in their own lives and to become effective at giving others the tools to think critically and creatively. By recognizing the ways in which our thoughts and behaviors are often molded by culture, we gain the ability to determine more consciously our behaviors and actions.

Please Note: Only register for this course under the direction of your faculty advisor/mentor. If you have questions about which course to register for and when, please contact HECP Director Mary Pat Champeau.

Diet for a New America (Video) by John Robbins

Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy by Kevin Bales

Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy by Matthew Scully

Earth Education: A New Beginning by Steve Van Matre

Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect by David Orr

Environmental Ethics -- HECP Students

This course covers a range of environmental issues, such as global climate change, population, endangered species, pollution, and resource and energy use. It offers a solution-oriented approach to environmental challenges, balancing the study of environmental problems with the cultivation of positive ideas for creating sustainable and restorative systems that benefit people, animals, and the earth itself.  Environmental Ethics examines how we might teach about environmental challenges in a comprehensive manner that grounds them within issues of culture, human rights, and animal protection.

Please Note: Only register for this course under the direction of your faculty advisor/mentor. If you have questions about which course to register for and when, please contact HECP Director Mary Pat Champeau.

Faces of Racism by Josef Szwarc

Field Notes on the Compassionate Life: A Search for the Soul of Kindness by Marc Ian Barasch

For Your Own Good: Hidden Cruelty in Child Rearing & the Roots of Violence by Alice Miller

Free the Children: A Young Man Fights Against Child Labor & Proves That Children Can Change the World by Craig Kielburger

Good News for a Change: How Everyday People Are Helping the Planet by David Suzuki & Holly Dressel

Human Rights -- HECP Students

This course examines a range of human rights issues, including escalating worldwide slavery, child and sweatshop labor, genocide, and civil, gay/lesbian, disability and women's rights. It also examines acts of human courage, compassion, and kindness and invites students to find in themselves and others sources of deep and abiding humaneness, both as a model of human goodness, and as examples for exploring the ways in which humans can solve our conflicts and stop oppressing and exploiting others. As in the other courses, Human Rights examines the links between various forms of cruelty and uncovers solutions that will benefit all people, while also benefiting the environment and other animals.

Please Note: Only register for this course under the direction of your faculty advisor/mentor. If you have questions about which course to register for and when, please contact HECP Director Mary Pat Champeau.

Individualized Program Plan & Residency Fee -- HECP

Every HECP student starts their program with a planning session with the HECP Director or faculty to create an individualized program plan which will lay out that student’s schedule, milestones, and goals for her or his training. This fee also covers residency training (but not travel, accommodation or food expenses incurred for residency).  

Please Note: Only register for this course under the direction of your faculty advisor/mentor. If you have questions about which course to register for and when, please contact HECP Director Mary Pat Champeau.

Introduction to Humane Education -- HECP Students

This course introduces students to humane education and explores innovative educational philosophies and methods, exciting and effective ways to approach teaching and learning, and positive communication skills and conflict resolution. Forming the foundation for the issues courses that follow, Introduction to Humane Education invites students to examine the ways in which they can more fully model their message as an educator and bring the underlying concepts of good communication and teaching to their students as they incorporate the important issues of human rights, environmental ethics, animal protection, and culture.

Please Note: Only register for this course under the direction of your faculty advisor/mentor. If you have questions about which course to register for and when, please contact HECP Director Mary Pat Champeau. 

Marketing Madness: A Survival Guide for a Consumer Society by Michael F. Jacobson & Laurie Ann Mazur

Mass Hate: The Global Rise of Genocide and Terror by Neil J. Kressel

Material World: A Global Family Portrait by Peter Menzel

Media Alert: 200 Activities to Create Media Savvy Kids by Sue Lockwood Summers

MOGO Workshop - Farm Sanctuary (Regular Early Bird)

NOTE: This registration is for the REGULAR early bird rate for the MOGO Workshop at Farm Sanctuary.

Make your life more deeply reflect your values and purpose! If you want to delve into important issues of social justice, animal protection, and environmental preservation, and gain the information and motivation to make your life a deeper reflection of your values, join us for our MOGO workshop at Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, New York.

MOGO Workshop - Orlando, FL (Regular Early Bird)

NOTE: This registration is for the REGULAR early bird rate for the MOGO Workshop in Orlando, Florida.

Make your life more deeply reflect your values and purpose! If you want to delve into important issues of social justice, animal protection, and environmental preservation, and gain the information and motivation to make your life a deeper reflection of your values, join us for our MOGO workshop in Orlando, Florida.

MOGO Workshop - Orlando, FL (Student Early Bird)

NOTE: This registration is for the STUDENT early bird rate for the MOGO Workshop in Orlando, Florida.

Make your life more deeply reflect your values and purpose! If you want to delve into important issues of social justice, animal protection, and environmental preservation, and gain the information and motivation to make your life a deeper reflection of your values, join us for our MOGO workshop in Orlando, Florida.

MOGO Workshop - Portland, OR (Regular Early Bird)

NOTE: This registration is for the REGULAR early bird rate for the MOGO Workshop in Portland, Oregon.

Make your life more deeply reflect your values and purpose! If you want to delve into important issues of social justice, animal protection, and environmental preservation, and gain the information and motivation to make your life a deeper reflection of your values, join us for our MOGO workshop in Portland, Oregon.

MOGO Workshop - Portland, OR (Student Early Bird)

NOTE: This registration is for the STUDENT early bird rate for the MOGO Workshop in Portland, Oregon.

Make your life more deeply reflect your values and purpose! If you want to delve into important issues of social justice, animal protection, and environmental preservation, and gain the information and motivation to make your life a deeper reflection of your values, join us for our MOGO workshop in Portland, Oregon.

MOGO Workshop - Surry, ME (Regular Early Bird)

NOTE: This registration is for the REGULAR early bird rate for the MOGO Workshop in Surry, Maine. 

Make your life more deeply reflect your values and purpose! If you want to delve into important issues of social justice, animal protection, and environmental preservation, and gain the information and motivation to make your life a deeper reflection of your values, join us for our MOGO workshop in Surry, Maine.

The MOGO Workshop in Surry, Maine, is June 21-22, 2008, at the Institute for Humane Education. For more information, see our Calendar of Events.

MOGO Workshop - Surry, ME (Student Early Bird)

NOTE: This registration is for the STUDENT early bird rate for the MOGO Workshop in Surry, Maine.

If you are registering as a student, please send a copy of your student ID after you register and prior to the workshop. You can also fax it to: (207) 667-1025.  

Help make your life more deeply reflect your values and purpose! If you want to delve into important issues of social justice, animal protection, and environmental preservation, and gain the information and motivation to make your life a deeper reflection of your values, join us for our MOGO workshop in Surry, Maine.

MOGO, short for "most good," is a two-day workshop designed to educate, inspire, and motivate you to do the most good and the least harm through your everyday choices, your career, your activism, and your volunteer work. You’ll gain tools and motivation to live a more meaningful life and to contribute more effectively and joyfully to the creation of a better world for all.

The MOGO Workshop in Surry, Maine, is June 21-22, 2008, at the Institute for Humane Education. For more information, see our Calendar of Events.

MOGO Workshop - Woodstock NY (Regular)

NOTE: This registration is for the REGULAR rate for the MOGO Workshop in Woodstock, New York. 

Make your life more deeply reflect your values and purpose! If you want to delve into important issues of social justice, animal protection, and environmental preservation, and gain the information and motivation to make your life a deeper reflection of your values, join us for this special one-day MOGO Workshop at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary.

MOGO Workshop - Woodstock, NY (Student)

NOTE: This registration is for the STUDENT rate for the MOGO Workshop in Woodstock, New York.

If you are registering as a student, please send a copy of your student ID after you register and prior to the workshop. You can also fax it to: (207) 667-1025.  

Help make your life more deeply reflect your values and purpose! If you want to delve into important issues of social justice, animal protection, and environmental preservation, and gain the information and motivation to make your life a deeper reflection of your values, join us for our special one-day MOGO workshop at the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary in Woodstock, New York.

MOGO, short for "most good," is a workshop designed to educate, inspire, and motivate you to do the most good and the least harm through your everyday choices, your career, your activism, and your volunteer work. You’ll gain tools and motivation to live a more meaningful life and to contribute more effectively and joyfully to the creation of a better world for all.

The MOGO Workshop in Woodstock, NY, is October 11, 2008. For more information, see our Calendar of Events.

MOGO Workshop Farm Sanctuary (Student Early Bird)

NOTE: This registration is for the STUDENT early bird rate for the MOGO Workshop at Farm Sanctuary. 

If you are registering as a student, please send a copy of your student ID after you register and prior to the workshop. You can also fax it to: (207) 667-1025. 

Make your life more deeply reflect your values and purpose! If you want to delve into important issues of social justice, animal protection, and environmental preservation, and gain the information and motivation to make your life a deeper reflection of your values, join us for our MOGO workshop at Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, New York.

Practicum - HECP Students

In order to become an effective humane educator, students need practice implementing what they have learned. This teaching practicum enables students to apply what they’ve studied by designing and presenting a humane education program. The practicum may be a series of classes, a course, a week-long camp, a teaching website -- even a business plan for a humane education company. The practicum must be approved by IHE faculty and can be done at any point during the program.

Please Note: Only register for this course under the direction of your faculty advisor/mentor. If you have questions about which course to register for and when, please contact HECP Director Mary Pat Champeau. 

Privilege, Power, and Difference by Allan G. Johnson

Readings for Diversity and Social Justice by Maurianne Adams, ed.

Rethinking Globalization: Teaching for Justice in an Unjust World by Bill Bigelow & Bob Peterson, eds.

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry by Gail Eisnitz

So You Love Animals: An Action-Packed, Fun-Filled Book to Help Kids Help Animals by Zoe Weil

Sowing Seeds Workshop - Baltimore, MD (Regular Early Bird)

NOTE: This registration is for the REGULAR early bird rate for the Sowing Seeds Workshop in Baltimore, Maryland.

Be part of a growing movement dedicated to building a humane world through education! Our Sowing Seeds Workshop will educate and inspire you to provide people with the insight they need to make truly informed choices that help create a humane world!

The Sowing Seeds Workshop in Baltimore, Maryland, is October 11, 2008, at the Waldorf School of Baltimore. For more information, see our Calendar of Events. 

Sowing Seeds Workshop - Baltimore, MD (Student Early Bird)

NOTE: This registration is for the STUDENT early bird rate for the Sowing Seeds Workshop in Baltimore, Maryland.

Be part of a growing movement dedicated to building a humane world through education! Our Sowing Seeds Workshop will educate and inspire you to provide people with the insight they need to make truly informed choices that help create a humane world!

The Sowing Seeds Workshop in Baltimore, Maryland, is October 11, 2008, at the Waldorf School of Baltimore. For more information, see our Calendar of Events.

Sustainable Planet: Solutions for the 21st Century by Juliet Schor & Betsy Taylor, eds.

Teaching for Social Justice: A Democracy and Education Reader by William Ayers, ed.

The Courage to Teach by Parker Palmer

The Culture of Make Believe by Derrick Jensen

The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and the World by John Robbins

The Power and Promise of Humane Education by Zoe Weil

There is a way to make real change happen.

Students are eager to learn more about what’s happening around them and how they can have impact. You can help the next generation decrease suffering, oppression and destruction and create positive change for a kind, just, sustainable world.

In The Power and Promise of Humane Education, learn how to engage young people to explore social justice, environmental ethics, animal protection and more. Get the keys to unlock each person's potential - and your own - to be a force for good and to help lead us to a better future.

Get activities, stories, examples, case studies, resources and more to help implement your own program. This inviting and easy-to-use book is written for teachers, activists, educational reformers and home-schooling parents. Learn how to bring humane education to classrooms, youth groups, camps, religious settings or other gatherings.

10% off list price. Bulk orders eligible for deeper discounts. Email: info@HumaneEducation.org for more information. 

View an hour-long video interview with Zoe about this book from Books of Our Time from the Massachusetts School of Law. (October 23, 2005)

The Third Side: Why We Fight and How We Can Stop by William Ury

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell

The Witness (video) by Tribe of Heart

Toxic Sludge is Good for You: Lies, Damn Lies & the Public Relations Industry by John Stauber & Sheldon Rampton

Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Living That is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich by Duane Elgin

When Corporations Rule the World by David C. Korten