Find resources, lesson plans, strategies and more to help (especially new) middle and high school teachers set up your classrooms to invite and explore humane education values, issues, and principles.
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Find resources, lesson plans, strategies and more to help (especially new) middle and high school teachers set up your classrooms to invite and explore humane education values, issues, and principles.
Read more »Find resources, lesson plans, strategies and more to help (especially new) elementary school teachers set up your classrooms to invite and explore humane education values, issues, and principles.
Read more »Stories of adult and youth changemakers and solutionaries who are working for a better world to inspire and empower yourself and others.
Read more »Zoe Weil—author, educator, and president of the Institute for Humane Education—describes how we can (and must) transform education and teaching; create such a generation; and build such a future.
Read more »Based on the Privilege Walk, this activity encourages students/participants to develop an awareness of the kinds of choices we make every day that impact other people, nonhuman animals, and the environment. Recommended for grades 9 and up. Time: A few class periods
Read more »This brief activity is a great icebreaker for groups of humane educators or student (or adult) solutionaries to help them define their visions. Recommended for grades 8 and up. Time: 30-45 minutes
Read more »Learn direct ways to become involved with the community, make better choices as consumers, and develop positive messages to live by, and discover that our simple decisions really can change the world.
Read more »Students become castaways on a remote and pristine island and must determine how to live in a way that is sustainable for all people, animals, and the island itself. Recommended for grades 8 and up. Time: several weeks Common Core Standards for this activity (pdf): Download Common Core for grade 8. Download Common Core…
Read more »Everyone has an ecological footprint. Participants use paper footprints to simulate the impact of their choices on the earth. Extension activities allow students to explore their ecological footprints and what choices can be made to reduce them. Recommended for grades 6 and up. Time: 45 minutes Common Core Standards for this activity (pdf): Download Common…
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