Comments on: Hiroshima Day and Teaching Empathy http://adrianbruce.com/teacher-toolbox/hiroshima-day-and-teaching-empathy/ What's new @ www.adrianbruce.com Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:57:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Animal Club http://adrianbruce.com/teacher-toolbox/hiroshima-day-and-teaching-empathy/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Animal Club Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:58:54 +0000 http://adrianbruce.com/teacher-toolbox/?p=240#comment-478 Congratulations Adrian on this focus on empathy in your classroom. I wonder if you know about the growing movement of "Humane Education". See, for example, the US-based Institute for Humane Education (www.humaneeducation.org/). One aspect of humane education is fostering the values of compassion and respect for animals in the younger generation. Australian teachers interested in this theme may wish to join "Animal Club", a national network of clubs in schools across Australia intended to inspire and encourage schools to get active for animal protection. Through Animal Clubs, students can develop and foster the values, knowledge, understanding and skills needed to protect animals. Rewards and recognition include an annual $5,000 Humane School prize (for educational resources) and seed funding to assist schools in establishing Clubs. Clubs organise activities in their schools or communities to raise awareness of animal protection issues and promote respect and compassion for animals. Run by Club Leaders (a teacher, principal or trusted school parent), clubs meet at recess, lunch, or after school. Club activities can also be incorporated into the school curriculum. More information can be found online at: www.animalclub.org.au Congratulations Adrian on this focus on empathy in your classroom. I wonder if you know about the growing movement of “Humane Education”. See, for example, the US-based Institute for Humane Education (www.humaneeducation.org/). One aspect of humane education is fostering the values of compassion and respect for animals in the younger generation.

Australian teachers interested in this theme may wish to join “Animal Club”, a national network of clubs in schools across Australia intended to inspire and encourage schools to get active for animal protection. Through Animal Clubs, students can develop and foster the values, knowledge, understanding and skills needed to protect animals.

Rewards and recognition include an annual $5,000 Humane School prize (for educational resources) and seed funding to assist schools in establishing Clubs.

Clubs organise activities in their schools or communities to raise awareness of animal protection issues and promote respect and compassion for animals. Run by Club Leaders (a teacher, principal or trusted school parent), clubs meet at recess, lunch, or after school. Club activities can also be incorporated into the school curriculum.

More information can be found online at: http://www.animalclub.org.au

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