When we see a book that teaches effective ways to talk to kids about issues and offers activities that instill reverence, compassion and respect for others, we can’t help but want to share it with everyone we know. Zoe Weil’s The Power and Promise of Humane Education is such a
The week after the BP Oil spill in April 2010, the spring session for the HEART Club at Mamaroneck Avenue Elementary School was starting. The 5th grade students had spent the fall session of the HEART Club tackling issues like child labor, puppy mills and pollution. They had learned how
For the past five years Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers (HEART) has worked to further its mission to foster compassion and respect for all living beings and the environment by educating youth and teachers in humane education. HEART is a youth development organization that teaches kids about human rights, animal