Oh, What a Waste! Teaching About Food Waste
By Bob Schwalb “Don’t waste food! There are starving children all over the world who would love to have the food you’re about to throw …
Teach Children Social Skills Through Training Animals
By Jeannie Russell Amid the collective trauma of the past pandemic year, one of the few positive outcomes to emerge was a notable increase in …
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Young People Are Inherently Motivated to Create a Better World for Future Generations, According to Research
By Kristina Hulvershorn Ask anyone who works with children and they will tell you how deeply children seek and argue for what is “fair” and “right.” That’s …
Mindfulness in Teaching: How Mindfulness can Reduce Stress and Create a Better Learning Environment
By Bob Schwalb It’s no secret: Teaching is a demanding and oftentimes stressful job. So stressful, in fact, that 46% of teachers in a recent …
Core Components of Humane Education: A Groundbreaking Tool to Support Lesson Plan Development and Program Delivery
By Kim Korona HEART is thrilled to announce the release of the Humane Education Coalition’s (HEC) Core Components of Humane Education (CCHE). This publication focuses …
Former NYC DOE Literacy Department Leader Reviews Our Farm Animal Guide
Review by Esther Klein Friedman, Ph.D., Literacy-Learning Mentor Consultant;Retired Executive Director of Literacy and Academic Intervention, New York City Dept. of Education Including a unit …
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Teach Children to Be Kind to Farm Animals with This Innovative New Resource
By Mickey Kudia HEART is thrilled to announce the release of our latest curriculum guide, Exploring the Lives of Farm Animals: Lessons that Teach Compassion. …
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Beyond the March: Bringing an Anti-Racist Perspective to My Work as a Humane Educator
By Kim Korona As we observe Black History Month, it is an important time to remember that while Black people and their experiences have been …
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An Interview with Michael J. Gilmour, Author of “Creative Compassion, Literature, and Animal Welfare”
In this blog, we’re pleased to introduce Michael J. Gilmour, Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, and author of the book Creative Compassion, …
Unique Collaboration Brings Humane Education to Young Domestic Violence Survivors
By Jeannie Russell On a blisteringly hot day in early July some years ago, I took the long walk from the subway to a 52-family …
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Teach About Bats This Halloween With These 5 Ideas
Bats are one of my favorite animals, and I love sharing this interest with my students. In this blog, I’ll describe some of my favorite …
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Teaching Perspective-Taking to Create a Kinder and More Compassionate World
By Bob Schwalb Perspective-taking is the ability to see a situation from someone else’s point of view. Research has shown that individuals who take the …
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Remote Learning Activities for Challenging Times
By Kristina Hulvershorn I had originally planned to create an optimistic beginning-of-the-school year blog this month, but with so much uncertainty surrounding our children’s education …
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Honoring Resilience and Compassion in Brooklyn School Communities
By Jeannie Russell In March of 2020, the children of New York joined the rest of the world in a global lockdown, suddenly losing the …
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Heartfulness: Activities to Take Mindfulness to the Next Level
By Bob Schwalb Today, many people are familiar with mindfulness practices. We find mindfulness instruction online, in community centers, in places of worship, in the …
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