By Liz Walch My service-learning students at the Academy for Global Citizenship are great at coming up with BIG ideas. And they not only have BIG ideas, they have a lot of them. “Let’s invent and build a machine to clean all the trash out of the ocean!” “Let’s have

By Liz Walch Some of my favorite outdoor activities as a kid were watching the tiny toads that hopped around my house and quietly sitting myself down on the living room windowsill to watch the hummingbirds, who would come to sip nectar at our hummingbird feeder (and as I type

“Awareness-raising” is when a person or group brings attention to a concern or issue with the intent of gaining supporters. It is one of the most basic forms of advocacy because the first step in creating change is to let people know that a problem exists and how they can

Opinion or persuasive writing can be an excellent opportunity to teach about activism and real-world social justice issues in the classroom. This blog will provide you with ideas for how to modify your opinion-writing unit to include a social justice component, while meeting academic standards. Have Students Write About a

By Kristina Hulvershorn Most children love art. For many, it’s an opportunity to let loose and express an emotional world that they are still learning to articulate. I have been continually reminded, as a humane educator, how seamlessly art can be paired with humane education topics. Often, upon learning about

Are you looking for some fun activities this Valentine’s that will also encourage your students to think critically about their choices? Below are five activity suggestions for bringing humane education to your classroom this Valentine’s Day. 1) Finding the Perfect Valentine’s Day Card Today, holiday cards can be made with

By Jeannie Russell One of the challenges to creating a meaningful service curriculum within our humane education framework is finding ways to link the kind of complex, multiply-determined issues we care about – like industrial and animal agriculture, environmental racism, climate justice, and the exploitation of non-human animals in all

Over the summer, I attended a workshop by The Toolbox for Education and Social Justice about using non-competitive, collaborative games in the classroom. I’ve used games before in my lessons because they are fun and engaging; however, this workshop inspired me to think critically about the types of games I