By Kim Korona In celebrating Black History Month, we honor some of the first humane educators who endeavored to promote both anti-racism and the humane …
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Recently, we partnered with The Gryphon Press to create a classroom guide for its newly published children’s book Jake and Ava: A Boy and a …
We had the opportunity to ask 5th grade students at PS 165 in Queens, NY about their thoughts regarding how to create positive change in …
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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 …
By Liz Walch When I was a kid, I loved watching Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the TV show where comedians performed on-the-spot skits, bits, …
By Jeannie Russell HEART has just completed our year-long Compassionate Communities Award Competition in collaboration with the NYC Mayor’s Office and the NYC Department of …
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By Kristina Hulvershorn If you have planted the seeds of concern and compassion through humane education, there will likely come a time where students are ready …
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By Bob Schwalb Prior to my career in humane education, my advocacy work was mostly centered around animals. I cared about human rights and environmental …
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 …
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By Jeannie Russell HEART has been collaborating with a number of public libraries in the Bronx to provide community-building programs for youth during public school …
In a word: everything. In my years as a teacher and as a practitioner of social emotional learning, I have come to understand a simple …
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By Jeannie Russell One of the newer programs HEART has embarked upon in the last year takes place in a different setting from our usual …
HEART has worked with educators in Italy, China, and the Galapagos Islands who were all interested in bringing HEART’s programs to the youth with whom …
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By Claire Howe Comprehensive humane education, by its very name, covers an expansive number of topics, everything from oceanic plastic pollution to oppressive child labor. …
By Ali Berman During our many years of teaching kids about social justice issues like poverty, sweatshops, large-scale animal suffering, climate change and pollution, we …
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