6 Activities to Teach Food Justice
By Jeannie Russell Teaching about Food Justice means challenging students to explore and think critically about all aspects of our food systems – which connect …
By Jeannie Russell Teaching about Food Justice means challenging students to explore and think critically about all aspects of our food systems – which connect …
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 …
Former NYC DOE Literacy Department Leader Reviews Our Farm Animal Guide Read More »
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. …
Teach Children to Be Kind to Farm Animals with This Innovative New Resource Read More »
By Jeannie Russell Teaching about climate change, and its current and projected impacts on our communities, is a moral obligation we have to our youth, …
Food, Farms, and Climate Resilience: Bringing It Home Read More »
By Mickey Kudia It is common for children’s books to use farm animals as protagonists. Sometimes these books fall into the genre of fantasy, as …
The “Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act” is a ballot initiative that will be part of California’s November election. If this act becomes a …
Students Investigate California’s “Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act” Read More »
By Liz Walch A few minutes before this photo was taken, roughly 35 people were seated in the rows of white chairs, ready to see …
Humane Education for Advocates: my presentation at Animal Place Read More »
By Liz Walch When I teach the lesson on dog and cat homelessness and overpopulation as part of HEART’s Taking Action For Others program, there …
By: Macy Jenks I joined the animal advocacy club at Cleveland High School in the beginning of the 2015 school year. Just one month earlier, …
By Claire Howe Hood River, a small town about an hour east of Portland, Oregon, is home to a very special place, a place where …
Teaching elementary students about farmed animals is a tricky topic. Students this age are developing both intellectually and emotionally, and we want to shield them …
Teaching About Farmed Animals in Elementary School Read More »
By Chris Parrucci When one thinks of summer, images of beaches, backyards and relaxing vacations come to mind. For HEART campers around NYC, their summers …