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 …
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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Felice Clyne-Davis is an amazing educator with whom HEART has had the pleasure and honor of partnering for many years while she worked as a …
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 …
On the bright, sunny morning of June 5th, the Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury, NY was buzzing with excitement, filled with student presenters …
Cultivating Compassion in Nassau County Communities Read More »
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 …
By Jeannie Russell In the fall of 2017, HEART kicked off a new and exciting program that greatly expands the reach and impact of our …
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 …
When It’s Time to Get Out of The Way! 5 Tips for Youth-Led Humane Education Projects Read More »
“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 …
Teaching Students how to Raise Awareness about a Problem Read More »
By Liz Walch Getting a group of fifteen people to agree on anything can be a challenge. This was definitely the case for a group …
Involved Every Step of the Way: The Service-Learning Bake Sale Saga! Read More »
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 …
HEART has partnered with Collegio San Carlo, a high school in Milan, Italy for the past several years teaching a human rights elective via computer. …
By Kristina Hulvershorn My very best moments as a humane educator have always been when the learning becomes impassioned and active. What I mean is …
By Chris Parrucci As people all around the country are deciding who they want to be the next President of the United States, some HEART …
By Jeannie Russell One of the challenges humane educators face in creating curricula and programming for general education settings is introducing students to meaningful human …