AWI Quarterly Term Archive

Humane Education

No Class: Teacher Reassigned After Ridiculing Student’s Anti-Dissection Stance

Animals in Laboratories

A Florida middle school teacher has been disciplined after taunting a 13-year-old student for choosing not to dissect a frog during science class. According to the student, the teacher snuck...

The Virtue of Virtual: Schools Switch to Digital Dissection

Animals in Laboratories

So far, nine schools in California and Maine have agreed to end animal dissections in response to a challenge issued by AWI, Save the Frogs! and Digital Frog International. In...

How My Class Grew to Love Sharks

Marine Wildlife

As a teacher , I am always looking for lessons I can teach that have a purpose. I want my students to work in real-life situations and solve real-live problems...

Kids & Animals: Drawings from the Hands and Hearts of Children & Youth

Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed Animals, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial Wildlife

Available for free online Animal behavior expert Marc Bekoff , in partnership with Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots program and the Children, Youth and Environments Center at the University of...

A Voice for Animals High School Essay Contest

All Programs

The Humane Education Network’s 20th annual “A Voice for Animals” high school essay contest runs February 1 through March 31. The contest gives students the opportunity to express concerns about animal...

Kamie Cat’s Terrible Night

Companion Animals

Written and illustrated by Sheila Hamanaka A night out on the town could be fun… unless you are a cat lost and alone in the city. Kamie Cat’s Terrible Night is the...

Pablo Puppy Games

Companion Animals

AWI is pleased to announce the availability of new humane educational on-line resources for children. Coloring pages, a matching game and a board game titled "Walking the Dog" can all...