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School and Teacher Resources
Educating our future pet owners
By educating tomorrow’s pet guardians, the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region is working toward a more humane community where animals are inherently valued and owners are committed to their pets. Opportunities for teachers to promote the core virtues of compassion, respect, empathy, integrity, and citizenship lie in humane education lessons. We can provide in-school presentations, shelter tours, teacher professional development, and curriculum resources to help teach these important life lessons.
In-School and Virtual Presentations
Six different classroom presentations are available for elementary through high school students, combining a hands-on approach to learning with age-appropriate information to engage the children. The presentations run from 30 to 60+ minutes, depending on the age of the students, the size of the group, and the topic. These programs are designed to be supplemental experiences that support 2020 Colorado Academic Standards but don’t necessarily cover the whole standards listed below.
Custom Programs, All Ages
Interested in a topic other than one listed above? We can work with you to develop a custom program about the topic that you’re interested in! Please note that these programs are more expensive than our pre-made lessons due to the time and resources put into a special request and start at $50 per program. This can increase depending on the scope of the request, so please check out our Student Resources page or the Student Requests section below as that might help answer some of your students’ questions!
*For this program, we can bring a certified dog that the students can meet. Please let us know of any policies regarding animal visitors at your school or district when registering for this program*
Field Trips
We invite your group to visit the shelter to see the different animals that depend on us for their care. Tours involve an introductory presentation describing the scope of the Humane Society’s work and our impact on the community. Groups will then tour the Adoption area of our facility and potentially visit with a couple of critters.
Student Help and Group Donation Projects
We do our best to be a resource for our community, so if there is a student or small group of students looking to get more information for a class project, please book a time to talk with our Youth Education Manager.
Check out our, About Us, Pet Resources, and Accountability pages for more information as well!