Visit the Wisconsin Humane Society
Have you scheduled your field trip to the Wisconsin Humane Society yet? We offer a variety of age appropriate programs that focus on both companion and wild animals. Your classroom can learn about safety with animals, the Wisconsin Humane Society, careers in animal welfare and more! If your students are wild about animals, a visit to WHS is a must!
Teacher Workshop on Cross-curricular Humane Education
The Wisconsin Humane Society is thrilled to partner with Alverno College's Telesis Continuing Education Program to offer Kindness in the Classroom: Cross-curricular Humane Education. Humane education does more than simply teach care for animals; it incorporates values that are stressed in character education like respect, responsibility and citizenship. Educators will learn multidisciplinary and standards-based activities that incorporate humane and character education into the classroom. The class will meet on two Wednesdays: October 23 and November 6. Click here for more details and registration information.
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Young Advocates Club
Know any teens who love animals and want to make the world a better place? Get them involved in the Young Advocates Club! Find out more and register today!
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Tails and Tales Story Time
Every third Thursday, children ages 2 to 4 years old are invited to WHS to hear stories about animals with a humane theme and meet an animal guest. The program is free with a donation from our Wish List. School groups are welcome. Click here for more info.
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Kids’ Night Out
What better way to end the week than snacking on pizza and getting cozy with canines? Kids ages 8-12 are invited to join us for Kids’ Night Out on Friday, October 25 or Friday, December 6 from 6-8 p.m. Register today!
Scout Nights
Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts are invited to come to the Wisconsin Humane Society to learn all about dogs and cats! Scout Nights are held on select Wednesdays and Thursdays each month from October through May. Check our calendar for available dates.
Bow Wow Blizzard Camp
Come in from the cold and warm up with some fuzzy friends at the Wisconsin Humane Society! This one-day camp is for kids ages 8 to 11 to enjoy some frolicking fun during winter break. This year's camp will be on Friday, December 27. Spots fill fast so don’t delay. Register today!
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Our animals would like to thank Aubree, who collected donations for WHS on her birthday. We are incredibly grateful for this amazing gift and had a blast when you came to visit! See more Kind Kids!
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Classrooms Go Wild!
Want to learn more about how to help backyard wildlife? Your class can sponsor a species being cared for at the Wisconsin Humane Society’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.
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People and Animals Learning (PAL) Program Celebrates Another Great Summer of Being Kind to Animals!
This summer, the Wisconsin Humane Society hosted the PAL program for 34 underserved Milwaukee youth and 18 shelter dogs. PAL seeks to increase children's self-esteem and pro-social skills like empathy and positive conflict resolution, whichi research shows decreases a child's likelihood of becoming involved in violence. During the two-week program participants worked in pairs to train a shelter dog basic cues. The training program helps PAL kids gain experience and responsibility and feel the joy of achievement, and also helps the dogs be better prepared for an adoptive family. Participants also socialize cats and worked with ducklings at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.
A special thanks to all who nominated young people for this amazing program! If you are interested in nominating a child for this program for the summer of 2014 or would like more information about the program, please click here. The updated PAL application will be available in January of 2014.
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Ozaukee County Educators
If you’re an educator in Ozaukee County and would like to receive our Ozaukee campus Academic Animals, please email Andrea at aswanson@ozaukeehumane.org to be added to the distribution list.
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