September 30, 2009
Teach Kids to Be Kind to Animals
Send KIND News Into Classrooms Near You
Recognizing a child's natural love for animals, our award-winning classroom newspaper has reached two hundred million students nationwide and has become the most widely used humane education resource for teachers, parents, and animal sheltering professionals.
The colorful articles, short features, and fun activities teach children the importance of treating animals with kindness and respect. The emphasis in KIND News on proper pet care and wildlife appreciation grabs students' interest and makes abstract values like compassion, citizenship, and responsibility come alive!
KIND News is aligned with National Education Standards for the major subject areas and is used by teachers across the curriculum. A renewed focus on character education makes KIND News an especially valuable resource for teachers.
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Through the Adopt-a-Classroom program, humane agencies, civic groups, parents, and businesses "adopt" elementary-school classes by providing them with gift subscriptions of KIND News. Sponsors may choose the classroom(s) they adopt or let us select for you!
With responsible pet care as a constant theme, the KIND News Adopt-a-Classroom program is an important part of many local animal care and control organizations' humane education programs.
KIND Newsregularly covers licensing, the need to properly train pets, spaying and neutering, problems associated with wild animals as pets, and the vital role animal care and control agencies play in the community. You too can start an Adopt-a-Classroom program and provide this award-winning humane education tool to your schools.
In the Classroom When You Can’t Be
A consistent part of a child’s school year, KIND News keeps important lessons about animal protection resonating in the classroom long after students’ last shelter tour or your last school presentation. Our surveys of teachers receiving the newspaper show that 99 percent think teaching children to care responsibly for pets is "very important" or "important." KIND News gives teachers that opportunity every month during the school year. And our surveys show that virtually 100 percent of teachers who receive KIND News use it every month.
Raise Funds
One way of participating in the Adopt-a-Classroom program is by paying for KIND News subscriptions from your own budget at the discounted prices available only to animal care and control agencies (contact us at youth@humanesociety.org or 860-434-8666 for rates). Or, you can actually raise money by seeking donations from outside funding sources, such as local civic groups, businesses, and individuals. Starting an Adopt-a-Classroom program can also broaden your fundraising base and help increase your visibility in the community.
Download our Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Funds for Your Adopt-a-Classroom Program and other resources to help promote your Adopt-a-Classroom program.