Humane Education

Humane education is about fostering kindness, respect, and empathy towards all animals. Part of helping children to develop good character is teaching them to treat all animals responsibly and humanely.

Animal abuse and neglect are linked to bullying and family violence, which in turn can lead to cruelty towards animals. Through education we are striving to break this cycle. Contact us for information on shelter tours, classroom visits and ways students can help shelter animals.

Online Educational Curriculum

We have created 13 lesson plans for use by K-12 teachers. Our online lesson plan units include:

• Clear connections to the Alberta Education Program of Studies K-12
• Teaching strategies and tips
• Animal focused lessons and activities with high interest level
• Extensive background resources
• Reproducible handouts ready to use in PDF format

The complete list of lesson units with links to all the units is available on our Humane Education Home Page.

If you make use of our lesson plans, please help us improve by filling in our Humane Education Feedback Form.

Cochrane & Area Humane Society Scholarship

There will be up to three $1,000 scholarships awarded each year. These will go to students who:

• are in Grade 12 in a Cochrane area high school;
• have been accepted at a post-secondary institute to pursue a career in a field related to animal care, health or medicine;
• have completed meaningful volunteer hours at the Cochrane and Area Humane Society; and
• have demonstrated participation in extracurricular activities, school sports, or part time employment.

The deadline for applications is April 30.

Click here for a copy of the scholarship form.

Clubs & Volunteer Opportunties for Kids and Teens

Click here to find out about our Kids Club for 8-12 year olds and our volunteer opportunities for teens 13-15. Once you are 16, you can volunteer on your own for a variety of different jobs.

Summer Day Camp

The Cochrane & Area Humane Society is hosting our first summer day camp this year! Learn more about camping or being a volunteer camp assistant.

Humane Classroom of the Year Award

Each year in May we will select a classroom from Cochrane and area whose students worked hard to learn about humane education and help stray and neglected animals in our community.

The winner will receive:

• An attractive classroom award certificate
• Recognition in local media
• The warm appreciation of all our staff, volunteers and pets!

More information is available on the Animal Shelters and Volunteerism lesson plan page.

For more information email educ@cochranehumane.ca or call (403) 932-2072.