What We Offer:
Seeds for Change Humane Education offers presentations and trainings for 5-12 grades, higher education institutions, community organizations, businesses and workplaces throughout Multnomah County and surrounding areas.
We have the following 45-60 minute program options available.These prices include preparation and travel time to program sites:
1-2 program ...... $72.00 each
3-5 programs .... $54.00 each
We offer sliding scale rates so inquire with us when you submit a program request and we will do our best to work with you.
Click here for our Program Request Form
- Programs are flexible in length and format to meet the interests of the audience, and can be tailored to meet the specific requirements of your school or group.
- Seeds for Change Humane Education is available to present to any size class and any setting, including: school assemblies, afterschool clubs, youth centers, libraries, religious and/or community organizations, conferences, professional development trainings, Green and Sustainability Teams in workplaces and universities and college campuses.
- Multiple presentations are strongly encouraged to establish a sense of community amongst participants.
- Wildlife and the environment
- Animals in laboratories/dissection
- Cycle of violence
- Companion animal-related issues
- Human rights issues
- Letter writing and round tables
- Field trips to: natural food stores, co-ops, organic farms and farmed animal sanctuaries
Introductory Programs:
I1 The Circle of Compassion
An opportunity for students to examine our culture's assumptions about the nature and worth of various species, explore ethical choices, and consider how personal actions and attitudes can become a daily affirmation of compassion.
I2 Lifestyles of the Eco-Friendly
Students spend a "whole Saturday in an hour" with an eco-friendly individual (with student participation throughout) and learn how simple, everyday choices affect animals, the planet, and people.
Contemporary Issues Programs:
C1 Our Food, Our World
A look at an important part of everyone's daily lives - food! Make connections between today's lunch, the rainforest, and people around the world. Discover new medical and environmental studies that reveal the impact our food choices have on our bodies, animals, and our planet while discussing nutritional myths surrounding those choices.
C2 Ocean Kin: Marine Mammals
Dolphins have rescued drowning people. Whales vocalize songs that are thought to be complex languages. Students will learn about these intelligent and social animals while exploring issues at the heart of current public debate over keeping animals in captivity. Students will also "take a peek" behind the scenes of the Portland Meadows Racetrack, Portland Zoo and other local facilities.
S1 Second Hand News
By examining the messages of commercial mass media and studying the relationship between consumerism and citizenship, students learn about the "secret lives of everyday things," empowering them to become more knowledgeable and responsible consumers.
Additional Programs
Seeds for Change Humane Education offers programs on the following topics:
Consultation
We also provide personalized humane education consultation to you, your organization, school or business. This can involve helping you design a series of lesson plans, providing ideas for enhancing promotion of your work, to any number of projects that will help you bring humane education to your community.
Consultation includes a one-time, complimentary 15-minute phone consultation where we discuss your needs and develop an estimate based around your vision. Please inquire about setting up an appointment today.
Teacher and Youth Workshops
We offer teacher trainings and youth empowerment trainings to provide you with the tools you need to create more humane schools, synagogues and churches, and workplaces.
