Can plants feel?
First-year high school students explain from a scientific perspective why plants don't feel. This project was carried out as part of their Scientific Culture class. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KAZm5MIEhY
Aragon will be free of circuses with animals!
Today is a great day! The Aragonese Parliament has approved a non-legislative motion that will ban circuses with wild animals in the region! The proposal was presented by IU Aragón and received votes in favor from PSOE Aragón, Podemos Aragón, the Aragonese Party (PAR), and Cs Aragón. Only the PP voted against it. AragónThis is […]
Empowering people with disabilities
https://youtu.be/Hv2e_lb_zLYVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: DFC España 2016, Capacitando desde la Discapacidad: No al Maltrato Animal, CEE Los Ángeles (https://youtu.be/Hv2e_lb_zLY) Today we're sharing this wonderful project from the Badajoz Special Education Public School, where they've used the Design for Change methodology to create the "No to Animal Abuse" project. Our sincerest congratulations; […]
On May 10th we were at the IES Benjamín Jarnés (Belchite)
El blog of the IES Benjamín Jarnés refleja nuestra charla con dos grupo de 1º de ESO. Queremos dar las gracias al centro por invitarnos y especialmente al departamento de Ciencias naturales por la organización. "Last Wednesday, May 10th, a member of the Aula Animal Association visited the IES. The 1st year ESO students attended […]
Design for change: helping animals through educational innovation
Yolanda Nuño nos cuenta cómo desarrolló su sesión de trabajo dentro del curso “Respect for animals in the classroom” que se ha estado desarrollando estos días en Teruel. Os dejamos a continuación su relato. In the third session, I tried to cover the aspects that seemed important to me regarding the transmission of respect for […]
We say goodbye to Andrew Tyler, director of Animal Aid
Desde Animal Class hemos tenido conocimiento de la muerte de Andrew Tyler, quien fuera director del la asociación de derechos animales británica Animal Aid. Tuvimos la suerte de conocer a Andrew hace unos años cuando participamos dentro del panel de jueces de Lush Prize en Londres. It was a pleasure to meet him (pictured wearing […]
Seminar "Respect for animals in the classroom" in Teruel
This week we participated in the seminar "Respect for animals in the classroom", organized through CGT Teaching. Desde Animal ClassAnd with the fundamental collaboration of our colleagues from Teruel, it has been possible to carry out for the first time in the city a teacher training seminar on this topic. However, the reception has been […]
The saddest polar bear lives in a Mall in China
By Ana Sanz Martín https://youtu.be/R_6ogiRRX08Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: World's saddest polar bear? Controversy over bear being kept in SE China mall (https://youtu.be/R_6ogiRRX08) Esta unidad didáctica va dirigida a un grupo de 4 º ESO, enfocada para la materia de Inglés y programada para tres sesiones. 1st SESSION Introduction of the topic by means […]
Helots in classical Sparta, animals today
By Fernando Samper Sánchez Esta actividad está dirigida al alumnado de de 1º de ESO para la materia de Geografía e Historia y se corresponde con el bloque de contenidos de “El Mundo clásico, Grecia: las polis griegas, su expansión comercial y política. El imperio de Alejandro Magno y sus sucesores: el helenismo. El arte, la ciencia, el […]
"Brother Horse". Ethical Values – 4th Year of Secondary Education
By Cristina Ruberte The following are a series of reflective activities after reading the article "Brother Horse" by Elvira Lindo. The article was published in El País and the photograph is by Tolo Ramón. http://elpais.com/elpais/2015/10/22/estilo/1445533395_512141.html 1.- (..)“That cruelty towards animals was not an isolated incident; it was part of a broader pattern of mistreatment of […]