Unions are asking the Government of Aragon to ban school activities that promote animal abuse
The CGT Enseñanza Aragón union – to which several teachers from Aula Animal belong – is trying to eliminate animal abuse from Aragonese classrooms. Source: The newspaper. Bullfighting out of schools. That could be the succinct conclusion of the request made by Aragonese teachers' unions to the Government of Aragon. The Zaragoza Teachers' Staff Committee […]
The Teachers' Staff Committee requests that school activities that promote animal abuse not be permitted.
The Zaragoza Teaching Staff Board, the union representative body for Aragonese public education, has asked the provincial director of Education in Zaragoza not to allow activities in educational centers that involve or promote animal abuse. The request comes from the CGT union, which spearheaded the proposed resolution. It was supported by votes in favor from […]
Ochodoscuatro, a publishing house you should know about
Teachers are required to have a certain level of knowledge before they can begin practicing their profession. We assume that to be able to explain things, we must have been trained in the subject matter. However, we tend to think that to instill respect for animals, it is enough to be an "animal lover." Theoretical […]
Documentaries on animal behavior (1st year of ESO, Natural Sciences)
Alumnos de primero de ESO han visto documentales como Proyecto Nim y Black Fish, como parte de la asignatura de ciencias de la naturaleza y han hecho un trabajo con una reflexión sobre el trato que damos a los animales en distintas situaciones.
Talk at the first Vegan Fair in Zaragoza
El pasado domingo 28 de mayo, Aula Animal impartió una charla sobre educación desde el respeto a los animales, como parte del programa de la primera Feria Vegana de Zaragoza. Antes de que hablásemos nosotros el nutricionista Manuel Moran aportó datos sobre los beneficios de la dieta vegana para todas las edades. Algo que facilitó nuestra […]
Vegan menus are once again excluded from school cafeteria contracts
Los pliegos de contratación que se están cerrando sobre los comedores escolares en los centros educativos de Aragón vuelven a dejar fuera la opción vegana. Así nos lo han confirmado desde el Servicio Provincial de Educación de Zaragoza en varios encuentros que hemos mantenido desde Animal Class con diversas responsables de la Administración en los […]
Talk at the IES Parque Goya
Here are some pictures from our talk at IES Parque Goya last week, in which we were joined by almost one hundred 3rd year ESO students. It was a pleasure to participate and a joy to see how some students showed a special interest in the topic of animals. It was clear that they had […]
Letter to the Herald of Izarbe (13 years old) on the occasion of the cats of the Roman Forum (Zaragoza)
Dear readers: My name is Izarbe Lechón Martínez, and I am 13 years old. I would like you to pay attention to this letter because it concerns me. There is a colony of approximately 15 cats at the Roman Theatre of Zaragoza, and they want to get rid of them. I want to say that […]
Ethology documentaries in 1st year of ESO (Natural Sciences)
A teacher from Aula Animal has designed a different activity as part of the teaching unit dedicated to animals in the subject of Natural Sciences for the first year of ESO (Compulsory Secondary Education). Since textbooks are limited to anatomical and taxonomic explanations, the teacher has asked students to find a documentary about animal behavior, […]
Fantastic weekend in Animal Capital
"What if, instead of teaching children to associate each animal with the 'product' we extract from it, we taught them to associate each mother with her daughter?" This was one of the ideas we emphasized in our presentation this weekend at the Education Roundtable, within the Capital Animal program. Throughout the weekend, we enjoyed […]