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    When animals become just another commodity to be trafficked

    Below, we present the following article, and then, as you can see, we offer a brief reflection on how to approach the topic in the classroom. The subject matter is multidisciplinary, as it can be addressed within the fields of Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, or even as a journalistic text in Language Arts. ____________ Brazil: […]

    Natural Sciences against speciesism and homophobia (1st year of ESO)

    After hearing some clearly homophobic comments in a Natural Sciences class in the first year of ESO (Compulsory Secondary Education), in which a student stated that he did not like homosexuals "because their behavior is unnatural and they choose to deny the sex that God has given them," the teacher explained to him that homosexuality […]

    Santi's Ark, more than a protector (all levels)

    La protectora de Monzón “El arca de Santi” ha realizado diversas visitas a colegios e institutos de Huesca para fomentar el respeto a los animales. During these visits, the volunteers at El Arca focus on the dogs because the shelter is designed solely to house abandoned animals. However, developing empathy towards dogs can serve as […]

    Any time is appropriate to talk about the situation of animals

    Los textos que utilizamos a diario en clase están llenos de referencias especistas. Pero también, en los textos literarios encontramos múltiples ejemplos de la situación y el dolor que padecen los animales. Aquí tenemos una muestra: Filo cries while two of her children, beside the bed, look on without understanding: their eyes full of tears, […]

    Laika, the first cosmonaut (1st year of ESO, various subjects)

    The study of the Universe is a topic covered in both Natural Sciences and Social Sciences during the first year of secondary school. Students perceive the smallness of humankind and planet Earth within the immensity of the Cosmos, and at the same time learn that throughout history, humanity has never ceased in its quest to […]

    Animal Classroom brings anti-speciesism to more than two hundred students

    Más de doscientos alumnos de 4º de ESO del IES Miguel Catalán de Zaragoza han participado en las últimas semanas en diferentes charlas sobre especismo y derechos animales impartidas por Animal Class. Framed within the subject of Ethical-Civic Education, the activity was carried out in groups of around thirty people in order to make it […]

    Berlin Film Festival Jury: "If you free something, you are free too."

    Fish90 is an animated film made in Taiwan, which won (among others) the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Special Prize for best short film during the 56th Berlin International Film Festival (2007) Este film, basado en el cuento de Jimmy Liao “A Fish that Smiled at Me”, es la conmovedora historia de un hombre solitario que encuentra compañía […]

    The Happy Fish (Language and Literature 1st and 2nd year of ESO)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSs1W7mP29MVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: EL ≈ PEZ ≈ FELIZ – Large Version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSs1W7mP29M) The activity involves writing narrative texts after watching this short animated film without dialogue, which won an award at the Berlin Film Festival. The instructions are as follows: After watching the short film "The Happy Fish," write a […]