Ayer tuvimos la ocasión de dar una charla en el CEIP Montecanal, un colegio público al que llevamos años yendo con el alumnado de 5º o 6º de Primaria. En esta ocasión, asistieron a la charla cerca de un centenar de alumnos y alumnas de 5º de Primaria.
As is often the case in primary schools, the talk was very participatory and there was a flood of questions and comments, showing the interest in the topic and the empathy that the issue of animals awakens at that age.
The talk began with a slideshow of images showing animals in different situations (with their mothers, separated, in friendly situations, in moments of suffering, etc.) in order to identify what they were feeling. We started from the shared understanding that animals, like humans, are also capable of feeling.
Afterwards, we reviewed animal abilities such as spatial intelligence, toolmaking, and language use. This was all done to highlight the diversity among all animals—including humans—in developing these abilities. Does this then justify mistreating someone based on their abilities?
From there, we began to review the different forms of animal abuse that exist in society, such as zoos, circuses, bullfighting, and animal abandonment, among others, focusing on the arguments society uses to justify the existence of these places. Since we already started from a common premise—that animals feel—the rest was irrelevant.
Desde Animal Class intentamos siempre que las charlas sean en actitud positiva, es decir, ¿qué puedo hacer yo, en mi día a día, en mi ámbito concreto, por los animales? Se mostraron ejemplos de otros niños y niñas, pautas para ayudar a un animal, qué hacer en caso de encontrarse a un perro abandonado, etc.
Agradecemos al CEIP Montecanal que, como otros años, haya contado con Animal Class. Sin duda, fue una buenísima experiencia.
