HELPING TEACHERS INSPIRE COMPASSION FOR ANIMALS, PEOPLE & THE ENVIRONMENT
A great way to develop empathy is to practice it. Empathy isn’t just an innate quality; it’s a skill, and a powerful skill that benefits individuals, communities and society as a whole.
A simple way to practice empathy in your class is to take the ‘Practicing Empathy Together’ Pledge, which involves everyone in the class committing to doing simple acts of kindness. Classes that complete the pledge will get a certificate, kindness counts stickers and their mark on the Kindness Map.
The Alberta SPCA respects the deep foundational connection Indigenous Peoples have had to animals and this land, now known as Alberta, for thousands of years. We are grateful to continue to work towards the humane treatment of all animals in all areas of the province on the traditional territories encompassed by Treaties 6, 7, 8, 4, & 10 and the Métis Homeland.
We are inspired by how many Indigenous Peoples recognize that animals, people and the environment are interconnected and respecting these relationships is fundamental to the well-being of all living things and the earth that we share. As treaty people, we also strive to listen, respect, care for, and live in harmony with one another, animals and the natural world.
Alberta SPCA
17904 118 Ave. NW
Edmonton, AB T5S 2W3
Canada
education@albertaspca.org
780-447-3600 (extension #5)
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