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A tail with a twist The story of three runaway pigs with a very special surprise! Kind Education Navigating kindness in the National Curriculum Autumn Issue 2014 Official Magazine of ThinkKind Inc.

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A tail with a twistThe story of three runaway pigs

with a very special surprise!

Kind Education

Navigating kindness in the National Curriculum

Autumn Issue 2014

Official Magazine of ThinkKind Inc.

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It’s almost been a year since the successful launch of ThinkKind.org! During this time we’ve enlisted a fantastic network of mem-bers and supporters as well as expanded our team of dedicated volunteers.

Last month, our Director and Operations Manager visited Bor-neo to document the very little that is left of its ancient rainfor-ests. They also visited Phnom Penh, Cambodia to meet with the

wonderful folks at the Wildlife Alliance Rescue Centre, and learned more about the humane education programs carried out in Cambodian schools. Luckily for us, they’ve put in some travel snaps here of the amazing rescued el-ephants, monkeys and tigers they met on their journey! I on the other hand have been busy talking to all of you on Facebook, Twitter and via our mailing list. It’s been fun, so if you haven’t joined us on Facebook yet please make sure you check us out!

In this Autumn issue of Kind Education, we want to focus on the power of storytelling. We’ve had the privilege of experiencing and telling a whole range of inspiring true stories about human and animal relationships and have included the best of them in this issue, from the incredible pig rescue story by Edgar’s Mission, to the story of Ch-houk the Elephant in Phnom Penh. We’ve also included a “kindness guide” to the National Curriculum, some more delicious child-friendly recipes and more!

If you have comments or suggestions about this quarter’s issue, don’t be shy and drop us an email at [email protected]. Happy reading!

RichMarketing and Communications Officer

ThinkKind Inc. is a registered charity (ABN: 84 349 690 643). ThinkKind is registered under the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 as an incorporated association in NSW by the De-partment of Fair Trading.

We are a 100% volunteer based organisation and rely on the generous support of our mem-bers, supporters and contributors. We do not recieve any government funding.

Please note that the views expressed in this issue do not necessarily reflect those of our or-ganisation.

We would like to thank our valued contributors who have taken the time to write engaging and inspiring articles or images for this issue. Every effort has been made to ensure no copyright breaches have occured. For enquiries, please contact [email protected]

Contents

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Into the WildA second chance for the tigers, bears and elephants at Cambodia’s Wildlife Alliance Rescue Centre

The Kid PagesFun activities, stories and tips on becoming the next big champion for animals!

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5A tail with a twistCover story: When three run-away pigs ended up at Edgar’s Mission Farm Sanctuary, the team were in for a big surprise!

The Kindness GuideNavigating ethics and moral behaviour in the Australian National Curriculum

Kind Ed RegularsDelicious cruelty-free lunchbox ideas, volunteer profiles and more!

Printed on 100% recycled paper

Cover image provided by Edgar’s Mission. www.edgarsmission.org.au

Editor’s Note

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Our free education resources on ThinkKind.org are now mapped to the ACARA National Curric-ulum. These include all worksheets, activities, lesson plans and eLearning materials. We would like to thank our new Education Officer, Lucy Townsend for ensuring all resources are mapped correctly and are up-to-date. You can now find the resources you need searching by grade level and subject area. Remember, we’re always looking for contributors to add to our growing library of humane ed-ucation resources! To submit a resource or idea email [email protected]

Resource Mapping Update

The Heart of Education -

Zoe Weil in Australia

What is the purpose of a good education? It should be a lot more than raising kids to be competitive in the economy.

President and co-founder of the Institute of Humane Education (IHE), Zoe Weil began her Australian speaking tour in February. The World Becomes What You Teach was hosted by Sentient World Entertainment, and was attended by an eager crowd of teachers, ac-tivists and parents.

Zoe, the author of six books, has been passionately spearheading the humane education movement since 1987. Her TEDx talk, from which the Australian tour took its name, has been watched over 90,000 times to date, and conveys the importance of teaching empa-thy, compassion and social responsibility to young children.

The evening opened with a brief talk by the Jane Goodall Institute Australia, and Director of ThinkKind, Valerie Wangnet, to discuss the current state of humane education in Australia.

Zoe spoke to a captive audience about the idea of raising a new gen-eration of “solutionaries”. She challenged what we commonly think of as the goal of education; preparing students for jobs in our grow-ing economy; a vision “too small and outmoded for today’s world”. Instead, she encouraged us to see education as a way of creating conscious choice makers, problem solvers and critical thinkers. By doing this and changing the way we teach our children, we will be equipping them with the essential skills needed to solve the prob-lems we face in the world today; social injustice, gender and race discrimination, poverty, environment degradation and widespread animal suffering.

Humane education is a growing movement in Australia, and the current state of the new National Curriculum gives it a prominent

place in the formal education our children here at home. Currently it sets out two important capabilties for all students to achieve. The first is ‘Ethical Behaviour’, which is developing an ethical under-standing and using reasoning to assist moral judgement. The second is ‘Critical and Creative Thinking’, which includes seeking possibil-ities, considering alternatives and solving problems.

Of course, developing these qualities in young children is not the sole responsibility of teachers; it’s ours as well, as parents, uncles, aunts, and anybody who plays a role in the life of a young person. By encouraging conversations, asking questions and exploring the world together, we can raise our children to become freethinkers who grow up with a sense of responsibility for their daily choices and actions.

This is what should be at the heart of education. BB King said, “The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.” The more we can equip our children with the right knowledge, skills, and the confidence to believe that what they speak up for mat-ters, the closer we will become to achieving a more peaceful, happier and just world for all living beings.

About the IHEThe Institute for Humane Education believes that education is the key to creating a just, humane, and sustainable world for all people, animals, and the environment. They offer programs and resources designed to train, educate, and inspire people to become humane educators and change-mak-ers, and to live with compassion and integrity while working to solve the most pressing challenges of our time. Visit www.humaneeducation.org for more information.

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The illegal wildlife trade affects millions of animals and tens of thousands ofspecies. Wildlife Alliance began responding to this problem with some fantastic results.

Into the Wild

We arrived at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre on a hot morn-ing in early March. The Centre is located in the thick Cambodian forest; we could hear the noises of different types of animals and even spotted a colony of macaques on the way in! We were greeted by the friendly and easily distracted Lucky, standing tall, blinking her thick eyelashes and swaying happily at the arrival of new visitors.

Lucky is a large, female Asian Elephant who is one of five rescued el-ephants residing at the rescue center under the expert care of Wildlife Alliance and the Cambodian Forestry Administration. She lives at the centre with Chhouk, their youngest male elephant, who was thought to have been caught in a snare and sadly lost his foot. Chhouk was found wandering alone in the Mondulkiri wilderness after his injury, and with loving care and attention, he was fitted with a prosthetic foot by the Cam-bodian School of Prosthetics and Orthotics.

Like all the animals rescued by Wildlife Alliance and the Cambodian government, Lucky and Chhouk were given a second chance at life after being cruelly separated from their herds by illegal poachers and animal traders. Those that are healthy and suitable for return to the wild are re-leased into safe habitats in protected forests and other areas. However, many of the animals are badly injured, sick or too young for life in the

wild and require specialist care to help in their recovery and rehabilitation.

The center currently houses over 1,200 animals from 102 species includ-ing Asian elephants, tigers, Pileated gibbons, Siamese crocodiles, and Malayan sun bears, among many others. All of the animals living at the Centre have been rescued from the illegal wildlife trade or are victims of habitat loss due to deforestation.

Wildlife Alliance estimate that millions of animals, from tens of thou-sands of species, are victims of the illegal wildlife trade each year. The growing demand for all types of animals is having devastating impacts on the wildlife in Southeast Asia. The region is a hub of the global wildlife trade, serving as an illegal source of all types of vulnerable species. Wild animals are sold for the pet and tourism trades, exotic meats for sale in restaurants and markets, body parts and derivatives like ivory, skins, bones, and dried organs for traditional Asian medicine, souvenirs and rare items.

Wildlife Alliance’s strategy is to directly address the short and long term threats to forests and wildlife. Their most important goal of all is to instill a conservation ethic in the hearts and minds of communities that live amongst them, and this is done through education.

Alex pictured with Lucky the Elephant

Photos courtesy of Wildlife Alliance

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Their conservation and sustainable development pro-grams are designed to show communities the benefits of forest and biodiversity protection and the threats due to climate change.

Widlife Alliance encourages a sense of social respon-sibility and respect for local wildlife by directly en-gaging young people through hands-on lessons in the classroom, via outreach activities in the community, and organising visits to their Center. Their priority now is building awareness and cultivating a conservation ethic that children can then share with their friends, families, and communities.

If you would like to visit or learn more about the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre, located

near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, visitwww.phnomtamaotours.com

The Free the Bears Fund cares for 114 bears at their Cambodian Sanctuary within the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre. The bears are housed within 6 different houses and across 35 exhibits. The bears have been rescued from restaurants (used in bear paw soups), hotels, bear bile farms, exotic pet trades and snare traps in forests.

Wildlife Alliance’s most important goal of all is to instill a conservation ethic in the hearts and minds of communities that live amongst them, and this is done through education.

Millions of individual animals and tens of thousands of species are affected by the illegal wildlife trade

Southeast Asia serves as a hub for the global wildlife trade, with trade linkages to key markets in China, the United States and the European Union

Wildlife trade is said to be the second largest illegal trade in volume, second to narcotics and followed by arms and ammunition

Despite international and local laws designed to crack down on the trade, live animals and animal parts are sold in open-air markets throughout Asia

Photos courtesy of Wildlife Alliance

Unsure of what some of the words in this story means? Turn to page 7 and find out!

Pssst!

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Wildlife trade is said to be the second largest illegal trade in volume, second to narcotics and followed by arms and ammunition

Despite international and local laws designed to crack down on the trade, live animals and animal parts are sold in open-air markets throughout Asia

Things to know about the Illegal Wildlife Trade

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“If we could live happy and healthy lives without harming others… why wouldn’t we?”

- Edgar’s Mission

A tail with a twist!

In late September last year, a mother pig and her two offspring had found their way onto a large rural property in Victoria. They had likely escaped from slaughter, and journeyed so far that when the local council was alerted of their location, nobody could figure out who the pigs belonged to.

Some folks who spotted the pigs tried to approach them, but the pigs were too fast and afraid. Some people prescribed that the pigs be shot. Luckily, the property owner, who was moved by the pigs’ ability to cheat death once, decided to help the pigs.

Edgar’s Mission, a farm sanctuary for rescued animals, were called and advised that the pigs were very tricky to catch. Anyone who has spent time with pigs will know that they are among the smartest animals around, and are also the most sensitive. As a result, when

Edgar’s Mission tried to save the three pigs, they grew very fright-ened and squealed loudly in a panicked frenzy. A team of 20 volunteers were called to join the rescue mission, to create a path that would calmly move the pigs away from their den and guide them gently along an alleyway towards an old stable courtyard. They would then need to be coaxed into a horse float that would ferry them away to the Edgar’s Mission farm sanctuary.

The team had to move fast; the property was situated near a dense forest that the pigs could easily escape to and be almost impossi-ble to find. But when they arrived on the property, the pigs were nowhere to be found. The team jumped in a car until they finally spotted the pigs. Now came the difficult part of trying to gain the pigs’ trust.

When a mother pig and her two

offspring escaped to a rural prop-

erty, the rescue mission proved

almost impossible. When Edgar’s

Mission finally brought them to

safety, they never imagined the

very BIG surprise that was in

store for them!

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After many hours, dusk approached, and the team grew anxious. Fi-nally, the pigs caught a whiff of the tasy treats the rescuers were of-fering, and very slowly they came to accept them. The team managed to lead the pigs into an enclosed area and after a couple more hours onto the horse float. By the time the sun was gone and the cold weather had set into their bones, the Edgar’s Mission team took the pigs safely to their sanctuary.

The mother pig was named Wonder Woman, and her two offspring were named Captain Courageous and Super Girl. They quickly be-came happy, playful and hungry pigs! But something was not quite right with Wonder Woman, who was rapidly gaining weight.

The vet was called and made a very big announcement - Wonder Woman was pregnant! The Edgar’s Mission team set up a comfort-able nursery ward for the expectant mother, and when the time came around at last for the delivery, the team stayed by her side as Wonder Woman’s belly swelled. The restless pig strategically tossed around some twigs and branches to build her nest, ready for her babies to be born.

Not long after, in the early hours of the morning, Wonder Woman gave birth to eight healthy little piglets. Everybody started to call her Mumma Pig, and to nobody’s surprise, Mumma Pig made a very caring and loving mother to her little babies.

It soon became clear why Mumma Pig so desperately wanted to

escape with her two offspring. When mother pigs become pregnant on factory farms, they are kept in tiny, metal crates, where the huge mother pig cannot even turn around. She cannot build a nest, be-cause all she has is concrete floors. She cannot even see sunlight, grass, or interact with other pigs. Sometimes the loneliness, bore-dom and discomfort drives the mother pigs to madness, and they begin incessantly swaying their head or chewing on the metal bars. When the piglets are finally born, they are castrated without anaes-thetic, have their teeth brutally clipped and their tails cut off. Their squeals of pain are one of the first sounds a mother pig has to hear from her new babies.

Mumma Pig and her offspring were very lucky. They are not the first pigs to have attempted to escape from a grizzly fate, but they have become of the very few who have succeeded and come to a very happy ending.

On that fateful night back in September, three pigs’ lives were not saved, but eleven! From a frightened arrival to a now trusting friend, Mumma Pig and her babies are living full and happy lives with their friends at Edgar’s Mission.

Edgar’s Mission is a not for profit farm sanctuary that seeks to create a humane and just world for humans and non-humans. It was founded by Pam Ahern and named after her first rescued pig, Edgar Alan Pig. Edgar’s Mission is home to over 300 rescued farmed animals and has rescued thousands of animals over the last 10 years. Visit www.edgarsmission.org.au

“Mumma Pig” and her offspring were very lucky. They are not the first pigs to have attempted to escape from a grizzly fate, but they have become of the very few who have succeeded and come to a very happy ending.

Photos courtesy of Edgar’s Mission

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The Kids Pages!

Chhouk the Asian ElephantIn the deep Cambodian forests lived a baby Asian Elephant. He lived with his mother in a herd of other elephants, and loved to run, chase and explore!

One morning, when the adults were still sleeping, the young ele-phant went out a bit too far and got lost. Suddenly, there was a

loud and sudden snap, and the baby cried out in pain. He looked down to see that his foot had been caught in a snare, left by a human poacher. The baby elephant stayed still and unable to move for a very long time, hoping that he would be found by his herd. But as the night fell, he began losing hope and cried himself to sleep.

The next day, the baby elephant was woken up by footsteps. They weren’t the heavy footsteps of other elephants, but sound-ed like they belonged to a group of humans! He grew scared, thinking it was the poachers who had returned to the snare to capture him.

As the humans approached him, the baby elephant saw that they had no guns or weapons. A human girl reached out and gently touched his trunk, while another two helped his foot out from the snare. The elephant was finally released, but he was now an orphan who had lost his parents. The humans knew that he couldn’t survive in the wild without his herd, so they took him back to their rescue centre to take care of him.

The baby elephant was later given a prosthetic foot to help him walk again, and was named Chhouk, which means “Lotus Flow-er” in the Khmer language. He grew up healthy and happy in the care of the humans who had rescued him, and lived with other rescued elephants to spend his days with!

Chhouk putting on his prostethic foot!

Important wordsto know...

poachers are people who hunt animals illegally

conservation ethic is the principle of protecting the natural environment and its animals

vulnerable species are animals who are threat-ened by extinction, sometimes by hunting or the destruction of habitat

deforestation is the cutting down of many or all of the trees in a forested area

prosthetic foot is a specially made artificial foot

rehabilitation is the process of restoring some-one to good health

What makesa happy pig?

Did you read the story of the three pigs rescued by Edgar’s Mission? Circle the words that de-scribe the things pigs need to live happy lives.

food clean water

space to move

telephonecompanions

handbag

comfortable bed

How to be achampion for

animals!

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Activities, stories + fun animal tips!

What’s that species?

There are many different species of animals living in Southeast Asia.

Do a Google Search on the words below to find out the names of the animals pictured here, then fill in

the blank boxes!

Pileated Gibbons

Long-tailed Macaque

Malayan Sun Bear

Asian Black Bear

handbag

How to be achampion for

animals!1. Get craftyPet shelters need blankets, toys and food to help all the abandoned dogs and cats they save. You can use scraps of old blankets and tow-els to sew together new blankets, or make some homemade treats and toys. You can also make some cool adoption signs to hang on cages, saying “Adopt me!” or “Take me home today!”.

2. Share your birthdayIf you’re having a birthday party and don’t need extra things for your-self, you can ask your friends and family to bring along items to be donated to an animal rescue group instead! Another option is to raise money that can go to rescuing animals like Lucky and Chhouk, all the way in Cambodia!

3. Avoid items with Palm OilPalm oil plantations have contributed vastly to the destruction of for-ests, habitats and animal lives. It is used in many products found in the supermarket, like some candy and toothpastes. Read the ingredi-ents on the label to make sure it doesn’t contain palm oil and ask your friends to do the same.

4. Investigate and ask questionsIf you’re concerned about the way pigs, chickens and cows are treat-ed before they are killed for food, email or call your local supermarket and ask for information. You can also ask an adult to help you find in-formation on the Internet. As a consumer, you have the right to know the truth about the food you buy!

4. Get your class involved!You can learn more about animals and how you can help them, right in your classroom! Ask your teacher to get free ideas, activity sheets and more at www.thinkkind.org, or give them a copy of this magazine!

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THE Kindness GuideNavigating ethics, critical thinking and moral behaviour in the Australian National Curriculum

Schools and Curriculum

One of the key dimensions of the Australian Curriculum are the seven General Capabilities, which are designed to support confidence, cre-ativity and compassion in young Australians. These qualities have always remained at the heart of humane education.While the Australian Curriculum is currently under review, schools across the country have already adapted it to fit with their exist-ing state syllabuses or frameworks, while some states, such as South Australia and Queensland, have adopted it more directly.

The Australian Curriculum describes what young Australians should learn as they progress through their schooling. It is the foundation for their future learning, growth and active participation in the Aus-tralian community. It sets out essential knowledge, understanding, skills and capabilities and provides a national standard for student achievement in core learning areas.

One of the key dimensions of the Australian Curriculum are the seven General capabilities, which are addressed explicitly in the con-tent of the learning areas. The General capabilities play a significant role in realising the goal that all young people in Australia should be supported to become not only successful learners, but confident and

creative individuals, as well as active and informed citizens.

Some of the General capabilities include things like literacy, nu-meracy, information and communication technology (ICT). Others include critical thinking, creativity, teamwork and effective com-munication. These describe individuals who can manage their own wellbeing, relate well to others, make informed decisions about their lives, become citizens who behave with ethical integrity, relate to and communicate across cultures, work for the common good and act with responsibility at local, regional and global levels.

The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) make the following statement on their website: “The general capabilities encompass the knowledge, skills, behaviours and dispositions that, together with curriculum content in each learning area and the cross-curriculum priorities, will assist students to live and work successfully in the twenty-first century.”

The following General capabilities address the skills necessary in forming compassionate, socially responsibile and solutions-driven individuals. These capabilties remain at the heart of humane edu-cation:

Critical and creative thinking: students develop capability in crit-ical and creative thinking as they learn to generate and evaluate knowledge, clarify concepts and ideas, seek possibilities, consider alternatives and solve problems.

Intercultural understanding: students develop intercultural under-standing as they learn to value their own cultures, languages and beliefs, and those of others. They come to understand how person-al, group and national identities are shaped, and the variable and changing nature of culture.

Personal and social capability: students develop personal and social capability as they learn to understand themselves and others, and manage their relationships, lives, work and learning more effectively. The capability involves students recognising and regulating emo-tions, developing empathy for others and understanding relation-ships.

Ethical understanding: students develop ethical understanding as they identify and investigate the nature of ethical concepts, values and character traits, and understand how reasoning can assist ethical judgment.

For more information visit www.australiancurriculum.edu.au

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Image sourced from www.livehappy.com

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Decadent Vegan Brownies Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie

Makes 12-16

Serves 6-8

Cruelty-free meal ideas

Ingredients: pinch of salt1 3/4 cups plain flour 3/4 cup walnuts3/4 cup cocoa powder 1 cup water1 3/4 cups raw sugar 1 cup vegetable oil1 tsp baking powder 1 vanilla pod

1) Preheat oven at 180 degrees celsius2) Combine flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder & salt. Add

the water & oil and mix until blended. Then scrape vanilla seeds from the pod and add in the mixture along with wal-nuts.3) Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean

when pierced into the brownies. Cool for 15 minutes and serve with a fresh glass of soy or almond milk!

Ingredients: 10 white potatoes, boiledYour choice of assorted veggies 1 tbsp dairy-free butter1 large onion 1 egg or substitute (e.g. Ener-G)2 cans diced tomatoes 1/4 cup soy milk1 1/2 cups veg stock Chives2 cups water

1) Chop onion and fry. Dice the remaining veg and add till cooked through. Season the mix with salt, pepper & oregano. Add diced tomatoes, stock & water and bring to boil before simmering on medium heat*.2) Mash the potatoes in large bowl, then add egg, butter, milk & chives. Season as desired.3) Once the veg mixture has thickened, pour into a large baking dish and spread the mash mixture over the top evenly. Bake at 200 degrees celsius till mash turns golden brown.

*Grown-ups can sdd red wine to the sauce for added flavour!

Welcome to the ThinkKind teamThe ThinkKind team has expanded since our last issue, and we are thrilled to welcome Lucy Townsend (Education Officer) and Sonia Ben-netto (Content Reviewer). ThinkKind is a 100% volunteer-run not for profit, and we are always looking for people with special skills to help us in our mission to promote humane education in Australian schools. If you are interested in getting in touch, or would like to contribute resources on our website, email us at [email protected]

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Sonia Bennetto, Content Reviewer, is a qualified Middle School teacher (Years 7 to 9) with three years’ teaching experience. At the moment she is taking a break from full time teaching to raise her two little sons. She resides on the family cattle station with her husband in outback North Queensland. As a result, Sonia has first hand experience with the sensitive issues surrounding animal treatment in the agricultural industry. Sonia has a 10 month old chocolate Labrador, Mocha, who absolutely adores their two year old. They often get up to lots of mischief together.

Lucy Townsend, Education Officer, studied Science and Education and currently works as a teacher in NSW. She grew up in Forster on the Mid North Coast of NSW and moved to Sydney to study teaching at the University of Sydney. She likes keeping fit and her favourite exercise is running. Lucy doesn’t have any pets but often mind pets for her family and friends while they’re away. She decided to volunteer with ThinkKind in order to contribute positivity to the resource bank of unbiased informa-tion relating to our relationship with animals available to teachers.

Photo sourced from www.ohsheglows.com

Photo sourced from www.divinehealthyfood.com

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Who we areThinkKind is a free website for parents, teachers and students to find educational resources, activity sheets and lesson plans to promote hu-mane education. We strive to encourage a move towards a more com-passionate and humane attitude towards our relationship with other animals by encouraging conversation, debate and critical thinking.

Our resourcesAll resources are developed and reviewed by qualified Australian teachers. They are 100% free for anybody to use and can be down-loaded from our website. All our teaching resources are mapped to the ACARA Australian Curriculum.

How you can helpThinkKind is a volunteer-run not for profit and established in April 2013. We believe that education should be accessible to all and will always provide materials free of any costs. We do continue to have ongoing operational costs, and if you would like to help our project grow and reach more people, please visit www.thinkkind.org .org

IMAGINE the world we can create by

preparing our next leaders with the

knowledge they need to make a change.

Parents, teachers and activists canregister with us completely free of charge!

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Young people today have a growing awareness of the ethical dilem-mas we face when considering the way in which we use animals in our society for food, clothing, entertainment, sport and research in our daily lives.

When we explore the values emphasised by the Board of Studies NSW Statement of Equity Principles towards equality and social justice, it is clear that our treatment of animals raises many questions of social justice that students may already by asking.

It is important to equip students with the critical tools necessary to examine the way we treat animals in our society and make their own ethical decisions.

To facilitate this, Animal Liberation NSW offers the opportunity for their Humane Education Officers to organise a visit to your school and speak to students in relevant classes about a variety of animal issues. The visits aim to achieve the following:

• Address equity and social justice principles• Encourage students to question and think critically about ethical

issues• Engage students in critically analysing advertising and the media• Promote compassion• Stay relevant to current public concerns• Engage students with their communities: locally, nationally and

globally• Dispel myths about animal rights issues• Encompass ethical, social, environmental and health concerns

To arrange a school visit from Animal Liberation NSW’s Humane Ed-ucation Officer, please contact:

Phillip HallPh: (02) 9262 3221Mobile: 0422 415 237Email: [email protected]