Animal Welfare Lessons
Animals' Angels offers school visits. Age-appropriate and tailored to each class, we explore questions about the human-animal relationship and the complex topic of ‘farm’ animal husbandry.
Our Offer for Classrooms
We offer interactive, age-appropriate lessons.
Age: Pre-school to upper secondary school.
Time Frame: One lesson, half or full project day, project weeks.
Additional Offer for Teachers: Besides our lessons for students, we also offer a short presentation on the topic of animal transport for interested colleagues.
Topics
Our school visits focus on animal welfare, ‘farm’ animals and animal transport, the relationship between humans and animals, empathy, ethics and the global impact of ‘farm’ animal husbandry on animals, the environment and people.
Individual topics can be prioritised according to your wishes to fit in with the curriculum or the topics currently being covered in class.
Our Animal Welfare Teacher
![[Translate to englisch:] Tierschutzlehrerin Sophie Greger](https://www.animals-angels.de/fileadmin/_processed_/d/d/csm_Sophie_Greger_c87351e433.jpg "[Translate to englisch:] Tierschutzlehrerin Sophie Greger")
Sophie Greger has been with Animals' Angels since 2008. After years of being part of the investigation team, she is now dedicated to setting up and managing our education project. Sophie has a Master of Science in Human Geography and has undergone extensive further training in the field of education. Since 2022, the Academy of Prosocial Learning has registered her as a ‘Certified Humane Education Specialist’.
Animal Welfare Lessons – This is Important to us
• Inform objectively and provide factual information
• Time for questions and dialogue
• Participatory and interactive exploration of topics and themes
• Discussing and philosophizing together
• All opinions are important and welcome
![[Translate to englisch:] Tierschutz im Schulunterricht](https://www.animals-angels.de/fileadmin/user_upload/02_Projekte/Aufklaerung_Oeffentlichkeit/Tierschutz_im_Schulunterricht/Tierschutz_im_Schulunterricht.jpg "[Translate to englisch:] Tierschutz im Schulunterricht")
Learning Objectives & Skills
Knowledge About Animal Transport and Actors in ‘Farm’ Animal Husbandry: What is animal transport? Which animals are transported? Where to? Why? Age-appropriate and tailored to the respective class, we discuss the complex topic and delve behind the scenes of ‘farm’ animal husbandry.
Self-Efficacy: What kind of world do we want to live in? What can individuals achieve? How can each of us actively shape our coexistence and our communal lives? The students experience selfefficacy, gain awareness of their own influence and learn to understand how we collectively create the world we live in.
Global Learning/Education for Sustainable Development: What impact do my actions have? On other people, on animals and on the environment? Now and for future generations? In my neighbourhood and in other parts of the world? The transport of 'farm' animals is the centrepiece of industrial 'farm' animal husbandry and therefore an indispensable part of the production chain for meat, milk, and eggs. Tailored to the age and level of each class, we jointly explore these complex interrelationships in our globalised world.
Emotional and Social Competence: What needs do we have? What is important to us in our relationships with each other? What do animals need for a good life? The students deal with the topic of basic needs. Both their own needs and those of others. Feeling empathy with others lays the foundation for compassion and a peaceful, respectful coexistence.
Education for Active Citizenship: How does the human-animal relationship in our society look like? What role do laws play for the protection of animals and how are they implemented? What is an animal welfare organisation? What other ways are there to get involved and help shape our civil society? Based on the example of animal welfare, we will look into different possibilities of political participation.
