Aware kids’ education portal
The portal has been designed to support children’s learning about animal welfare and responsibility towards animals whilst developing children’s respect, understanding and compassion for all living creatures.
Cruelty and neglect occur in rural and urban areas, at the hands of all genders, all ages, all cultures, ethnicities and socio-economic classes. Cruelty and neglect take many forms and no animal species is immune to it.
RSPCA's mission has always been to encourage the humane treatment of all animals and to prevent cruelty from being inflicted upon them. However, every year, RSPCA continues to care for thousands of lost, abandoned, injured or abused animals. Our Inspectors and rescue officers attend hundreds of animal emergencies and investigate thousands of animal welfare-related complaints. The figures highlight the need in our communities for education and experiences to break cycles of cruelty.
About the Program
The portal has been designed to support children’s learning about animal welfare and responsibility towards animals whilst developing children’s respect, understanding and compassion for all living creatures.
Cruelty and neglect occur in rural and urban areas, at the hands of all genders, all ages, all cultures, ethnicities and socio-economic classes. Cruelty and neglect take many forms and no animal species is immune to it.
RSPCA's mission has always been to encourage the humane treatment of all animals and to prevent cruelty from being inflicted upon them. However, every year, RSPCA continues to care for thousands of lost, abandoned, injured or abused animals. Our Inspectors and rescue officers attend hundreds of animal emergencies and investigate thousands of animal welfare-related complaints. The figures highlight the need in our communities for education and experiences to break cycles of cruelty.
Further Infomation
RSPCA’s new education strategy is based on evidence from international research in the field of Animal Welfare Education. This research highlights that the most effective time to provide this type of programme is between 7 and 12 years of age, therefore our initial strategy is designed for primary and middle schools. With this evidence in mind, young people also have the potential to disseminate new habits effectively among the rest of the population.
The programme has been uniquely designed by Australian classroom teachers to integrate into the Australian Curriculum subjects schools teach; making animal welfare a real-life, meaningful context to apply and learn these subjects through, rather than a stand-alone, forgettable one-off session.
Objectives
The RSPCA AWARE Kids Education Portal is a unique online education resource.
For further information on learning outcomes and objectives, as well as all other information, please send an enquiry below.