The Louisville Rotary Club hosted Lisbet Chiriboga of TeachKind program on May 1.
Chiriboga, TeachKind program strategist, had recently helped the Louisville Municipal School District introduce the TeachKind curriculum and reviewed the curriculum with the Louisville Rotary Club.
TeachKind offers free lessons, classroom presentations, teacher workshops, and more to help teachers add compassion for animals to their curriculum.
Chiriboga working with the LMSD teaching staff
nncouraged students to join her in thinking about animals and compassion for animals.
TeachKind, the humane-education division of PETA
Mission is to help schools bring compassion into the classroom. They work with hundreds of teachers and school staff across the country to help them incorporate humane education into their lesson plans.
They provide schools with free educational materials and even host classroom presentations on compassion for animals.
“We know that educators have the power to plant seeds that can grow into a passion for helping others and animals,” Chiriboga stated.
She works at headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the Sam Simon Center.
Before joining PETA, she was a teacher in New York City for 12 years.
“Throughout my teaching career, I’ve incorporated animal issues into classroom lessons. I’ve witnessed reluctant readers become motivated after learning about the plight of animals. I’ve also seen apathetic students with difficult behavior issues become the fiercest protectors of animals. Kids love animals, and we can use this inclination to help them not only learn academic content but also develop compassion,” Chiriboga stated.
