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School Visits
Humane Education teaches kindness, develops empathy, and cultivates compassion toward animals, people, and the natural world. The Humane Education department at the Houston Humane Society helps to fulfill its mission by providing humane-centered presentations and facilitating animal engagement among K-12 students in the Houston area. All presentations are supported by a variety of TEKS including Chapter 120, Subchapter A.
If there are any questions, send them to education@houstonhumane.org
School Visit Days
Tuesday-Friday
Available Times
Between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
School Visit Costs
$150 per visit (Checks made payable to Houston Humane Society)
Schools have the option of fundraising to pay for a school visit with in-kind donations.
Title I schools should reach out to education@houstonhumane.org for more information on how we can bring our programs to your schools.
School Visit Programs
K-5
- Storytime
- Animal Careers at the Houston Humane Society
- Staying Safe & Smart Around Dogs and Cats (Animal Body Language)
- Responsible Pet Ownership
- All About the Houston Humane Society
- Rescue Readers (Formerly Reading to Paws)
6-8
- Be Humane: A Challenge for the Future
- Animal Careers at the Houston Humane Society
- Staying Safe & Smart Around Dogs and Cats (Animal Body Language)
- Responsible Pet Ownership
- All About the Houston Humane Society
- Pets & Mental Health
- How to Stop Pet Overpopulation
9-12
- Be Humane: A Challenge for the Future
- Animal Careers at the Houston Humane Society
- Staying Safe & Smart Around Dogs and Cats (Animal Body Language)
- Responsible Pet Ownership
- All About the Houston Humane Society
- Pets & Mental Health
- How to Stop Pet Overpopulation
- The Link: How Animal Abuse is Connected to Interpersonal Violence
Program Description
Storytime: Our Education Coordinator will read a humane-centered story and facilitate animal engagement with one of our animal mascots.
Animal Careers at the Houston Humane Society: A presentation is given where students learn about the types of careers one can have at the Houston Humane Society.
Staying Safe & Smart Around Dogs and Cats (Animal Body Language): A presentation will be given where students will learn the basics of animal body language and how this understanding can keep them safe.
Responsible Pet Ownership: This presentation gives an overview of the basic responsibilities needed for taking care of a pet.
Be Humane: A Challenge for the Future: This presentation reviews the history of the humane movement, defines what it means to be humane, and gives advice for how to be humane in our daily lives.
All About the Houston Humane Society: This presentation describes what the Houston Humane Society is all about.
Rescue Readers (Formerly Reading to Paws): Students will get the opportunity to read to one of our animal mascots.
Pets & Mental Health: This presentation explains how having a pet can improve mental health.
How to Stop Pet Overpopulation: This presentation will explain the problem of pet overpopulation and what can be done to solve that problem.
The Link: How Animal Abuse is Connected to Interpersonal Violence: In this presentation, students in grades 9-12 learn about the connection between violence against animals and violence against people, and what can be done about it.
Education programs cancellation policy
All cancellations must be emailed to education@houstonhumane.org
For all non-Summer Camp programs:
- If you have pre-paid for your program, cancellation requests received 72 hours or more prior to the start of the program will be refunded the entire fee.
- Cancellations made less than 72 hours prior to the start of the program will not be refunded.
- If a program session is canceled by HHS, all registration fees will be refunded in full.
Safety
Teachers and chaperones play an integral role in educational experiences and are expected to address any student issues that arise while visiting the Houston Humane Society (HHS) or while an HHS educator is visiting your school. HHS staff members will immediately address behavior that directly has to do with the safety of a visitor or an animal in our care.