Curriculum News
Announcing The First Prize Winners Of The 3rd Annual Mutt-i-grees® "America Adopts" PSA Contest
The results are in! The competition was fierce, but after reviewing dozens of PSA entries from across the country, the national First Prize winners of the 3rd Annual Mutt-i-grees “America Adopts” PSA Contest have been decided. This year, the contest offered one First Prize winner in each of three categories. In the Pre-K – K category, the winner was The Arch Ford Early Education Program in Conway, AR; The Eagle Crest Elementary School in Longmont, CO took first place for the 1st – 5th grade category; and The Brookhaven Technical Center won the 6th – 12th grade category.
Mutt-i-grees Curriculum School Wins Digital Voice Award!
Fenton Charter Public Schools earn top honors with ground-breaking App and entire Mutt-i-grees Project
Students from Fenton School proudly display the Mutt-i-grees Tails app.
Hebrew School Embraces Mutt-i-grees® Curriculum
Earlier this year, dozens of enthusiastic sixth graders came to Roslyn Heights, NY, along with their parents, to attend an assembly to learn more about Mutt-i-grees®. The event marked the culmination of the students’ six-week course of study of the Mutt-i-grees Curriculum. Two puppies had arrived to the event, along with North Shore Animal League America staff and volunteers. The assembly was being held at Temple Sinai, a Reform Jewish congregation. It represented the first use of the Mutt-i-grees Curriculum in a Hebrew school setting.
Renée Felice Smith Helps Save Animals’ Lives by Filming a Public Service Announcement for the Mutt-i-grees® Curriculum
Elementary school volunteers make Mutt-i-gree puppets for the Mutt-i-gree Curriculum Public Service Announcement. From left to right: Jessi Bianco, Sophia Chong, Jennifer Larrea (teacher), Cole Sciacca, Avery Smith, Lily Ritterman-Pena, A.J. Cserenyi, Spokesperson Renée Felice Smith, and Dariel Sanchez.
Mutt-i-grees® Curriculum Approved by Archdiocese of Hartford
The Mutt-i-grees® Curriculum has been added to the list of approved curricula for Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Hartford, Connecticut. Mrs. Valerie Mara, Director of Curriculum Design evaluated the Curriculum and requested that Dr. Dale Hoyt, Superintendent of Catholic Schools, formally approve it for use in grades Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth Grade.