If you stop by Herr Memorial Library in Mifflinburg, PA on a given day, you might run into two very special visitors: Dascha and Jack, the library’s two dedicated reading therapy dogs. Along with their handlers, these loyal pups participate in the library’s Ruff’s Pack Readers program, which promotes literacy and a lifelong love - Read more
Connecticut Friends School Help Animals Exercise!
Students from the Connecticut Friends School completed a project as part of their school’s partnership with the Pet Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) in Norwalk, CT. The students began using the Mutt-i-grees® Curriculum earlier in the trimester, and teachers wanted to be sure they made a service learning connection with their use of it. In - Read more
Kentucky School District Hosts Mutt-i-grees Retreat
“The Mutt-i-grees Curriculum teaches essential life skills and promotes good citizenship. And our entire community benefits from it!” Students from Boyd County Middle School and Catlettsburg Elementary in Boyd County, KY participated in the school district’s first ever Mutt-i-grees retreat. The goal? To encourage community engagement by offering students a unique - Read more
How Students Can Make Positive Impacts in the Animal Community
"I can do as much as I like during each unit, adding in my own ideas and materials and tailoring it to my student’s needs. It doesn’t feel like extra work and the students really look forward it. I’m loving the positive changes and outcomes I’m seeing this year as a result of what - Read more
Teaching Students Social and Emotional Skills
Adam E., School Intervention Specialist at Van Buren County School Based Mental Health in Arkansas uses the Mutt-i-grees Curriculum to teach students social and emotional skills that will help them succeed in school. He has incorporated as many of the readings, resources, and activities from the Curriculum as he can, which helps keep the - Read more
April is National Heartworm Awareness Month
Home/Blog/ April is National Heartworm Awareness Month and Annie Blumenfeld, a sophomore at Fairfield Warde High School in Fairfield, CT has been working hard to spread awareness of heartworm disease. CT State Rep. Tony Hwang appeared in support of Annie as she testified in support of her proposed bill - Read more
Creating an Environment of Empathy in School
Home/Blog/ Northaven Elementary is a Title 1 school and an ELL magnet school that services a diverse K-5 student population in southern Indiana. The Executive Director of Elementary Education for Greater Clark County Schools, introduced the Mutt-i-grees Curriculum to the school to fulfill the need for - Read more
Teaching Rescue Dogs to be School Dogs
Mutt-i-gree specialists Rosemarie Tombolo and Cory Carr join forces to build the school dog team! Many schools are taking an extra step in implementing The Mutt-i-grees Curriculum by having their own school dog — a dog, owned by a teacher, counselor or principal, who comes to school every day. Not every - Read more
How one Teacher Uses Mutt-i-grees® to Promote Friendship and Social Skills
“When I found the Mutt-i-grees® Curriculum last year it was the first program that focused on developing critical social emotional skills in children through working with animals in need that was so completely aligned with the values and mission of YAP Club. I love everything about the program!” Five years ago, - Read more
Making Animal Compassion a Part of Everyday Teaching
Lisa Klink has been a Special Education Science Teacher at Schuyler-Colfax Middle School in Wayne, NJ for four years, but her love for animals dates back much further than that. As a child, Lisa began advocating for animals when she visited the Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter in East Hanover, NJ as a - Read more
