North Shore Animal League America partnered with Yale University School of the 21st Century and the Cesar Millan Foundation to develop the Mutt-i-grees Curriculum, a groundbreaking program that links humane education and social and emotional learning (SEL). It brings North Shore Animal League America’s No-Kill mission to life through experiential, service learning to more than 4,000 schools and libraries across the country and in Canada. It is one of the few SEL programs spanning from PreK through high school. The program builds empathy, resiliency, and responsibility for self, others, animals, and the environment.
Our Story
Program Recognition and Accolades
The Mutt-i-grees Curriculum is selected as one of 100 most innovative educational programs globally by hundrED Global Education Innovations in 2017 and 2018. It is named as one of the 25 best social emotional learning programs in the country by a Harvard University Study funded by the Wallace Foundation.
Parent Resource
The Muttigrees at Home handbook is published. It highlights ways parents can promote empathy and raise awareness about shelter pets. Disseminated to individual parents, Muttigrees At Home is also used by state agencies and child and family services to reach out to families. Learn more
Our First School Cat
The very first Mutt-i-grees Cat School is WSWHE BOCES in Saratoga Springs, NY, where they have introduced the fostering of a cat or kitten as part of their Small Animal Science Program.