Seeking parents for Humane Ed. school in Sacramento

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For animal-friendly parents in Sacramento, CA:

 

Parents with K-6th grade children are sought to serve on the Humane

Education Learning Community Public Charter School (HELC) Interim

Board. The school will be located within the San Juan Unified School

District boundaries.

 

The HELC Mission is to provide an educational opportunity of choice

that offers kindergarten through grade 6 students a safe and

nurturing learning community based on the principle goals of humane

education. Humane education fosters critical thinking, academic

achievement, social success, self-worth and respect for humans, all

species and the environment. Key elements of the HELC include:

 

1) Through dialogue, reflection and action, a humane education

learning community creates an environment where students are able to

optimize their strengths to be productive and resilient problem-

solvers, socially conscious and compassionate citizens for the 21st

Century.

 

2) The implementation of the HELC is based on the belief that a

compassionate learning community can enhance a child's education and

provide opportunities for social, emotional and academic growth.

 

3) Humane education promotes a society where citizens strive to be

respectful, responsible and compassionate in their interactions with

each other, nonhuman animals, and the natural community.

 

To accomplish above, the values that will be stressed are:

responsibility, honesty, empathy, compassion, kindness, perseverance,

and integrity. Themes touching on the proper relationship to our

environment and non-human animals will provide a basic foundation for

the transfer to socially responsible behaviors between humans.

 

HELC believes that every student, regardless of gender, special

needs, or social, ethnic, language or economic background has a right

to a high quality education that challenges the student to achieve to

his/her fullest potential.

 

Parents need to be directly involved in the education of their

children and all teachers are responsible for all children.

 

Interested parents can contact Yael Wishnick, Ed.D at 916-212-9297 or

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