CHE for Animal Sanctuaries and Rescues (per user)

Learn to integrate Compassionate Humane Education (CHE) into your sanctuary or rescue. Create ethical, educational programs that teach empathy, engage the community, and generate sustainable income.

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Course curriculum

1. Video: Welcome by Michele Fasnacht
2. 1. What CHE is and Why It Matters
3. 2. How to Use the CHE Program
4. 3. Key Terms in Compassionate Humane Education (CHE)
5. 4. Welcome Quiz
6. 5. Getting to Know You
1. Video: Foundations of CHE for Leadership
2. 1. CHE Leadership Lesson
3. 2. Laying the Foundation – Preparing Your Organization
4. 3. Leadership Prompt
5. 4. Foundations Quiz
1. 1. Using AI in Sanctuary Leadership
2. 2. Ethical Use of AI
3. 3. AI for Administrative Systems
4. 5. AI Reflection
1. 1. Designing with Intention
2. 2. Living Classrooms
3. 3. Seed to Sanctuary Gardens
4. 4. Sustainability Practices that Support CHE
1. 1. Organization Wide Systems: Values
2. 2. Compassionate Onboarding
3. 3. Inclusion and Diversity in Practice
4. 4. Building a Neurodiversity-Inclusive Culture
5. 5. Training & Supporting Staff in CHE
6. 6. Shared Language and Communication
7. 7. Culture Repair & Realignment
8. 8. Culture Reflection
1. Video: Staff
2. 1. Integrating CHE into Staff Roles and Organizational Structure
3. 2. Staff Training and Development
4. 3. Staff Training, Evaluation, Accountability
5. 4. When a Staff Member is Not a Good Fit
6. 5. CHE-Aligned Team Recognition
7. 6. Staff and Volunteer Communication Protocols
8. 7. Staff Wellness Toolkit
9. 8. Staff Wellness and Retention
10. 9. Section 2 Quiz
11. 10. Volunteer Expectations and Code of Conduct
12. 11. Volunteer Orientation
13. 12. Volunteer Scheduling and Role Assignment
14. 13. Volunteer Training and Evaluation System
15. 14. AI for Staff Education
16. 15. AI for Staff Training and Internal Communication
17. 16. AI for Volunteer Scheduling and Communication
18. 17. Reflection
19. 18. Staff Quiz
1. 1. Safety and Emergency Procedures for Educational Programs
2. 2. Ethical Standards
3. 3. Hiring & Staffing for Educational Programs
4. 4. Legal & Safety Requirements
5. 5. Incident Reporting and Documentation
6. 6. Accreditation
7. 7. Forms and Resources
8. 8. Sanctuary Visit Protocol for CHE
1. 1. AI in Animal Care
2. 2. Using AI for Animal Identification: Safe, Ethical and Accurate Practices
3. 3. AI Safety in Animal Care
4. 4. AI for Daily Animal Care
1. Video: Bringing CHE to Life
2. 2. Bringing CHE to Life — Educational Programs that Inspire and Sustain
3. 3. Sanctuary Spaces and Integrated Animal Learning Environments
4. 4. Humane Classrooms and Ethical Animal Engagement
5. 4. On-Site Educational Tours & Field Trips
6. 4. Virtual Tours & Field Trips
7. 5. After-School & Homeschool Programs: Extending CHE Beyond the Classroom
8. 6. Summer Camps & Sanctuary Keeper Programs: Immersive CHE Education for Youth
9. 7. Volunteer & Youth Leadership Pathways: Turning Compassion into Action
10. 8. Educational Outreach
11. 9. CHE Themes for Outreach and Education
12. 10. AI for Lesson Planning
13. 11. Reflection
14. 12. Bringing CHE to Life Quiz
1. Video: Lesson Plans to Bring CHE to LIfe
2. 1. How to Use This Section
3. 2. What Is—and Isn’t—a Sanctuary
4. 3. What is a Sanctuary Ideas and Directions
5. 4. Reflection and Action: What is a Sanctuary?
6. 5. Inspiring Empathy Through Stories
7. 6. Animal Lesson Template
8. 7. Teaching About Individual Animals
9. 8. Teaching Through Individual Animal Stories
10. 9. Activity and Reflection Page
11. 10. Kind Kitchen: Teaching and Modeling Plant-Based Eating
12. 11. Activity and Recipe Companion
13. 12. Building a Kind Plate
14. 13. Plant-Based Food Choices and Why
15. 14. Gardening Food for Enrichment
16. 15. Design Your Own Sanctuary Garden Plan
17. 16. Enrichment Projects
18. 17. Build Your Own
19. 18. Observation-Based and Sensory Enrichment
20. 19. Reflection
21. 20. Educational Programs Quiz
1. Video: Implementing CHE in Programs
2. 1. You Are an Educator (Even If You’re Not a Teacher)
3. 2. Introducing CHE to Learners
4. 3. Understanding Neurodiversity
5. 4. Supporting Neurodivergent Learners
6. 5. Using Scripted CHE Lessons as Academic Curriculum
7. 6. Understanding the CHE Educator Role and Boundaries
8. 7. CHE Animal Observation & Respect Guide
9. 8. AI for Enrichment
10. 9. CHE for Teachers Prompt
11. 10. Reflection
12. 11. Implementing CHE Quiz
1. Video: Reset Circles
2. 1. CHE Reset Circle Guide
3. 2. Reflection
1. Video: Reflection Circles
2. 1. Introduction to Reflection Circles
3. 2. Reflection Circles for Repairing Harm and Restoring Trust
4. 3. Who Attends the Reflection Circle
5. 4. CHE Coach
6. Video: Reflection Circle Examples
7. 5. Steps to Start a Reflection Circle
8. 6. FAQ
9. 7. Reflection Circles Prompt
10. 8. Reflection
11. 9. Reflection Circles Quiz
1. Video: Outreach & Community
2. 1. Community Classes and Workshops
3. 2. Family and Community Events
4. 3. Corporate and Civic Partnerships
5. 4. Public & Media Outreach
6. 5. Traveling Programs
7. 6. Media, Press, and Public Storytelling
8. 7. Press Release Distribution Sites
9. 8. Outreach Quiz
10. 9. Reflection
1. 1. Using Education to Expand Funding
2. 2. Grant Readiness & Infrastructure
3. 3. Finding Grant Opportunities & Grant Writers
4. 4. Practical Tools & Templates for Grant Readiness
5. 5. AI for Grant Support
6. 6. Memberships & Donor Education Experiences
7. 7. Social Media Use and Monetization
8. 8. AI for Social Media
1. Video: Program Wrap Up
2. 1. Program Wrap-Up: Flexibility, Impact, and Purpose
3. 2. Reflections: Applying CHE in Sanctuary Education
4. 3. Certificate of Completion
5. VIDEO: Formal End of Course

About this course

$499.00 first payment, $13.99 / month onwards
142 lessons
1 hour of video content

CHE for Animal Sanctuaries and Rescues (per user)

Course curriculum

Section 1: Welcome and Orientation

Section 2: Foundations of CHE Leadership

Section 3: Technology & Leadership

Section 4: Designing the Environment

Section 5: Culture Alignment

Section 6: People & Roles: CHE Aligned Staff

Section 7: Standards & Compliance

Section 8: AI in Animal Care

Section 9: Bringing CHE to Life, Educational Programming

Section 10: Sample Lesson Plans for Educational Programs

Section 11: Implementing CHE in Programs

Section 12: Care Through Connection

Section 13: Handling Conflict with Care

Section 14: Outreach and Community Engagement

Section 15: Other Revenue Streams

Section 15: Program Wrap Up

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