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Unless we wish to continue rescuing animals that are abused, homeless or
neglected, we must teach our children the correct humane education to END the
cycle of abuse. Please Donate to help keep these
workshops going!! Our Workshops Include:
1. Kids
Awareness Workshop
-Humane Education
-Creature
Teacher
2.Workshops Using Heifer International Materials
-Read
to Feed
-Chores for Change
-Get It!
Children ages 5 - 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Huge multi child discounts available. FREE to anyone who can not afford any of our workshop right now! We know tough it is right now, especially with gas prices so high! Click Here To Register
Creature Teacher
Children needing to get extra help with reading will get to be a creature
teacher. This will be a fun learning experience. Children show different animals
how to read with a volunteer standing by to help out when needed.
Depending on their reading level this workshop provides children with
the opportunity to listen and interact with a story or read aloud to animals,
helping to improve a child's reading skills and self confidence.
Reading
improves language and learning abilities and provides opportunities for physical
development and future love of books. The simple act of turning the pages of a
book helps to strengthen motor skills. Reading is important to a child's
development and is a big factor in shaping their education. It also stimulates
eye muscles and affects chemistry of the body by utilizing the brain.
Non-MemberPricing:
1 class $10.00 per child
6 Classes $50.00 per child
Member Pricing:
1 Class $5.00 per child
6 Classes $25.00
Humane Education
At its most basic level, humane education is about learning to care about the animals in our homes and communities. It is about fostering kindness, respect, and empathy for both human and animals, it's also about looking after the environment and its diverse habitats. Children will be learning about different kinds of animals, learning how to care for them, how to approach them and how to prevent being attacked by them.
Non-MemberPricing:
1 class $10.00 per child
6 Classes $50.00 per child
6 Classes + Creature Teacher $80.00 (12 total hours)
Member Pricing:
1 Class $5.00 per child
6 Classes $25.00
6 Classes + Creature Teacher $40.00 (12 total hours)
Read to Feed
Read to Feed is both a reading motivational and a unique educational opportunity. In addition to the reading component, students learn about different cultures and the importance of food security throughout the world. It also provides a way for children to become actively involved and personally make a difference.
The Other Side of the Fence has come in contact with Heifer International, www.heifer.org the developers of Read to Feed,
a reading incentive program that pairs a love of reading with global education.
Read to Feed is a practical tool that empowers children to set off a chain
reaction of positive change throughout the world. Through Reed to Feed, you can
say to your children "This is what the world can look like -a world were no one
is hungry and everyone is healthy - and this is how we can get there
together."
Reading Motivation / Service Learning Program
Inspires
children to read more books for pleasure, while raising money to build a local
animal shelter and to help end world hunger and improve the environment.
Children will get sponsors for the books they read. Developed with the highly
acclaimed Center for Teaching International Relations, University of Denver,
this resource provides fun and educational activities to interest and inspire
children while teaching them about important global issues at the same time. In
the service - learning part of the progam, the children decide which animals
they would like to symbolically 'purchase' for struggling families. Then they
get a sponsor. The more books they read and time they spend on their curriculum,
the more money they are able to raise. At the end of the program the money is
'pooled' together and divided - 90% going to The Other Side of the Fence {45% to
help build room for educational workshops, 30% goes toward providing care for
homeless animals, 15% goes toward spay/neuter program} and 10% going to Heifer
International to help struggling families around the world to become more
self-sufficient. This program provides the opportunity to discuss important
issues such as
- Goal Setting
-Nutrition
-Gender
Equity
-Self-Reliance
-Accountability
-Improving the
Environment
What do cows, chickens and goats have to do with reading? Over
the 6 week program the children who are enrolled in this program will be
participating in Heifer International's Read to Feed program. During the
program, the children will discuss issues surrounding world hunger and animal
welfare issues, (such as the dangers of approaching familiar and unfamiliar
pets, and the importance of spay and neuter) earn pledges from family, friends,
and community members for the number of books they read and amount of time spent
working on their curriculum. At the conclusion of the program, sponsors will
make their donations to The Other Side of the Fence which will help The Other
Side of the Fence accomplish their goal of providing animal welfare related
resources including an animal shelter by 2012 and to help Heifer International
provide food- and income-producing farm animals, and training in their care, for
hungry families around the world.
Since 1944, Heifer International has helped over 4.5 million families become
self-reliant through gifts of livestock. Every family that receives an animal
passes on the gift of its offspring to another family in need.
The Read to
Feed program is anticipated to involve 100,000 children in the U. S. and Canada
over the next year. For free materials and information regarding the program,
visit www.readtofeed.org
For more
information about Heifer International and its mission, visit www.heifer.org
Cost of class: FREE; Children get sponsors (children get all materials,
plus we help them get sponsors}
Sponsors
Some may not have enough time to volunteer at local charity events. By
sponsoring a child in the Reed to Feed program you are doing your part to help
change the world. For six weeks the children are meeting one time a week for two
hours. That means 12 hours of curriculum. Most books will be read on their own
time. If you are interested in sponsoring a child you can choose which level of
participation you can afford.
Level 5: Sponsor by donating $5.00 for
a book that a child I sponsor reads
Level 4: Sponsor child for one week of
the program = $30.00
Level 3: Sponsor child for two weeks of program =
$60.00
Level 2: Sponsor child for three weeks of program = $90.00
Level 1:
Sponsor child for all six weeks of program = $180.00
Get It!
What is GET IT! ? GET IT!®: Global Education To Improve Tomorrow is a
curriculum-based global education and service learning program that teaches
students and volunteers about sustainable solutions to end world hunger and
poverty.
The GET IT! curriculum engages students as investigative
journalists to research, write about, and act on issues surrounding consumer
choices and international trade. Students learn how to ask questions, think
critically, and communicate what they learn. By writing and circulating stories
based on their research, students get hands-on experience in spreading awareness
about consumer issues. GET IT! alumni are prepared to be proactive global
citizens. The program goes hand-in-hand with Chores for Change, another of
Heifer International's educational outreach programs. Offered through Heifer's
community education outreach, GET IT! is designed for middle school and high
school students.
Non-MemberPricing:
1 class $10.00 per child
6 Classes $50.00 per child
6 Classes + Humane Education + Chores For Change $80.00 (18 total hours!)
Member Pricing:
1 Class $5.00 per child
6 Classes $25.00
6 Classes + Humane Education + Chores For Change $50.00 (18 total hours!)
Chores for Change
Chores for Change is a program of service and learning. Participants in the
Chores for Change program volunteer time working at On The Other Side of the
Fence, doing things such as collecting food for a holiday food drive or passing
out the food collected. The first-hand experience of confronting hunger issues
in the community teaches lifelong lessons about hunger and how to help eliminate
this common tragedy. Other activities include fundraising for spay/neuter
program and helping with our Read to Feed program. Spending time learning about
animals, their roles in life and human responsibility will lead to future
generations being more responsible with their pets.
Each participant also
recruits sponsors to pledge donations for time spent in volunteer activities.
When the Chores for Change program ends, participants collect the donations
which will be divided between On The Other Side of the Fence receiving 90% to On
The Other Side of the Fence {45% to help build room for educational workshops,
30% goes toward providing care for homeless animals, 15% goes toward spay/neuter
program} and the remaining 10% will be sent to Heifer International to help
fight world hunger. The first-hand experience of raising money to help people
and animals in need internationally teaches important lessons about world hunger
and our global community.
Chores for Change, a program offered through
Heifer's community education outreach, is designed for all ages, anyone is
welcome to participate.
Chores for Change provides a meaningful service
learning experience of fighting world hunger.
Cost of class: FREE; Children get sponsors (children get all materials, plus we help them get sponsors}
SPONSORS
For anyone interested in sponsoring a volunteer we offer several levels of
sponsorship:
Level 5: 1 hour of volunteer work = $10.00
Level 4: 5
hours of volunteer work = $50.00
Level 3: 10 hours of volunteer work =
$100.00
Level 2: 20 hours of volunteer work = $200.00
Level 1: 40 hours of
volunteer work = $400.00
