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The Dumb Friends League offers classes to students, teachers and community groups, ages 5 and older. Our programs are available throughout the Denver metro area and beyond, year-round! We have both on-site classes, which include a shelter tour, and outreach programs. All of our classes are now offered in English and Spanish. Customized programs are available too. Please contact us to discuss your ideas.
All of the Humane Education programs are FREE, except for our Teacher Recertification class; however, any donation is gladly accepted. Here is a list of items that make a difference for the homeless pets in our care:
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rabbit food
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laundry detergent
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guinea pig food
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dish washing liquid
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meat-flavored baby food
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paper towels
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Yes, all shelter tours include classroom time. For an in-depth class, plan on visiting for about an hour-and-a-half.
The Quebec Street shelter has fun, interactive exhibits to help your group learn even more about pets. These exhibits are available for everyone to enjoy and are also incorporated into our Quebec Street shelter tours.
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Compare your goals with our program list to choose the best topic.
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Check your calendar to see what time of year is appropriate.
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Decide if you want to visit us or have us come visit you.
Please try to make your reservation at least four weeks in advance of your program date. To register for a program, call us at (303) 751-5772, Ext.1321 to schedule. Please leave a detailed message, including the information listed below. Be sure to include a phone number and the best time to reach you.
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Your name
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Organization or school name
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Program topic
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Contact phone number
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Best time to reach you
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Age or grade of participants
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Date/time of program
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Location of class — our shelter or your site?
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Any special requests
Kindness, compassion, respect and responsibility — are these qualities that you’d like to teach your students? Join us for interactive and informative programs that teach these qualities while relating them to the companion animals in our lives. Through stories, games, role-playing and discussion, students consider what these qualities mean and how they can incorporate them into their lives. Choose from a variety of topics that easily fit into your current curriculum and also match Colorado Model Content Standards for math, science, reading, civics and more! Included with our programs are complimentary curriculum booklets for teachers and coloring/activity books for students. We prefer to work with groups of 35 participants or less. Please contact us if you need to schedule a presentation for a larger group. Click here to read a short description of each program.
Most of our Humane Education youth programs are also appropriate for adult groups. We can also customize a program to fit your needs. Please contact us with your ideas.
We are happy to provide your school or district with staff development classes tailored to fit your needs. Some previous classes we have taught include strategies to prevent violence; teaching compassion and respect; and integrating humane lessons into your curriculum.
Teaching Compassion and Respect: Humane Education in the Classroom (K-12)
How can we help prevent bullying and violence in our schools? By teaching kids to care! Learn about pets and the creative ways you can add “fur and feathers” to any curriculum. Take a behind-the-scenes tour of our animal shelter and learn about our services for the pets and people of Colorado.
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Dumb Friends League,
2080 S. Quebec St.,
Denver, CO 80231 |
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1 semester credit hour - two-day class |
Upcoming
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TBA |
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To register, call the Teacher Enhancement Office at the Colorado School of Mines at (303) 273-3303.
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The course fee is $115.
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Teachers, you can borrow a backpack filled with
lessons and hands-on activities to help your students achieve benchmarks
in a variety of content areas. Backpacks can be checked out for
two weeks and are free to use, but a $10 donation is appreciated
(a $50 deposit is required and will be fully refunded when the backpack
is returned with no damage or loss). Call us
at (303) 751-5772, Ext. 1321 to check out a Pet Pack.
We are pleased to offer specially written curriculum guides for K-12 classes. Lessons are based on kindness, compassion, respect, and responsibility. They are designed to meet Colorado Model Content Standards in math, science, reading, civics and more! We also provide printed booklets to teachers that participate in our programs.
These books were chosen for their compassionate and responsible themes, which promote humane treatment of animals. Books are listed according to grade appropriateness. For guidelines on how to choose books for your classroom that promote compassionate attitudes, click here.
Are you considering adopting a pet for your classroom? Get information about the care and needs of animals, as well as how they can contribute to the education of your students. Our “Teacher’s Pet” information will help you make the best choice possible for your classroom. Click here to understand the many responsibilities of adopting a classroom pet.
We are a private nonprofit organization. We spend an average of $300 on every animal adopted, over and above the fee paid by the patron. If you would like to help us, you can click here to make a secure online donation or print out a donation form and mail or fax it to us.
The Dumb Friends League respects the privacy of its donors. We do not sell or exchange any individual donor information. For details on our privacy policy, click here.
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