Humane Society Youth and Humane Society University are proud to offer an online professional development program for animal care and control practitioners, educators, and volunteers committed to humane education. The Certified Humane Education Specialist (CHES) program features a choice of self-paced courses that guide participants in conducting effective teacher in-services, exploring storytelling as a teaching device, and identifying the connections between humane education and the preschool curriculum, middle-school and high-school service learning, character education, and presentation techniques.

Course content is based on extensive research, and courses are centered on engaging activities with a wealth of practical tips and field-tested strategies for working with children, teens, school faculty, and youth leaders. Enhance your credentials and become more confident and comfortable at advancing humane education within your own community!

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The Certified Humane Education Specialist (CHES) program will help animal care and control administrators, board members, humane education specialists, and humane law enforcement officers enhance their credentials and use their limited time and resources in the most effective ways possible.

Previous teaching experience is not required. Participants work at their own pace, and coursework can be completed in as little as 2-4 weeks. CHES certification is predicated upon successful completion of four courses and a final exam. Tuition is $65 per course. The course titles are:

• Reach a Teacher: Forming Successful School Partnerships (mandatory)
• Rebels with a Cause: Reaching Teens through Service-Learning  
• Humane Education and the Magic of Stories
• Simon Says, “Let’s Be Kind to Animals!”   
• Classroom Presentation ABCs
• Power in Numbers: The Basics of Forming a Youth Club
• Tales Kids Tell: The Humane Educator's Role in Breaking the Cycle of Abuse

Humane Society Youth will award certificates based on the following criteria:

1. Successful completion of four of the above humane education courses.
   
2. Complete a final exam; grades above 80% will be considered passing marks.

For more information, contact Stephanie Clark, Manager, Outreach and Training, Humane Society: Youth, at 860-434-8666.

Humane Society Youth (formerly the National Association for
Humane and Environmental Education, NAHEE) is an affiliate of The Humane Society of the United States.