UAN's Humane Education Ambassador Reader (HEAR) program helps children explore the human-animal bond through stories and discussion. HEAR volunteers visit after-school programs, classrooms, animal shelters and youth groups to read to children and lead discussions -- helping children develop critical thinking skills and empathy.

Training includes:

• brief overview of the history of humane education
• using questions to generate critical thinking
• tips for reading aloud
• the relationship between reading and developing empathy
• implementing HEAR discussion guides

Sign up on this page to indicate your interest in learning more about the process to become a HEAR volunteer. We welcome interest from all regions of the United States and Canada and will base future training locations on this interest. 

Upcoming HEAR volunteer training: 
Sacramento, California
Saturday, June 6, 2009
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