In conjunction with our Pet Painters program, art students at Hillview Middle School in Menlo Park and their teacher Anna Kogan recently welcomed John Hale and an assorted and colorful reptile “cast of characters” for a fun and spirited learning experience. John introduced the students to the following cast members: The students peppered John, who…
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Mar
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“Talk of the Town” in the Daily Post has featured our story-writing contest, calling all 7th and 8th graders in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. Read all about it! If you love animals and love to write, unleash your imagination before April 30 and be a writer of compassion. Write a 1,000-word story about…
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Mar
Mar
Come meet the people at Project HumaneKind at this fun event! We’ll be joined by partners Youth Community Service, Palo Alto Animal Control, Pink Paws For The Cause, and Doggie Protective Services. Learn about issues around animal care and ways to help animals in our community. And you might just decide to adopt.
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Mar
Mar
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Mar
Mar
Students at Laurel School Upper Campus in Menlo Park were excited to meet Molly, an African Gray Parrot who visited from Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue. Molly held the class spellbound as she fluffed her feathers and answered questions posed to her by her friend and rescuer Jonathan Kessler. She answers Yes or No, as appropriate,…
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Feb
Feb
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Feb
Feb
Tell a story and be a writer of compassion! Calling on students in grades 7 and 8 to write an imaginative story about animals and people helping each other in compassionate action. The story can be about domestic pets, farm animals, or animals in the wild. The winning author will receive a prize of $500…
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Feb
Feb
Sixty students at Laurel Upper School in Menlo Park met a most unusual group of fellow creatures. John Hale, a reptile specialist, introduced four from his menagerie: Vince, a Red-footed Tortoise; Inky, an Eastern Indigo snake; Froot Loop, an Arizona Mountain King snake; and a Bearded Dragon named Ginger. The students learned facts about reptiles…
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