Past Coffee & Connect topics

September 2 - Camp Review/School Going Forward
October 7 - Fall Programming with Courtney Campbell of East Bay SPCA
November 4 - New Partnerships/Schools/Funding
December 2 - Teaching Animal Protection, Embracing Social Justice

January 6 - Preparing Volunteers and Their Dogs to Represent Your Organization
February 3 - HE Volunteers
March 3 - "Cool to Be Kind:" Evaluation of a Classroom-Based Humane Education Intervention
May 5 - " Summer Camp: It's All Fun and Games" with Kim Ferris-Church
September - Ready, S-E-T, Go: Building a Culture of SEL" with Katie Frazier and Nicole Lovecchio
October - "Fostering Compassion for Fishes" with Jonathan Balcombe and Kim Korona
November 3 - "Sharing is Caring: Virtual Roundtables" with the APHE board

January - "Educating Youth with Farm Sanctuary Programming" with Maddie Krasno of Farm Sanctuary
February 2 - "How Much Is a Whale Really Worth?" with Beth Besom of the Walter Munk Foundation for the Oceans
March 9 - "Connections Create Conservationists; the Work of Animal Ambassadors" with Haylee Blake from Helen Woodward Animal Center
September 7 - "Wolf Eradication and Management Policy as Critical Pedagogy" with Karen Winter
October 12 - "Barnyard Buddies: Building Relationships Between Children and Formerly Farmed Animals" with Anna Boarini of VINE Sanctuary
November 2 - "Therapy Dogs in the High School Setting" with Jessica Maricevic of Empathic Paws
December - Humane Education Roundtables with the APHE Board

January 4 - "The One Thing You Still Need" with Tressa Yonekawa Bundren
February 1 - "Sharing a Creative Mess to Help Shelter Pets by Inspiring Kindness and the Don’t Pet Mindset/Love from a Distance" with Jeanne Frye-Mason
March 1 - "Find the Funds" with Lindsay Layendecker of the Jacksonville Humane Society
May 3 - Pre-Summer Camp Roundtables with the APHE Board
September 6 - Summer Camp Debrief Roundtables with the APHE Board
October 4 - "Measuring Welfare and Empathy" with Lauren Powell and Karen Verderame
November 1 - "Failing Forward: Restorative Practices" with Heather Franco of East Bay SPCA
December 6 - "The Magic of Regional Workshops" with Heather Grogan and Savanna New

January 10 - "Looking Forward to 2024: Incorporating Holidays in Humane Education Programming" with Nick Kohner of Lollypop Farm
February 7 - Camp Roundtables
March 6 - "Dramatic Play: Engaging and Teaching Children About Animals" with Alicia Haley of the Animal Welfare Association
May 22 - Camp Roundtables
September 4 - Summer Camp Debrief Roundtables with the APHE Board
October 2 - "Behavior is Behavior: Parallels in Behavior Theory and Education" with Micah McKechnie, CPDT-KA from East Bay SPCA
November 6 - "HEART: How to Build Strong Culture and Relationships in Your Classroom" with Andrea "Fitz" Fitzgerald
December 4 - "Anti-Blackness and Racism in Animal Welfare" with Christine Davis from SPCA Serving Erie County

January 8 - Resource Roundtable: Lesson Plan Potluck! with APHE members
February 5 - "From the Classroom to the Community: Field Trips that Transform Humane Education" with Dr. Sarah Straub, Stephen F. Austin State University
March 5 - "Find the Funds" with Lindsay Layendecker from Jacksonville Humane Society
September 3 - Camp Debrief Roundtables with APHE members