The Institute for Humane Education is an incredible organization! I have learned so much and found such a beautiful, supportive community. I am thankful to have found this organization.
This non profit has motivated us to open Peaceful Child Education as the first Early Childhood Humane education in South Florida.
It starts with the very young.
We are grateful and excited.
The teachings of IHE have made a large impact on both my children and myself. Listening to Zoe Weil continues to help me better understand my impact on global issues and has enabled me to be a better, father friend and citizen. I hope that more of her teachings can find their way to public education so perhaps this next generation can undo some of what has been done over the years.
I have known the founder of the Institute for Humane Education since we were young school girls together in first grade. Zoe has consistently walked her talk over the many decades I have known her, and I am especially moved and inspired by all she has done in imagining, creating and then passing forward this wonderful organization so that it will continue beyond her lifetime. I read their newsletters, watch videos and just generally bask in the good work that they do - so thought provoking and authentic. IHE inspires me to take action in my own life. I am launching an eco-activism project later this year, and it is in no small part because I know it can be done; I watched my friend Zoe do it and I know that I can too. She has lit the flame of positive social change in the hearts of thousands and thousands of people, and through her students and partners, collaborators and others like myself, the work of IHE continues to expand our ideas of what is possible in this world. I truly can not think of a greater gift than the gift of inspiration to take concrete action to make positive change, and this is what IHE does for the world. Bravo!!
The Institute for Humane Education, in short, changed my life. Their graduate degree program has provided me with the knowledge to re-enter this world as a conscious and informed global citizen. Their latest program, The Solutionary Program, for middle and high school students should be implemented in every school nationwide, and hopefully worldwide in the future. This educational program helps students understand the world around them to a deep degree, a feature that is lacking in traditional education today. With IHE, future generations will be able to participate fully in society and be active solutionaries.
I am Nick Infante a truck driver w/ Dept. Of Corrections. This is a great organization, back in Aug 2018 I found an injured Great Horn Owl w/ fractured wing on the side of I-84 near Pendleton. I reported it state patrol, got ahold of ODFW then Bob & Lynn at Blue Mountain Wildlife, Bob came out immediately to meet where the owl was. Since then they got the owl immediate care and determined the prognosis and Faiththe Great Horne’s Owl is on her way to recovery and has been improving. I keep in weekly contact w/Lynn to see how Faith is doing to hear positive results and looks like she may be possibly releasable in a couple months. They are great people for what they are doing for these raptors. If it weren’t for me finding her and for Bob and Lynn and there staff being diligent in there work to save these injured raptors, Gaith would have died. Great work
Thank you for this excellent interview with educational innovator, Zoe Weil. At a time when the social service structure here in Maine, and indeed across the United States, is being dismantled by well-meaning but poorly-informed individuals and equally ill-equipped legislators, the message of humane education has never been more sorely needed. It reaches far beyond the realm of education and deep into the field of social service, sowing the seeds of an expanded level of consciousness that incorporates justice, respect and compassion for all life -- people, animals and the environment – and giving hope to many who feel discouraged and disempowered by current trends and problems.
As clinical coordinator for a large social service agency, my primary role is to supervise, train and educate those teammates who perform in a direct care capacity. In this role, I have found IHE’s vision, philosophy, resources and clarity of purpose to be an invaluable asset when it comes to challenging all of us to remain committed to life-long learning, to break from the perception of discipline-specific and professional isolation, and to remind all concerned that we come into our respective fields with a unique set of skills with which to protect the environment, advocate for human and animal rights and defend the inherent value of all cultures.
From Zoe Weil’s TEDx talk (The World Becomes What You Teach) to the numerous free resources available on the IHE website, the Institute for Humane Education has helped keep the fires of passion, curiosity and reflection burning in me and dozens of other social workers, direct care staff, administrators and clinicians who spend their days “at the tip of the service spear” affecting the lives of hundreds of people with serious mental illness, intellectual disabilities and emotional trauma.
Thank you IHE from your brothers and sisters in the social service world who are also working every day for a just, compassionate and healthy world.
George Russell, LCSW, CSWM
I have been part of two seminar/online classes with IHE. I have learned so much about environmental issues, compassion for our planet and the creatures who live on it, respect for and tolerance of other points of view, the importance of critical thinking, and the joy of taking positive action for my beliefs. Zoe Weil, president of the group, has been an inspiration to so many people, living her life with truth and integrity, and she teaches her life lessons with respect and compassion. The IHE programs, whether they are for teachers or those who want only to learn more about themselves and their relationships with the world and each other, are beautifully crafted. They explore choices and offer their students new ways of looking at life's issues and their own experiences. I love, love, love this organization!