Objectives

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The objectives of the FCAW Programme are:

To gain governments’ support for animal welfare education.

To promote animal welfare education programmes which take into account the appropriate:

  • developmental stages of children
  • animal welfare issues and themes placed in the appropriate context and curricular areas
  • teaching and learning methodologies
  • national and/or regional educational provision, opportunities and constraints.

To provide professional support for teachers to implement animal welfare activities and lessons.

 

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Varied Approach to FCAW

There are four key components that support the FCAW programme:

Partnerships and Networking:

Working with governments, teachers, teacher training providers, education institutes, member societies and other NGO’s to form a network of groups and individuals dedicated to getting animal welfare education into schools around the world.

Research and Development:

  • Research into education systems in different countries to find were animal welfare education fits into curricula
  • Contributing to existing academic research and encouraging further research in the field of animal welfare education
  • Development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of pilot projects and of fully implemented animal welfare education programmes
  • Establishing educationally sound methodologies and guidelines
  • Development of new materials or adaptation of existing high quality resources.

Professional Support:

  • In-service training for teachers and practitioners (already working in classrooms)
  • Initial teacher training and education for students (at college/university level)    

Monitoring and Evaluation:

  • Developing and supporting sound methodologies to assess the effectiveness of FCAW programmes.