Jesse and Riggs were back at @achieveny, and this time they made toys for the cats and dogs back at the sanctuary. Participants practiced using their fine motor skills and following instructions, and were very excited to know that their efforts would be making a difference in the lives of sheltered animals. “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘣𝘺 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥!“ — Achieve Day Habilitation Specialist Animal Care Sanctuary works with classes, individuals, and groups of all ages and ability levels. At the core of our program lies involving adoptable animals in lessons to increase motivation and effort in participants. This model benefits both the animals and the students in a variety of ways, including: -Increase of motivation and effort in hands-on and academic projects -Exposure and socialization for adoptable shelter animals -Building a foundation of empathy and advocacy in participants -Helping participants meet their social and academic goals in the process Are you a teacher or program leader interested in learning more about our Humane Education Program? Contact Jesse at animalcaresanctuary.org to inquire! There is no fee for participation. (fb)

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