Respect me

Together with empathy: learning respect, inclusion and self-esteem.

This programme, started in 2018, is taught as a subject within school hours at schools and colleges. Its objective is to promote respect and inclusion, and to prevent bullying through activities with animals, working on the acceptance of differences, self-esteem, empathy and frustration management.

The one-hour-a-week sessions are supervised by psychologists and teachers, and have the support of skilled experts. The programme has been evaluated by the Affinity Foundation Chair.

Over 20

helper dogs

257

children have benefited

2 centres:

Colegio León XIII and Instituto Carrasco Formiguera de Barcelona

Why we created this programme

This programme presents a new way of learning, without negative connotations and prior judgements.

Through learning about dogs and how we relate to them, we learn to respect each other, work as a team, be patient, identify emotions, put things into practice through trial and error, and accept differences among other things.

How the programme works

What are the programme’s objectives?

To improve peer relationships in the classroom

To improve student-teacher relationships

To redirect inappropriate behaviours

To encourage logical thinking

To improve tolerance to frustration

To express emotions appropriately

To improve empathy

What types of exercises are done?

Training sequences

Walking skills, such as giving a paw

Agility circuits

Collaborative work with dogs and students

Canine and human communication

Specific skills for assistance dogs (opening a jacket, picking up things from the floor, turning on a light, etc.)

Testimonios

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