Club HOPE – Helping Our Pets and Environment

An animal-friendly, after-school club that meets monthly at your school

Club HOPE is a year-long, after-school club with a strong service-learning emphasis for students in St. Louis elementary schools. Our goal is that schools and communities will be kinder, more compassionate places to live as a result of Club HOPE. Sign up your school, and we will bring the club to you.

Based on the Caring School community National Character Education Model

The curricula is based on the Caring School Community principles and focuses on animal-welfare education. Each club meets once a month at your school for 90 minutes to explore animal-related topics through buddy time, discussion, group activities and home-side activities. Students will have fun learning about animals and how to be more compassionate, responsible and caring people.

Based on the Caring School Community National Character Education Model

The curricula is based on the Caring School Community principles and focuses on animal-welfare education. Each Club meets once a month at your school for 90 minutes to explore animal-related topics through buddy time, discussion, group activities and home activities. Students will have fun learning about animals and how to be more compassionate, responsible and caring people.

Club HOPE Is...

A place of hope
A place of belonging
A place to learn
A place to express your ideas
A place to develop values
A place to grow friendships
A place to make a difference for the voiceless (the animals)
A place to GROW intellectually, emotionally and personally
A place to develop a lifelong passion of animals and our world

Become a Club HOPE Leader

The dedicated Club HOPE leaders are specially trained volunteer humane educators. If you are an elementary teacher or parent and are passionate about animals, the YOU have what it takes to be a Club HOPE leader.

As a leader, you attend a three-hour workshop and receive a manual with all of the lesson plans and activities. You then facilitate the club meetings and serve as a liaison between the Humane Society and your school.