This grant is an evolution of the Seattle Aquarium’s Marine Science Club and built capacity to reach more high school-aged youth and to infuse empathy best practices into the club.
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Northwest Trek evaluated how passive experiences like tram tours support empathy outcomes. Lake Superior Zoo, in partnership with University of Minnesota-Duluth, led a Community of Practice to co-create empathy practices grounded in Indigenous perspectives.
These projects focus on ambassador animal choice, interpretive exhibits, and staff training.
CPZ shares two projects: one developed an interdepartmental Empathy Action Plan aligned with their Education Strategic Plan, and the other redesigned interpretive plans and volunteer training resources.
These projects focused on empathy-based interpretation and program development. Como expanded the ROADMAP framework to strengthen empathy-focused learning design, while ZooMontana created biography signs highlighting individual animals’ stories and personalities.
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Lake Superior Zoo and Zoo Boise share projects that foster empathy through ambassador animal experiences.
These two projects focused on culturally responsive programming and early childhood empathy. Minnesota Zoo evaluated live virtual animal experiences with diverse schools and another expanded preschool programming and contribute to empathy research in young children.
The Roosevelt Park Zoo present on their project: “Biography Signs.”
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This project used distance learning to foster empathy for oceans and Great Lakes. Through curriculum partnerships, 4th grade students built science knowledge and perspective-taking skills by exploring connections between people, animals, and aquatic ecosystems.
Designed for children ages 3 to 5, this program embeds empathy into social-emotional learning through a structured plan, assessments, and ongoing evaluation.
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