About Animalearn
Who We Are
Established in 1990, Animalearn, is an education division of the American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS) that works to enlighten people about the harmful use of animals in education.
What We Do
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Lend a Helping Hand
Animalearn helps educators, students and others find humane science resources that enable them to teach and learn without harming animals in science education.
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Offer Solutions
In 1996, Animalearn launched its alternatives to dissection loan program, The Science Bank. Today The Science Bank offers hundreds of high-quality, animal-friendly science education resources, which are all available to borrow for FREE for all education levels K-12 and beyond. These humane alternatives aid in instruction of anatomy, physiology, and psychology lessons without harming animals or the environment. Our loan program is the only FREE loan program of its kind in the United States.
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Raise Awareness
Animalearn travels to science and technology education conferences to showcase innovative humane science resources like those offered in The Science Bank. We also conduct workshops for educators about animals used in education and the humane alternatives that can be used to replace them.
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Recognize Humane Science Educators and Students
Every year Animalearn acknowledges individual educators and students who care about animals and have made an impact on animals used in education.
Our Team
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Director, Nicole Green, M.A.
Nicole Green is the Director of Animalearn and has worked at AAVS over 20 years, helping to educate the public about the many innovative non-animal resources that can be used in place of traditional dissection labs. Nicole has an M.A. in Education & Innovation, with an emphasis in humane education. Nicole has also served as a Board Member and Advisor for the Association of Professional Humane Educators (APHE).
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Associate Director, Alisa Brooks
Alisa Brooks is the Assistant Director of Animalearn and the Administrator of The Science Bank, the largest lending library of humane non-animal alternatives in the U.S. Alisa has a B.S. in Education, with a focus on Early Childhood and Elementary Education and has previously worked as a veterinary technician. Alisa is able to use her education and background in veterinary medicine to inform others of the benefits of non-animal teaching methods in education from Kindergarten through College, including veterinary programs. She enjoys spending time with her human and animal family.
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Animalearn
801 Old York Road, Suite 204
Jenkintown, PA 19046
Office Phone: (800)729-2287
Email: info@animalearn.org