Celebrate AHA’s Anniversary with Humanist Education

April is the anniversary month of the American Humanist Association (AHA) and in 2021 we’re celebrating eighty years of advocating for progressive rights and equality for humanists, atheists, and freethinkers. To honor our dedication to... Read More
What’s Coming Up from the Education Center

The American Humanist Association's Center for Education has been churning out relevant, engrossing online programming since the beginning of the pandemic. In the past year, the Center has brought important topics to the forefront, introduced... Read More
Humanist EDge: New Children’s Book Celebrates Thirtieth Anniversary of the ADA

Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, diagnosed with cerebral palsy two years after she was born, was the youngest participant of the Capitol Crawl, a public demonstration held in Washington, DC, on March 12, 1990, to convince lawmakers to... Read More
Humanist EDge: Celebrating Summer with Humanist Books for Kids

In July we celebrate Independence Day, as well as national days for blueberries, ice cream, French fries, and more. July also marks the onset of the dog days of summer and it’s National Anti-Boredom month.... Read More
Humanist EDge: The Humanist Studies Program: Humanism in Theory, Humanism in Life

In 2018 I started searching for a divinity program that would support a nontheistic, secular humanist theological formation. I was looking for a curriculum and cohort that would guide, challenge, and hold me accountable for... Read More
Shame Isn’t an Education

How did you learn about sex? Were you taught that it’s a natural part of life or that it’s a sin? Did you receive medically accurate information that prepared you to make safe and responsible... Read More
Humanist EDge: Education Innovators Shoot for the Moon

Despite decades of research, standardized testing, and increased spending, educational outcomes in the United States have stagnated behind other developed countries. Literacy rates and reading skills of our nation’s seventeen-year-olds have demonstrated little to no... Read More