Students identify the mission of Save the Children and recognize the need for saving children around the world. They learn the role of the civil society sector and why people give time, talent, or treasure for the common good. They view resources about the health workers who are saving children's lives across the world, and students work in small groups to research and report on five featured countries. They learn that they can support these health workers by choosing a service project to take action for children's health.

Follow this link to the Middle School Save the Children Unit: Newborn and Child Survival

The learner will: 

• define civil society sector.
• define and give examples of the four economic sectors of a democratic society.
• list motivations for giving time or money for the good of another.
• define philanthropy as giving time, talent, or treasure for the common good.
• write a paragraph about a personal goal for taking action.
• view and reflect on a video about health workers in five countries.
• research and report on one of five countries.
• take notes to list the five facts related to each of the five countries reported.
• reflect on ways to share time and talent to help children in the United States and around the world.
• select a service-learning project.
• follow the service-learning action plan to carry out and reflect on their service.