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August Events and Resources

August: Establishing a Culture of Service

As you set the stage for a year of service and community engagement, introduce some of these themes and lessons that build a common vocabulary of philanthropy and explore how and why we give. Help youth discover they are truly assets to the community with time, talent, or treasure to give that is valued and needed. 

  • TeachOne for Back to School - Simply “TeachOne” to get started with a one-session lesson and project idea. Share a common theme with other groups/classes.
  • Cultural Competency - Activities and discussions to build awareness of and generosity toward people of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
  • Character Education - Middle school character education advisory lessons with academic, character, and philanthropy themes.
  • Build Community and Kindness - Explore how acts of kindness impact the whole community with lessons and project ideas.

This 3-minute video defines philanthropy and helps you get started teaching about giving time, talent, and treasure for the common good.

Build Community Activities

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Build Community Activities

Philanthropy education and service-learning guide young people to learn about community and their role in it. In the learning process they build community with their peers. These activities guide us to understand ourselves and our communities, what we care about and our role and purpose in the larger community.

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Character Education

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Character Education

Teach critical thinking and philanthropy through ten character traits. These middle school units are great for advisory period. Link to an overview by grade level and character themes by month. 

This Generosity of Spirit Folktales Project uses stories from around the world to guide discussions about generosity and character. Twenty High School Lessons with links to folktales and a reflection guide. 

Character Education Lessons

Kindness

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Kindness

Kindness is hardly ever wrong in any situation. Patience, standing up to injustice, and generous listening can take courage at times, but focusing on small things we can control can make it more manageable. This toolkit provides information, activities, and resources to help youth take big and small actions to promote kindness. 

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TeachOne Lesson Plans

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TeachOne Lesson Plans

With TeachOne initiatives throughout the year, Learning to Give makes it easy to infuse giving and civic engagement into your plans. TeachOne lessons are single-session lessons with a project idea adaptable for your grade and subject area.  Click below to view lessons from previous TeachOne initiatives: #Back to School, #MLK Day, and #Earth Day.

TeachOne Lessons
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Teaching philanthropy is central to the mission of schools and critical to the survival of our democracy. We teach students that they are part of something bigger than themselves

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Schools are communities in which young people learn to interact, argue, and work together with others, an important condition for future citizenship
The Civic Mission of Schools