Students identify needs in the school and community and have a discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of keeping the areas of focus for their foundation open or defined to a narrow focus (e.g., addressing environment or poverty). The advantage of an open foundation is the...
What is the value of a name? Students discuss the meaning and purpose that is communicated in the name of an organization and the names of people. ...
Students learn the purpose and roles of leadership. They examine other leaders and determine which traits they value for their foundation. They use a decision-making model to select leaders. ...
To introduce students to the concept of philanthropy
To bring members of the local and school community together to showcase what the students learned while taking the class. ...
To have students find a problem that needs to be solved or a cause in which they have interest and develop a creative presentation to the class.
To reflect on what students learned from this philanthropy class and to gather their feedback on the class experience.
Using award winning literature, the learners will describe and analyze bigotry in Mississippi during the Great Depression. They will also define and give examples of community capital in the rural community where the story takes place and explain the importance of family. Learners will recognize...
This lesson consists of research and project-work days. Students will work through the various worksheets in their groups, developing their projects while relying on what they learned in previous sessions. They use a decision matrix and work collaboratively to fine-tune their...
Students present their projects to the whole class and reflect on the presentations. Students discuss action they can take through service-learning. ...