In the book, Miss Tizzy, the repetition and days of the week make this warm neighborhood story predictable. Miss Tizzy is generous with the neighborhood children in so many ways. How do the children take action when Miss Tizzy gets ill?

Learners reflect on simple actions that can make a difference to at least one person, and maybe make a bigger difference as the kindness is passed on.

Young people discuss examples of philanthropy in poems and quotations. They write an expression of philanthropy using the poetic conventions of metaphor, simile, and personification. These statements could be used as the text for greeting cards produced for an Art from the...

Participants learn about the scientific contributions of African American inventors and scientists today and in the past.

Learners use a decision-making model to identify the issues they feel most concerned about. With those in mind, they explore how perseverance and doing their personal best are more effective ways to address needs than looking at the short term.

Learners develop an understanding of the seven principles of Kwanzaa through artistic applications. They are challenged to apply the principles to their everyday lives in a way that enhances the communities to which they belong.

The learners define courage and describe the identity of someone with courage. They describe courage with words that show what it is and what it isn't.

We define the nonprofit, or third, sector and explain why it is important as an alternative power structure.

Learners dissect the trait of honesty by describing what it feels and looks like, defining it, and giving examples and nonexamples.

Learners define perseverance and identify the need to persevere in completing tasks. They will explore obstacles and excuses that deter perseverance.