In this lesson, youth become aware and gain empathy for the discrimination people experience because of their race, age, gender, and other reasons. The group discusses ways to be inclusive. A Mix it Up Day changes our familiar boundaries and helps us connect to new people.
This lesson raises awareness of the different ways mental health may reflect in how we think, feel, and act. We can prioritize mental health, like we do with our physical health. This lesson includes a slide deck with tools for what to do when our mental health needs attention.
Step Five is where students create the presentation of the service-learning project they are proposing. They will receive feedback and then present their ideas in front of parents and community partners that you invite in. The presentations are a celebration of the learning that has happened up...
To introduce students to the grantmaking process (through a Harvard Business School case study) using all of the concepts learned in class this semester.
To bring members of the local and school community together to showcase what the students learned while taking the class.
To bring awareness to the importance of partnerships between nonprofit organizations, businesses, and government agencies and how they can work together.
To reflect on what students learned from this philanthropy class and to gather their feedback on the class experience.
The identification of the services provided by for-profit, nonprofit and governmental organizations and the drawing of community map that not only identifies the various services provided by these community organizations but also maps areas of need in the community form the intent of this lesson...
Students use standard software as they develop, research, and present a project related to community nonprofits.
To help students understand the challenges of feeding a family a healthy meal on a limited budget.