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Young people research the ecosystems around their own homes, school, and community, so they can be better informed stewards about conservation.
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Unit: Growing an Environmental Steward
Unit: Character Education: Trustworthiness (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
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The learners use metaphors to describe a trustworthy person.
Unit: Philanthropy 101 Course of The Westminster Schools
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To identify the intersection between students’ passions, community needs and the effectiveness of organizations selected.
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Grades:
11
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To give students time to reflect on the course of study each week and to encourage them to begin thinking of how to best make a monetary donation to an effective organization.
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Unit: Project on Poverty and Homelessness at Sea Crest School
Grades:
6
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Students will learn about the similarities and differences of the hunger situation in the two different classifications of countries: industrialized nations and developing nations.
Unit: Souperservice Kids
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These activities raise awareness of the five senses and the role the senses play in making food choices. We read a book about the senses and practice using them in center activities.
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Unit: Hands On Philanthropy: A High School Course at Kentucky Country Day School
Grades:
11
12
To learn about the different philosophies of three renowned philanthropists.
Image source: John D. Rockefeller in 1885. From Wikimedia Commons. Original source: Rockefeller Archive Center.
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Unit: Generosity of Spirit Folktales
Grades:
9
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All cultures have practices and customs regarding hospitality, or how we treat guests. In these folktales, we learn about different expectations and degrees of these customs and how travelers test the limits of hospitality and feel the effects of their host's generosity.
Unit: Poetry of Giving
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Youth will use metaphor, simile and personification to create imagery in their writing and recognize philanthropy in poetry. The learners will also become familiar with the poet laureates, Billy Collins and his writing.
Unit: We Can All Do Our Share
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This lesson introduces the definition of philanthropy. The children are given the opportunity to see that philanthropy is something in which they are capable of participating. The memory building game stimulates the children to choose many different ways of being philanthropic. The...
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