Grades:
3
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5
Using a traditional Jewish text as its basis, this lesson emphasizes the importance of sharing in a relationship.
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Unit: Teaching Tolerance (Private-Religious)
Unit: Humans and Nature Flourishing Together
Grades:
6
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Using the inspiration of Amanda Gorman’s poem “Earthrise,” participants consider what it means to act in ways that honor the Earth. Individuals identify and publicly commit to take action that works to help humans and nature flourish together.
Unit: Our Playful Community
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K
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Communities come in many different configurations and may be defined by place or purpose. A family, which also comes in many different configurations, is a community that comes together in the same space and/or with the shared interest of caring for one another. The young people describe the...
Unit: Early American Influences
Grades:
3
4
5
Benjamin Franklin's work was in service to making a better world, and he influenced the nonprofit sector. His book, Poor Richards Almanack, makes connections to the common good through personal virtue and actions. The participants choose quotes to create posters that communicate...
Unit: Pitch In Philanthropic Puppet Project
Grades:
3
4
5
Young people make puppets out of recycled materials. They use their creativity to come up with a movable puppet that represents a character in their puppet play.
Unit: Character Education: Courage (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
The learners choose a person of courage to honor on a commemorative "postage stamp."
Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners determine different ways that they show caring. They write the things they care about in word webs related to "how" they care about each thing.
Unit: Cinderella Stories
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Grades:
K
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2
Students read an African version of the Cinderella story so that they can compare versions and increase their sense of story.
Unit: Teamwork: Unit One of Establishing a Student-Run Foundation
Grades:
9
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11
12
Students trust another to take them for a blindfolded walk. They discuss what it feels like to be in each role. They discuss the role of trust in communication.
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Unit: George H.W. Bush and Points of Light
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students explore the legacy of George H. W. Bush and how he has contributed to the common good as part of his lifelong commitment to service and through his Points of Light initiative. The students work in small groups to answer questions and present to the class for discussion. Each student...