Grades:
6
7
8
Learners acknowledge that aligning with groups can promote belonging as well as conflict and power struggles. They discuss and write about ways to include and show respect for people with different identity traits.
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Unit: Character Education: Respect (Grade 8)
Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners read about the actions and projects of people their age who stick their necks out for the sake of others.
Unit: Generosity of Spirit Folktales
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Through the three Suni folktales, learners analyze the lessons in generosity and behavior for the common good.
Unit: Be the Change: Homelessness
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The learners build on their understanding, seeking actual facts and statistics about homelessness locally and nationally.
Unit: Character Education: Perseverance (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners look for examples of personal best in a movie about perseverance and discuss the value of working toward their personal best even when it is difficult.
Unit: Refugees: Finding a Place
Grades:
3
4
5
Participants will view a video about a girl named Carly who is a refugee forced to leave her home. They will discuss the problems Carly faces in her journey to find a safe place to live, draw inferences as to why Carly had to flee from her home, discuss in what ways the groups Carly met showed a...
Unit: Philanthropy 101 Course of The Westminster Schools
Grades:
11
12
To identify the intersection between students’ passions, community needs and the effectiveness of organizations selected.
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Unit: Art as Advocacy
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Grades:
9
10
11
12
The learners view works of art that advocate for social change and find that art can influence social change. The learners select an issue of human rights and create a work of art that represents the issue. They write a paragraph of explanation about their work.
Unit: Powerful Words Can Warm the Heart
Grades:
3
4
5
This lesson illustrates the value of art and artists to a community and shows that art is maintained through philanthropy.
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Unit: Repairing the World (Private-Religious)
Grades:
K
1
2
This lesson highlights the importance of monitoring speech. The children identify positive and negative effects of the words they use and are encouraged to use speech only for good.
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