Grades:
6
7
8
Learners compare two communities to which they belong using a Venn diagram and descriptive words related to trustworthiness.
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Unit: Character Education: Trustworthiness (Grade 8)
Unit: Encouraging Community Engagement
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Through a fable, learners discuss how generosity improves the quality of life in their communities.
Unit: Forced to Flee and Find a New Home
Grades:
6
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Through a video and simulation activity, young people build an understanding of life as a refugee.
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Unit: Character Education: Honesty (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
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8
In this lesson, learners brainstorm honesty and its value and benefits to the community, family, friends, and self.
Unit: Rosa Parks
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Grades:
3
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Rosa Parks’s acts of philanthropy brought a community of people together for the common good and resulted in major social change in her community and in the nation. Young people identify the relationship between individual rights, justice, equality, and community responsibility.
Unit: Living in a Community: Intro. to Philanthropy
Grades:
K
1
2
The children learn that even young people can be philanthropists. Philanthropy is giving time, talent, treasure for the good of the community.
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Unit: Nonprofits in Our World and Community (3-5)
Grades:
3
4
5
Students will investigate key local and national nonprofit organizations by researching their histories, services, and target populations.
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Unit: Resolving Conflict with Respect
Grades:
6
7
8
In civil society, different people come together to form community. While differences may cause conflict, for the sake of the common good, we practice empathy and respect for others. Students respond to scenarios of differences in opinion. They learn to communicate respectfully with someone of a...
Unit: The Power of Children
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Grades:
6
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8
Students determine which community need they want to address with a service project. Once a priority need has been determined, they research related nonprofit organizations with a student-generated list of questions.
Unit: Community Health and Safety
Grades:
3
4
5
Together we define philanthropy and identify health and safety issues we encounter in the community. The group creates a visual display showing issues of health and safety that are important to them.