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Grades:
3
4
5
Participants identify the impact of humans on lakes and rivers. They explore ways to take responsibility to protect the waterways.
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Unit: My Water, Our Water
Unit: Urban EdVenture Course by the Westminster Schools
Grades:
5
Discussion of the book The Three Questions guides youth to be aware of people and needs around them and the importance of service as a response to the needs of others.
Author: Urban EdVenture Faculty at Westminster
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Unit: Nonprofits in Our World and Community (3-5)
Grades:
3
4
5
Students will interview a representative from a local nonprofit organization and share the learned information with the class.
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Unit: Personal Well-Being for the Good of All
Grades:
6. 7
8
9
10
11
12
Self-care and social-emotional well-being are foundational aspects of effective philanthropy. By exploring their own needs and practicing empathy, youth learn to be constructive members of a community from a place of strength and balance. This lesson is best in collaboration with a social worker...
Unit: Be the Change: Democracy
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Grades:
9
10
11
12
In this lesson, we explore the importance of each person's right to vote and the injustice of limiting that power.
Unit: Our Playful Community
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Grades:
K
1
2
A neighborhood becomes a broader picture for them to think about as a place where they are a member and can make a difference. Learning that the community is diverse is important The lesson will introduce some community helpers in whom the learners can put their trust.
Unit: Teaching Tolerance (Private-Religious)
Grades:
3
4
5
Through discussion of the book The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss, we learn about tolerance and the value of diversity in community.
Unit: Let's Make Lemonade
Unit:
Grades:
K
1
2
As a group, the young people and their families make all the preparations for the lemonade sale, including making posters and advertising in creative ways. The posters communicate about the purpose for the sale and the impact they hope to make. The children prepare the lemonade for the sale and...
Unit: Lights! Camera! Take Action!
Grades:
9
10
11
12
In this session, we learn about the sectors of civil society sector - business, government, and nonprofit. Youth watch the second half of the documentary The Gift of All and talk about the issues in West Michigan and the motivations of the philanthropists who made a major difference in...
Unit: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grades:
K
1
2
A picture book biography tells the story of the life and philanthropy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.