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Grades:
6
7
8
Now familiar with how a community foundation serves the community, the learners form a Youth Advisory Committee and use parliamentary procedure to conduct business.
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Unit: Advise and Consent
Unit: Your Place in the Community
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Teens identify their roles and personal values, and analyze how their personal values and beliefs developed in connection to their community's values and beliefs. They discuss what decisions they can make through generosity and voice for the common good.
Unit: Introduction to Philanthropy
Grades:
6
7
8
Inspired by stories of service, young people define philanthropy concepts and actions. They brainstorm acts of kindness and determine how they will contribute to the common good.
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Unit: Environment: Sustaining Our World
Grades:
6
7
8
The learners review the water cycle and come to an understanding about the need to sustain the quality of the world's water for the common good.
Unit: Quiet Contamination of Our Waters
Grades:
K
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Youth learn about the toxic ingredients in personal care products and take action to protect local waterways from the effects of the chemicals.
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Unit: Community Connections
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Grades:
6
7
8
The identification of the services provided by for-profit, nonprofit and governmental organizations and the drawing of community map that not only identifies the various services provided by these community organizations but also maps areas of need in the community form the intent of this lesson...
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: Health Challenges "Kids Are Philanthropists, Too!" Podcast
Grades:
3
4
5
6
7
8
In this episode of the Kids Are Philanthropists too! podcast, we explore mental health challenges that come with being sick. By listening to this intergenerational conversation, we gain new insights about how to help individuals and families during and after a health crisis....
Unit: Mighty Pens: Writers for Positive Change
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Through persuasive writing, young people build awareness and invite action for change about an issue. Typical writing forms may include essays, editorials, feature articles, or speeches.
Unit: Our Unique Legacy of Giving
Grades:
6
7
8
In this lesson, learners explore their personal responsibility to the community. They recognize that everyone has something to give, and that includes them. The learners brainstorm local philanthropists and positive traits of their own communities. They assess local needs and make a plan to...