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

The book, The Gardener, by Sarah Stewart gently illustrates how sharing growing things can be a gift to others and the community. 

Participants analyze the essential qualities of the Core Democratic Values and how these values are evident in relationships and behavior in a classroom/group and in the community/nation.

We each have gifts we can use to give our lives purpose and make the world better. Using our gifts for the good of others can solve problems, if we take bold and selfless action. Even very young people are capable of the kind of selfless actions that create positive change.

The purpose of this lesson is to demonstrate that being in a group (or community) requires cooperation, working together, getting along, and resolving conflicts. The activity enables the children to accomplish this while having fun at the same time.

Young people research the ecosystems around their own homes, school, and community, so they can be better informed stewards about conservation. 

 

The children learn that even young people can be philanthropists. Philanthropy is giving time, talent, treasure for the good of the community.