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6
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We learn about organizations that responded to needs and increased social awareness during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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Unit: Civil War Philanthropy
Unit: Personal Giving Mission Statement
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Learners look at nonprofit mission statements and then create a personal mission statement related to the impact they want to make as responsible, engaged citizens.
Focus Question: How does an individual use personal interests and strengths to impact the common good?
Unit: Three Chinese Stories
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1
2
Through discussion of the book The Seven Chinese Brothers, learners recognize that using our talents and working together to help others has benefits greater than the opportunity cost (what we gave up to take generous action).
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Grades:
K
1
2
Based on the book The Runaway Rice Cake, the group writes a familiar story from a different perspective. The moral of the story is that when the character gives generously and from the heart, the giver is also rewarded in some way.
Unit: Power and Race in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Grades:
6
7
8
Using award-winning literature, the learners describe and analyze racism in Mississippi during the Great Depression. The readers identify the injustices in the community as well as the values and self-respect that build community relationships and strength.
Grades:
6
7
8
Readers examine the lasting effects of power, privilege, and discrimination on communities.
Unit: Growing Our Future
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Grades:
K
1
2
In response to reading The Lorax, participants identify what trees give to us and all sectors of society. In response, we identify our personal responsibility for caring for trees.
Unit: Environmental Groups and the Three Sectors
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Learners investigate and share information about environmental organizations, particularly around the Flint Water Crisis, to compare and contrast how the three sectors differ in their purposes, goals, and achievements.
Unit: Urban EdVenture Course by the Westminster Schools
Grades:
3
4
5
6
7
We work on communication and listening skills while designing and building simple objects. This helps us think about the power of words and how difficult it can be to get a message across to another person without it being lost in translation.
Author: Urban EdVenture Faculty
Unit: Rights and Responsibilities
Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson clarifies that true rights are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Participants discuss the importance of protecting these rights, and if and when it is ever appropriate to limit rights. We learn that one role of nonprofits is to preserve and promote guaranteed rights.