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Students experience working and unemployment through a very simplified role play.
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Unit: Project on Poverty and Homelessness at Sea Crest School
Unit: What Is Philanthropy?
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Grades:
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Youth role-play situations in which they are involved in philanthropic acts. They analyze the act of philanthropy.
Unit: Our Unique Legacy of Giving
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This beautiful documentary The Gift of All: a Community of Givers shares the motivations and attributes of the generous people interviewed. In response, the learners create their own short biographies of philanthropists in their community.
Unit: Philanthropy and You
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Explore the meaning of philanthropy through a Native American legend.
Unit: It's Goin' Down; The Rain Forest
Grades:
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Working with current statistics, youth articulate the repercussions of rainforest destruction and how this destruction may personally affect them if deforestation continues at its present pace.
Unit: Roots of Philanthropy (Teen)
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Youth Activity: Students brainstorm time, talent, and treasure examples that they have to offer/give. The activity will ask each person to think of some ways he/she can generate money.
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Unit: Lights! Camera! Take Action!
Grades:
9
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The purpose of this session is to plan and develop a video documentary. Modeling their documentary after the West Michigan documentary The Gift of All, youth interview local philanthropists and create a multi-media story of their community and local philanthropy. Creating and sharing...
Unit: Urban EdVenture Course by the Westminster Schools
Grades:
5
Using different approaches, the group develops a working understanding of the definition of philanthropy.
Author: Urban EdVenture Faculty
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Unit: Generosity of Spirit Folktales
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As demonstrated in these folktales, even the smallest things, when shared, can be examples of philanthropy.
Grades:
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When times are hard, it is sometimes difficult to remember that the things that count are not material, and the people who make a difference in our lives are the ones we often take for granted. We read five Jewish folktales that reveal gifts of generosity in everyday events of life. Through...