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Learners reflect in writing about the value of honesty and following the rules. They explore the benefits to self and the common good.
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Unit: Character Education: Honesty (Grade 7)
Unit: Character Education: Responsibility (Grade 6)
Grades:
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The learners examine the responsible choices of Lorenzo de Zavala who was a leader in Texas and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Unit: Character Education: Integrity (Grade 6)
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Learners read a brief description of the tough choice Frederik de Klerk faced as a leader in South Africa. They look at the strength needed to act with integrity when the pressure tells us to conform.
Unit: Character Education: Integrity (Grade 8)
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We explore the integrity of Elizabeth Cady Stanton who fought for the rights of women when many people disagreed they should be allowed to vote. She was strong in her cause for women, but in the mid-1800s, she didn't speak up for Black women who were fighting the same right to vote.
Unit: Project on Poverty and Homelessness at Sea Crest School
Grades:
6
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Students explore the effects of hunger and its role in the lives of children.
Unit: Character Education: Courage (Grade 7)
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6
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Learners identify examples of courage from an article about Jackie Robinson.
Unit: The Power of Children
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Grades:
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Students evaluate their learning about philanthropy and the process of selecting a service-learning project. They write a guided reflection on their experience.
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Grades:
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Young people view primary documents about leader Ida B. Wells in the late 1800s and identify the fundamental components of philanthropic leadership through difficult times.
Unit: Refugees: Finding a Place
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Participants will view a video about a girl named Carly who is a refugee forced to leave her home. They will discuss the problems Carly faces in her journey to find a safe place to live, draw inferences as to why Carly had to flee from her home, discuss in what ways the groups Carly met showed a...
Unit: Cultural Competence
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This lesson explores the language of disability and the importance of asking people about themselves with curiosity rather than treating disabilities as taboo. We learn to use people-first language.