To show students that everyone is part of the big picture and that the skills needed to take care of a small community of individuals are similar to those needed to care for a larger community.
This activity can be done at different times...
Using words of Native Peoples, youth explore examples of the philanthropic attitudes and traditions.
The youth read the book Seedfolks and discuss the diverse characters and their individual contributions to a community garden. While learning about the thirteen individuals in the story, they identify their character, heritage, motivations, and contributions to nourishing...
The children learn that even young people can be philanthropists. Philanthropy is giving time, talent, treasure for the good of the community.
Through a story in which a child inspires her neighborhood to improve a vacant lot, young people recognize that they can have a positive impact on others. They brainstorm a philanthropic project to benefit the school or larger community.
The featured folktales explore themes of helping people make judgments of integrity in different situations.
Students explore the meaning of community and describe traits of a healthy classroom community. They develop a class definition of a healthy community and learn how to promote healthy habits in the school community.
To expose students to the history and philosophy of generosity in order to better understand why and how we should be generous.
To introduce students to the grantmaking process (through a Harvard Business School case study) using all of the concepts learned in class this semester.