Grades:
11
12
To introduce students to the concept of philanthropy
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Unit: Hands On Philanthropy: A High School Course at Kentucky Country Day School
Unit: Project on Poverty and Homelessness at Sea Crest School
What is a famine and what are its effects? Students read and write an "interior monologue" response.
Grades:
6
7
8
Students conduct and compile research about hunger.
Grades:
6
7
8
Students learn about food scarcity through a particular country's story.
Grades:
6
7
8
Students experience empathy for people who are homeless by listening to a song and completing the “I Am’ poem assignment.
Grades:
6
7
8
Students will research a food program and write an essay.
Unit: Teamwork: Unit One of Establishing a Student-Run Foundation
Unit: You Are Uniquely You
Unit:
Grades:
3
4
5
We learn a little history of the painters Van Gogh and Gauguin who were driven by a need to give of themselves to others through art. Participants study the techniques and draw their own portraits. They make a gift of the portrait to someone.
Unit: Philanthropic Literature
Unit:
Grades:
K
1
2
The book The Empty Pot by Demi tells a fable of a Chinese emporer who wants to find the most worthy to take his place. What does it mean to be a worthy community leader?
Unit: Living In a Community
Unit:
Grades:
K
1
2
The children explore attributes of the community in which they live. They compare ways to be generous in rural, urban, and suburban communities.