Grades:
11
12
This lesson briefly explains the process a group goes through as they deliberate and decide upon which applicant organizations will receive grant awards....
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Unit: Hands On Philanthropy: A High School Course at Kentucky Country Day School
Unit: Environment: Sustaining Our World
Grades:
K
1
2
3
4
5
The youth take action by determining ways to reduce their own use of plastic bags and by advocating for ways to reduce the use of plastic bags in their own households, the community, state and nation. To take further action, they may propose ways to influence government officials...
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Unit: Environment: Sustaining Our World
Grades:
6
7
8
The learners review the water cycle and come to an understanding about the need to sustain the quality of the world's water for the common good. ...
Unit: Take a Stand on Bullying
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Grades:
6
7
8
Students learn about the different roles people take in the cycle of bullying. They share their observations about bullying situations and discuss why taking action to address bullying behavior is good for the community.
Unit: Be the Change: Global Health
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students learn facts about the global threat of malaria and methods for fighting its spread. Students learn one way they can take action against malaria through fundraising to purchase insecticide-treated bed nets.
Unit: What Respect Means to Me
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Grades:
3
4
5
After learning about the definition of respect toward self and others, students will be provided with an opportunity to see and behave with respect towards property in the community. Students will make observations around the school and record their findings in order to better...
Unit: TeachOne Back to School
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Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students reflect on the value of art in communicating feelings and culture, while taking part in service to the community. They teach an art lesson to young children to encourage self-expression. They plan an environmental service project that puts crayons in the hands of young children. The...
Unit: Watershed S.O.S.
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Grades:
6
7
8
Through observation of the water cycle, we discuss the importance of water as a nonrenewable resource. Why is being a good steward of this resource an example of acting for the Common Good?
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Unit: Quiet Contamination of Our Waters
Grades:
K
1
2
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4
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6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Students learn about the toxic ingredients in personal care products and take action to protect local waterways from the effects of the chemicals.
Adapt this one-period lesson plan for any grade level and follow it with a simple and powerful service project. The reflection...
Unit: Food for Thought Middle School Unit by the Westminster Schools
Grades:
6
7
8
To help students understand how nonprofit organizations effectively address issues of poverty, food insecurity, immigration, and disenfranchisement locally and globally. To help students experience and understand how farming works.