Grades:
3
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5
Students will define philanthropy as "sharing or giving time, talent or treasure for the common good."
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Unit: Philanthropy in Literature
Unit: Project on Poverty and Homelessness at Sea Crest School
Grades:
6
7
8
Students learn facts about hunger and food insecurity and understand the three stages of hunger.
Unit: Character Education: Respect (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners define respect and explore the meaning of self-respect and respect for others. They explore the relationships between respect and prejudice, bias, racism and stereotype.
Unit: Character Education: Trustworthiness (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
The learners read the metaphor drawings of the other groups and copy strong words and phrases that help define trustworthiness. They identify traits of people they know (including themselves) and write a definition of trustworthy.
Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
We investigate and expand our understanding of caring and determine things or people we care about.
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: It's Goin' Down; The Rain Forest
Grades:
6
7
8
Researching from the perspective of one type of scientist, youth become experts on the attributes of a tropical rainforest as well as the threats to its health and impact on the globe. Youth work in teams of four to make a collage poster and presentation.
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Grades:
9
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Participants learn about different types of foundations and how they work toward improving the common good.
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Unit: Community Philanthropy
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Grades:
3
4
5
We define civic virtue and give examples of ways to exhibit civic virtue for the common good.
Unit: What Respect Means to Me
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Grades:
3
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5
Learners define respect first for themselves, then as a group, they discuss the meaning of respect in different situations.