Grades:
11
12
To introduce students to the financial side of operating a nonprofit organization and to the financial reporting they are required to do for the IRS.
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Unit: Hands On Philanthropy: A High School Course at Kentucky Country Day School
Unit: Environment: Sustaining Our World (9-12)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The students define philanthropy and relate it to environmental stewardship. They analyze mission statements from environmental organizations and write their own personal mission statement. They self-select a group to work with to plan and implement an environmental service...
Unit: Time, Talent, Treasure, and Economics
Grades:
3
4
5
The students will identify what natural resources, human capital, and capital equipment are needed to complete the chosen service learning project. They will also trace the origin of the pieces of clothing donated for the project and the possible trade...
Unit: Encouraging Volunteerism
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Grades:
9
10
11
12
Learners will use economic thinking to determine how to allocate their scarce resources for community service.
Unit: Investing In Others (K-2)
Grades:
K
1
2
Children compare wants and needs and create a collage of wants and needs. Students clarify their understanding and interpretation of wants and needs as they compare their wants and needs with others in the room and in the world. They respond to the story
...Unit: "I" on Philanthropy
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Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students will conduct a service-learning project as they interview members of the local non-profit community. After gathering information from the interviews, students will create a resource that lists information and details about each of the organizations.
Unit: Making Choices with Scarce Resources: Penny Drive
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Learners will use economic thinking to determine how to allocate their scarce resources for community service.
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Unit: Investing In Others (9-12)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students explore the benefits and costs of credit and using a credit card. They role-play a shopping trip and come up with arguments for and against buying something they want but do not need. They examine how their personal choices affect other people. The group will explore the following...
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Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students examine how their personal choices with money and debt affect other people. The group will explore the following question: As consumers, how might the choices we make affect global poverty? The students plan and carry out a service project that advocates for financial responsibility....
Unit: Money Smart Children (3-5)
Grades:
3
4
5
Students will create a simple personal budget, or spending plan, based on their projected monthly income and expenditures. They will share their budget and bank with their family. Students will also present the money the class collected to the charity of their choice (see Handou...