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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: Foundations: Unit Two of Establishing a Student-Run Foundation
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Students learn about the history of foundations and the role individuals played in their development.
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Students learn about the different types of foundations and how they differ from other nonprofits. They collaborate to explore what needs their own foundation will address.
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Timelines show progression of events and may be used for planning, to learn from history, or to document events in a life. Students examine different timelines and create a timeline to plan the life of their student-run foundation.
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Students identify needs in the school and community and have a discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of keeping the areas of focus for their foundation open or defined to a narrow focus (e.g., addressing environment or poverty). The advantage of an open foundation is the...
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Students learn the purpose and roles of leadership. They examine other leaders and determine which traits they value for their foundation. They use a decision-making model to select leaders. ...
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What is the value of a name? Students discuss the meaning and purpose that is communicated in the name of an organization and the names of people. ...
Unit: We the Kids - The Three Branches and Me
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In a kid-friendly approach, we look at the components of the U.S. Constitution and put early government-forming events in a context. We distinguish the roles of the three branches of government, especially the structure and responsibilities of our judicial system. ...
Unit: Philanthropy 101 Course of The Westminster Schools
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To understand the workings of a large foundation that distributes major capital gifts and programmatic gifts like scholarships for higher education....
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Unit: Advise and Consent
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Now familiar with how a community foundation serves the community, the learners form a Youth Advisory Committee and use parliamentary procedure to conduct business.