Grades:
3
4
5
Learners plan and carry out a book drive to benefit children in their community who may not have access to many books at home.
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Unit: The Important Thing About Reading
Unit: Urban EdVenture Course by the Westminster Schools
Grades:
5
Discussion of the book The Three Questions guides youth to be aware of people and needs around them and the importance of service as a response to the needs of others.
Author: Urban EdVenture Faculty at Westminster
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Unit: Character Education: Honesty (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners reflect in writing about the value of honesty and following the rules. They explore the benefits to self and the common good.
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners will reflect in writing on the role of the common good and honesty when rules are not clearly stated and people have different amounts of power.
Unit: Roots of Philanthropy (Teen)
Grades:
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Youth Activity: Participants will gain a greater understanding of the meaning of philanthropy, and identify at least one action that they can take to better their own community. They will investigate the strength of the human spirit and its importance in making the world better. See...
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Unit: Healthy Youth, Healthy Community (9-12)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students describe elements of personal health and fitness and relate this to the health of the community, recognizing that the elements of a healthy community are good for all members. The students identify the availability of healthy foods and practices in the school, neighborhood, and home...
Unit: Rights and Responsibilities
Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson emphasizes the importance of voluntary action for the common good based upon student understanding of one's rights and the corresponding responsibility to protect them.
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Unit: Stitch in Time for the Common Good
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners explore that government and non-profit organizations together help bring about breakthroughs in modern science and medicine. These contributions to the common good require the support of philanthropists, large and small.
Unit: Poetry for the Common Good
Grades:
K
1
2
3
4
5
We find poetry everywhere: lyrics to songs, commercials, and picture books. Poems express strong emotions and observations of relationships with each other and the world. Sharing their poems to communicate care can be an act of generosity.
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Unit: Voting and the Common Good (10th Grade)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Learners examine the statistics of voter turnout in the Federal Elections and from these statistics the learners draw some comparative conclusions.