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The young people define philanthropy and identify philanthropic activities.
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Unit: Community Philanthropy
Unit: Let's Make Lemonade
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We define the vocabulary in the definition of philanthropy through an original song with a familiar tune.
Unit: What Is Philanthropy?
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Through discussion and response to literature, we define philanthropy as the sharing of time, talent, and treasure for the common good. Participants reflect on the benefit of philanthropy to the giver and receiver....
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Grades:
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Youth role-play situations in which they are involved in philanthropic acts. They analyze the act of philanthropy....
Unit: Character Education: Fairness (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
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In the final reflection, students connect the concepts of fairness and philanthropy through written response to a quote or personal experience.
Unit: Job Shadowing in the Nonprofit Sector
Grades:
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Students will learn to identify nonprofit organizations within their communities.
Unit: Hands On Philanthropy: A High School Course at Kentucky Country Day School
Grades:
11
12
To learn about the different philosophies of three renowned philanthropists.
Image source: John D. Rockefeller in 1885. From Wikimedia Commons. Original source: Rockefeller Archive Center.
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Unit: Be the Change: Democracy
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Grades:
9
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Students create a final project tying together their knowledge of voting, rights, laws, and public office.
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Unit: Refugees: Real People, Real Stories, Real Life
Grades:
6
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8
Through pictures, provocative questions, group discussion, and video, students explore what a refugee is, what his or her life is like, and how people can help them feel welcome and get the tools they need to survive in a new home.
Unit: Growing Our Future
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K
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In response to reading The Lorax, participants identify what trees give to us and all sectors of society. In response, we identify our personal responsibility for caring for trees.