Grades:
11
12
To introduce students to grantmaking and the work of community foundations. ...
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Unit: Philanthropy 101 Course of The Westminster Schools
Unit: Smiles Change the World
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Grades:
K
1
2
To introduce students to the need all people have for friendship and belonging. They will apply what they learn by working with a partner to create a page for a class "big book". The book will be given to another class to help them learn the importance of friendship and belonging and some...
Unit: Book Builders
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Grades:
6
7
8
In an effort to make an awesome school year, students draft and share a simple book describing the strengths and needs at the school to challenge everyone to make the school great. They learn the importance of community/social capital by building positive experiences with students of...
Unit: Philanthropy and You
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Grades:
3
4
5
To show how active citizens can make a difference in a community.
Unit: Keeping Our Pets Safe in an Emergency
Grades:
3
4
5
This lesson is designed to help the learners understand how important it is to be prepared for an emergency situation and how it relates to animal welfare. The learners will use the information gained in this and other lessons to develop a plan of service in response...
Unit: Global Garbage
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Grades:
6
7
8
To create empathy and help learners recognize some of the adverse effects of the careless actions of people.
Unit: My Water, Our Water
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Grades:
3
4
5
Participants identify the impact of humans on lakes and rivers and their respective ecosystems, and citizen responsibility to protect the waterways.
Unit: Oil Changes Everything
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Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson will enable the learners to better understand the effects of oil spills on the living organisms in an ecosystem.
Unit: Helping Refugees
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Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students share what they have learned about refugees and how to help them in a symposium format. Each small group selects a different subtopic related to refugees. They create and present a paper or speech for an event or website. They invite an audience and raise awareness about refugees and...
Unit: Beneficial Bees
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Grades:
PreK
K
1
2
3
4
5
Students learn about the role of bees as pollinators and learn about reasons their population numbers have been declining in recent years. They write a letter or create a handout to teach others how to help bees through planting native species....