Grades:
9
10
11
12
Young people identify an animal welfare organization to research, and then develop a plan to help persuade others to take up the cause(s) of this group using an advocacy type of their choice.
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Unit: Advocacy-Getting the Job Done
Unit: Philanthropy 101 Course of The Westminster Schools
Grades:
11
12
To learn about challenges that nonprofits face when fundraising for their organization and spending money on programs.
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Grades:
11
12
To introduce students to a definition of social entrepreneurship and examples of social entrepreneurs in America.
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Unit: TeachOne: Words Bring Peace
Grades:
K
1
2
3
4
5
In this lesson, the students learn to use their voice to say something to make the world a better place. This is an opportunity to demonstrate and feel the impact of kindness, inclusion, and listening on a caring community. Students learn from a community helper about the needs they observe in...
Unit: Roots of Philanthropy (Teen)
Grades:
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Youth Activity: This interactive activity helps young people understand philanthropy and the language used when describing philanthropic actions. The facilitator sets the tone for a “fun” experience with words....
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Unit: Telling Our Stories of Giving
Grades:
6
7
8
Students learn effective techniques and complete prewriting activities for writing a persuasive essay. As a culmination of the unit, students choose one of the three styles of writing--news article, personal narrative, or persuasive essay--to write, edit, and publish about their experience with...
Unit: Tzedakah: How Can We Help? (Tzedakah) (Private-Religious)
Grades:
K
1
2
This lesson will help students identify a person’s basic needs, realize that many people in the world are lacking these needs, and encourage them to think of ways to help these people.
Unit: Character Education: Respect (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students discover that aligning with groups can promote conflict and judging others. They discuss and write about ways to include and show respect for people not in their groups.
Unit: Character Education: Self-Discipline (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
The students will examine the role of discipline in their lives, in the lives of others and in a civil society....
Unit: What Goes Around, Comes Around!
Grades:
3
4
5
Artists contribute to the common good by sharing their talents. The nonprofit sector supports artists with funding, museums, and attention or education. We learn how artists' work is supported by philanthropy and nonproft organizations that assure we have access to art. Young...