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Grades:
9
10
11
12
By reading about her life and her work, students will understand how Mary Eliza Church Terrell’s writing and activism brought about change for African Americans and women.
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Unit: Writers as Activists
Unit: Urban EdVenture Course by the Westminster Schools
Grades:
5
Using different approaches, the group develops a working understanding of the definition of philanthropy.
Author: Urban EdVenture Faculty
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Grades:
5
Youth research and report back to the group about the nonprofit organizations that are serving their community and the many facets of community life that nonprofits are involved in.
Author: Urban EdVenture Faculty
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Unit: Sacred Giving (Tzedakah) (Private-Religious)
Grades:
6
7
8
Performance of the mitzvah of tzedakah is, ideally, a holistic part of life, not an activity to be performed when all others have been completed! This lesson offers a classic model of how that ideal was realized by one of our Sages, Rabbi Tanchum, and how our families might...
Unit: Refugees: Finding a Place
Grades:
K
1
2
3
4
5
The participants will distinguish the difference between wants and needs and learn that many times refugees are without basic needs. They respond to a story about a refugee camp, “Four Feet, Two Sandals” and come to a consensus on a service project to benefit refugees or others in need, and plan...
Unit: Hands On Philanthropy: A High School Course at Kentucky Country Day School
Grades:
11
12
To introduce students to the financial side of operating a nonprofit organization and to the financial reporting they are required to do for the IRS.
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Unit: Character Education: Perseverance (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Perseverance involves breaking down a task into small parts and seeing it through, even if it is difficult. In this lesson, groups plan a service project, including what is needed, how to overcome barriers, and a timeline.
Unit: Character Education: Fairness (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson challenges learners to think of their personal responsibility to act when they observe unfair treatment. They respond to a scenario and work in small groups to make a plan of action in a specific situation of their choosing.
Unit: Project on Poverty and Homelessness at Sea Crest School
Grades:
6
7
8
Students will learn about federal social service programs over time and SNAP, the food assistance program.
Unit: Watch Me Grow
Unit:
Grades:
K
1
2
Through a story in which a child inspires her neighborhood to improve a vacant lot, young people recognize that they can have a positive impact on others. They brainstorm a philanthropic project to benefit the school or larger community.