The youth reflect on basic needs that may be difficult to meet when one doesn’t have a home. They take action by creating personal hygiene kits or asking a local nonprofit how they can help support their efforts to assist people who are homeless.

Young people learn about global efforts for universal mandatory education and equity for girls in school.

Students will learn the fundamental principles of parliamentary procedure and use the procedure to create a plan for a service project in the community.

Learners describe good nutritional practices and make a plan to eat healthy.

The group reviews the list of issues and ways to take action, including those gathered with their families. They narrow the list through consensus. They invite a local Community Foundation Youth Advisory Committee member to talk about their work and grant process.

We examine the Core Values of American Democracy and discuss their importance and where we are exposed to them and practice them throughout life.

Participants gain awareness about the work of local nonprofit organizations through research and by interviewing representatives. They summarize the mission, needs, and impact of the organizations on the community.

This lesson focuses on two young Jewish survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi death camp.  As they return to their home town and the concentration camp, they each tell their story and explain why they were willing to return to such an emotionally devastating place. Their story is...