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Children spend time outside to play in nature and recognize the beauty of diverse living things in their environment. Their service project is to share nature with someone else in a creative interaction.
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Unit: Forced to Flee and Find a New Home
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Young people investigate, plan, and facilitate a service-learning project that benefits refugees in their community.
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Unit: Black History IS American History
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We are made by history. In this activity, youth read the stories of philanthropic African Americans and influential related events that made America what it is today. Then they create a virtual Pop-Up Museum as an advocacy service project in which they tell stories of Black history and philanthropy.
Unit: Nonprofits in Our World and Community (3-5)
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Students will interview a representative from a local nonprofit organization and share the learned information with the class.
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3
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Students will examine the role and impact of nonprofit organizations within their community and prepare to interview representatives.
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Unit: Technology and Community Service Course at the Pingry School
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Students use standard software as they develop, research, and present a project related to community nonprofits.
Unit: Healthy Youth, Healthy Community (K-2)
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This lesson explores the components of healthy living: eating healthy foods and exercise. Children identify their favorite healthy foods and forms of exercise that help them live a healthy life. Focus question: What foods and activity choices are important for healthy living?
Unit: Philanthropy in Literature
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3
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Students will define philanthropy as "sharing or giving time, talent or treasure for the common good."
Unit: Building a Community Garden Santuary
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3
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Participants define what they want to accomplish for the community garden and identify a place that is available and has the right conditions. This requires research and permissions.
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Unit: Phil Up on the Arts
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Discuss when permission is needed in order to perform an act of philanthropy. Learn and practice a song about giving.