Grades:
3
4
5
Students will define philanthropy as "sharing or giving time, talent or treasure for the common good."
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Unit: Philanthropy in Literature
Unit: Building a Community Garden Santuary
Grades:
3
4
5
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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Grades:
K
1
2
Discuss when permission is needed in order to perform an act of philanthropy. Learn and practice a song about giving.
Unit: Let's Make Lemonade
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K
1
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This lesson introduces young people to the concept of philanthropy as giving time, talent, or treasure for the common good. They learn that even young people can be philanthropists. The following lessons lead young people to plan a fundraiser.
Unit: We Can All Do Our Share
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Grades:
K
1
2
To guide children to understand that being in a group requires working together, getting along, resolving conflicts, and having fun together.
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Unit: Sharing and Caring Across Generations
Grades:
K
1
2
Through multiple visits to a retirement home, letter writing, or by inviting seniors to an event, children learn effective communication, sensitivity to people of different generations, and shared experiences while learning about the common good and stewardship.
Unit: Food for Thought: Hunger around the World
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Learners analyze the role of the four sectors of society in solving problems of hunger in the community.
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Unit: Cinderella Stories
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Grades:
K
1
2
Students read an African version of the Cinderella story so that they can compare versions and increase their sense of story.
Unit: Living in a Community: Intro. to Philanthropy
Grades:
K
1
2
We define community as "coming together with a common purpose" and brainstorm communities we are part of: classroom, sports team, interest and faith groups, and neighborhood. We reflect on how philanthropy and trust affect the common good of the community.
Unit: A Voice for Children
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Grades:
6
7
8
Youth learn about basic human rights and discuss whether everyone deserves these rights. In addition, they reflect on examples of human kindness and collective action for the common good.