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Grades:
9
10
11
12
In this lesson learners research the public and philanthropic life of the person to whom they have written, and prepare a three to five minute oral presentation based on their research.
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Unit: Dear Philanthropist
Unit: Philanthropy's Role in a Democratic Society
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Learners research the public and philanthropic life of the person, and prepare a three to five minute oral presentation based on their research. They will highlight the most significant facts of the individual’s life, the philanthropy the individual participated in, and major effects their...
Unit: Pondering the Impermeable
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The purpose of this unit is to raise awareness about the impact of growth (commercial and residential) on the environment, specifically, how impervious surfaces impact the environment. Learners explore the impact of some of the following factors on the environment: population density, land...
Unit: Your Place in the Community
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Discover through introspection, discussion, reflection and research the learner's own personal values, as well as classroom and community values.
Unit: Worthless to Priceless: It's all Relative
Grades:
6
7
8
In this lesson, students explore the relative value of items to recognize that what is not valuable to them might be valued by someone else. They collect data related to the traded items in the South Asian Indian folktale "The Drum." They calculate means and averages and create line...
Unit: Civic Virtue in Modern American Democracy
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The learners will identify and describe many different characteristics of civic virtue using material from a variety of sources and then select the characteristics they believe are most important.
Unit: What a Wonderful World—Changes Through Time
Grades:
3
4
5
The purpose of this lesson is to help students become aware that their city has changed over the years—in some ways for the better and other ways for the worse. Students analyze why preserving old buildings is important enough to some people that they give their time, talent, and treasure. They...
Unit: Project on Poverty and Homelessness at Sea Crest School
Grades:
6
7
8
Students will learn about the similarities and differences of the hunger situation in the two different classifications of countries: industrialized nations and developing nations.
Unit: Philanthropy in Literature
Grades:
3
4
5
Students reflect on reading to identify acts of philanthropy in literature. The teacher poses the question, "Does all literature include examples of philanthropy?"...
Unit: Philanthropy 101 Course of The Westminster Schools
Grades:
11
12
To acquaint students with the vocabulary and basic tools of accounting principles necessary for all nonprofits.
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