The learners explore the building grounds or neighborhood, looking for places that need extra attention and stewardship. When they find a spot to care for, they must find out who the stakeholders are and interview them. Listening to different perspectives before making a plan of action shows...
To help students understand how to use their voices to advocate for causes about which they care. ...
Students will investigate key local and national nonprofit organizations by researching their histories, services, and target populations.
Participants read about the philanthropic traditions of early African-American culture and place the values of giving in a hierarchy circle.
The book, The Gardener, by Sarah Stewart gently illustrates how sharing growing things can be a gift to others and the community. ...
The learners will become aware of human need brought about by natural disasters and will compare domestic experiences with parallel events on the other side of the world.
The purpose of this lesson is to demonstrate that being in a group (or community) requires cooperation, working together, getting along, and resolving conflicts. The activity enables the children to accomplish this while having fun at the same time.
Youth learn about the work of African American inventors who had a positive influence on society by contributing scientific innovation for the common good....
Children learn that the community has four sectors: business, government, nonprofit, and family. The children may walk through an area in their local community to identify which sector is represented by different places. As an alternative, they may look at a local map. ...
The learners review the water cycle and come to an understanding about the need to sustain the quality of the world's water for the common good. ...