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Students learn about the goals of Earth Day and identify areas in town that need clean-up or planting. They plan a day of service.
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Unit: Community Clean-Up
Unit: Cultural Competence
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In this lesson, youth become aware and gain empathy for the discrimination people experience because of their race, age, gender, and other reasons. The group discusses ways to be inclusive. A Mix it Up Day changes our familiar boundaries and helps us connect to new people.
Unit: Watch Me Grow
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K
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Through a story in which a child inspires her neighborhood to improve a vacant lot, young people recognize that they can have a positive impact on others. They brainstorm a philanthropic project to benefit the school or larger community.
Unit: Bully-Free Zone
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The students will present skits to illustrate strategies for addressing bullying behavior. They will compose a class pledge against bullying, and may choose to sign the pledge. The students will plan and implement a service project to inform the school community about bullying behavior and...
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Unit: Litter and Environmental Stewardship (8th Grade)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners identify the issues related to trash and litter and determine each person's role and responsibility for environmental stewardship.
Unit: Healthy Youth, Healthy Community (6-8)
Grades:
6
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8
Students examine their personal healthy habits and their school (and neighborhood) environments to collect information about nutrition and fitness in the community. Students consider what changes they can make to the...
Unit: Baking Bread for Childhood Hunger
Grades:
K
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In this lesson, students define philanthropy and discover how philanthropy can be creative and encompass many different talents and treasures. In this lesson, students will learn about the problem of childhood hunger and the needs in their own community (specifically the financial needs of a...
Unit: The Important Thing About Reading
Grades:
3
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5
The purpose of this lesson is for students to deliver the books to the recipients and spend some time reading with their partners. Students return to class to reflect on their experiences and celebrate the impact of the service project....
Unit: What Is a Youth Advisory Committee?
Grades:
3
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5
Together, the participants write a grant proposal to request funds to complete an identified service project.
Unit: Healthy Youth, Healthy Community (K-2)
Grades:
K
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Children explore what it means to be responsible in school and in the community as a responsible citizen. They take action as responsible citizens to make the community healthier. ...