Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students learn about the history of foundations and the role individuals played in their development.
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Unit: Foundations: Unit Two of Establishing a Student-Run Foundation
Unit: Global Health: Hunger and Food Around the Globe (K-2)
Grades:
K
1
2
This lesson includes a simulation that helps children understand the number of people in the world who are food insecure. The simulation generates empathy for the injustice of the unequal distribution of food. They learn that food is unequally distributed and discuss how they feel about taking...
Unit: Take a Stand on Bullying
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Grades:
6
7
8
In the first lesson of this three-lesson unit, the students define bullying and identify the effects of bullying behavior on the individuals involved and the larger community. The students create a survey or use another method to collect and report on the perceived status of bullying behavior at...
Unit: Living in a Community: Intro. to Philanthropy
Grades:
K
1
2
The students recognize that their classroom is a community because the students are brought together for a common purpose. The students are encouraged to be philanthropic within their classroom, school and family. They reflect on how philanthropy and trust affect the common good of...
Unit: Healthy Youth, Healthy Community (6-8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students explore what it means to be responsible citizens and identify ways they are (or can be) responsible at home, in school, and in the community. They create a survey related to people's perceptions of community health and poll members of the community to identify needs....
Unit: George H.W. Bush and Points of Light
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students define and give examples of government philanthropy. They compare and contrast the four economic sectors. Small groups research a historical example of government philanthropy or civic action and write a persuasive piece to advocate for an issue related to government philanthropy....
Unit: Tikkun Olam (Private-Religious)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Having gained an understanding of the need for the world to be fixed, the learners will now identify specific social problems and create projects and programs to help fix them.
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Unit: Three 'Rs' to Environmental Stewardship (4th Grade)
Grades:
3
4
5
Students learn how reusing, reducing, and recycling can save resources and reduce pollution.
Unit: Pitch In Philanthropic Puppet Project
Grades:
3
4
5
Young people make puppets out of recycled materials. They use their creativity to come up with a movable puppet that represents a character in their puppet play.
Unit: Farm to Table and Food Security
Grades:
6
7
8
Students clarify the goals and parameters of their project based on the call to action from Lesson One. They use critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to determine what they know about the project and what they need to know (questions/inquiry about the project). The teacher provides a...