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Students will research Charles Hackley, a major historical philanthropist from the Muskegon community, and identify his many philanthropic acts.
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Unit: Great Philanthropists in History: Charles Hackley
Unit: Character Education: Respect (Grade 7)
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In this lesson the learners define respect and relate it to the core values and beliefs of a constitutional democracy.
Unit: Foundations: Unit Two of Establishing a Student-Run Foundation
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Timelines show progression of events and may be used for planning, to learn from history, or to document events in a life. Students examine different timelines and create a timeline to plan the life of their student-run foundation.
Unit: Advise and Consent
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Students will survey members of the community (school or local area) to determine a need, write proposals to satisfy the need, consider doing an optional one-day fundraiser to help fill that need, serve on a board of directors or a youth advisory committee to...
Unit: Challenging Social Boundaries
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Students will define stereotype, discrimination and prejudice. They will brainstorm a social action plan to heal racism.
Unit: Hands On Philanthropy: A High School Course at Kentucky Country Day School
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To bring awareness to the importance of partnerships between nonprofit organizations, businesses, and government agencies and how they can work together.
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Unit: Bully-Free Zone
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The students experience and reflect on a literature book written from the view point of a reformed bully, Confessions of a Former Bully. They analyze the data collected from their survey to determine how bullying behavior affects their school. The students learn that addressing bullying...
Unit: Be the Change: Homelessness
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9
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Students examine their preconceptions about homelessness and build understanding of homelessness.
Unit: ECHO, ECHO, ECHO—Each Can Help Others
Grades:
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Students define philanthropy as giving time, talent, or treasure for the common good. They learn about community philanthropy and make a presentation persuading others to act philanthropically in a specific way (volunteering, contributing to a nonprofit, or...
Unit: Superheroes as Philanthropists
Grades:
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Students will understand archetypes, the roles that superheroes play in our culture, and how Americans view philanthropy.