Students will form conclusions regarding the motivational effects of music on the mind and the importance of performing community service.

In this lesson, the students carry out their service plan to promote a positive school climate, then reflect on its impact and demonstrate their service-learning process to an audience.

Students learn about foundations and conduct research on one celebrity who acts as a philanthropist including the motivations for their giving.

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...

To help students understand the legal aspects of a 501(c)(3) organization and how they differ from other organizations.

The lesson introduces the concept of recycling food waste by composting. Students investigate food waste in their school and the nation, and gain awareness of recycling food waste as a better way to care for the earth. The class communicates in writing their plans for and results of a food-waste...

Students identify needs in the school and community and have a discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of keeping the areas of focus for their foundation open or defined to a narrow focus (e.g., addressing environment or poverty). The advantage of an open foundation is the...

Students will interview citizens of their community and identify examples of philanthropy.

Using literature and research, learners will identify acts of philanthropy that occurred during the Civil War era.