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Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students will use various investigative procedures to compile a list of government or volunteer service opportunities.
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Unit: We the People... Project
Unit: Pondering the Impermeable
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Learners measure and calculate impervious/pervious areas. They utilize their knowledge of the environmental impact of impervious surfaces to propose alternative solutions in their community. Students propose a service-learning project to raise awareness or take action about reducing impervious...
Unit: Air Today, Air Tomorrow
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Grades:
9
10
11
12
This lesson will provide further exploration into the causes and effects of pollutants on the quality of air.
Unit: ECHO, ECHO, ECHO—Each Can Help Others
Grades:
6
7
8
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: My Water, Your Water, Our Water
Grades:
3
4
5
Learners will understand responsible citizenship needed to be committed to saving the Great Lakes ecosystems. Learners will participate in a service-learning activity, demonstrating commitment to saving the Great Lakes ecosystems.
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Unit: Hands On Philanthropy: A High School Course at Kentucky Country Day School
Grades:
11
12
To introduce students to the financial side of operating a nonprofit organization and to the financial reporting they are required to do for the IRS.
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Unit: Character Education: Responsibility (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students investigate the benefits/consequences of taking responsbility and not taking responsibility.
Unit: Earth: The Source of Resources
Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson will lead learners to the understanding that responsible stewardship of natural resources intended for the common good applies to all environments, not just National Parks.
Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
In this lesson the learners discuss a quote about gratitude and consider the relationship between caring and gratitude.
Unit: Refugees: Real People, Real Stories, Real Life
Grades:
6
7
8
Students reflect on how it must feel to quickly pack up and leave home with little warning and few possessions and then come to an unfamiliar new community. They read the stories of five refugees from four different countries and gain empathy and an understanding of their needs and struggles....