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6
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Students will learn how to participate in a needs assessment for their local community.
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Unit: Role of Philanthropy in an Ever Changing World (The)
Grades:
6
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To gain active student involvement discussing an issue they find important.
Unit: Wellspring—An Intergenerational Historical Writing Project
Grades:
6
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Students will interact with older citizens in order to make intergenerational connections in the community, discover the wealth of history around us, and develop pride in and a sense of connection to our community.
Unit: Farm to Table and Food Production
Grades:
6
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Discuss concepts of public, private, and civic responsibility, and set the stage for explaining the project criteria. Students begin working in groups to discuss ideas for their projects.
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Unit: Be the Change: Core Values
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Students explore and demonstrate leadership and service qualities, reflect on the qualities of a leader and create and donate a children's book.
Unit: Advisory—A Call to Action
Grades:
6
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Students will understand philanthropy and service learning. They will analyze past actions to determine if they have contributed to the common good. This lesson will give the context for succeeding lessons in the unit so that students will be able to complete an action for the common...
Unit: Forced to Flee and Find a New Home
Grades:
9
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Students investigate, plan, and facilitate a service-learning project that benefits refugees in their community.
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Unit: Powerful Words Unite Us in Service
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Lead a discussion about the power of words to include, instruct, and inspire action. Participants analyze quotes by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, about being open and inclusive. Design social justice posters to teach others about what they learned.
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Analyze quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr, about being loving and inclusive. Design posters to encourage action and diverse community building. ...
Unit: Humane Heroes: Those Who Care Enough
Grades:
6
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The lesson provides learners with an opportunity to explore ways to become a hero for animals by promoting animal welfare and humane treatment of animals. Learners identify a local, state, national or international animal welfare cause and develop a personal service/advocacy plan, using the...