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Grades:
3
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5
Through class visits, students will complete an Academic Service-Learning Project, interacting individually with senior citizens.
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Unit: Philanthropy and You
Unit: Time Traveler - Intergenerational Interviews
Grades:
9
10
11
12
High school learners will design and present information from their historical narrative projects to other learners (elementary, middle or high school level). Learners will reflect on how the interview experience has affected their attitudes toward the elderly.
Unit: Community Impact
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Grades:
6
7
8
Students reflect on the importance of their identity from Lessons 1 and 2 and make a plan to demonstrate their responsibility to their community through a service-learning project.
Unit: What Respect Means to Me
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Grades:
3
4
5
After learning about the definition of respect toward self and others, students will be provided with an opportunity to see and behave with respect towards property in the community. Students will make observations around the school and record their findings in order to better...
Unit: Time, Talent, Treasure, and Economics
Grades:
3
4
5
The students will write, illustrate and publish individual books describing the volunteer opportunity and their knowledge of philanthropic and economic concepts.
Unit: Good Health in Our Community
Grades:
3
4
5
Students design a plan to make themselves and their school community healthier. They brainstorm what it means to get moving and exercise, and they see that increasing physical fitness activity is good for everyone and brings a community together. Students will choose or design a service...
Unit: Advisory—A Call to Action
Grades:
6
7
8
Students will evaluate their learning about philanthropy and the service project by completing a written reflection on their experience. The reflection will not be just a recap but a looking back to identify with "new eyes" those aspects of philanthropy that came to light through the...
Unit: From Passion to Career: Leadership Paths
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students examine the personal stories of various nonprofit leaders and relate them to the six Career Pathways. Students will discuss the ways that careers change throughout an individual's life as they pursue their passions. Students will also use the concept of passion to career to plan a...
Unit: Working Animals
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Grades:
3
4
5
This lesson is designed to help the learners understand that animals and humans can work together as a team. Many animals perform tasks that are vital to our existence and/or enhance the quality of life (enhance the common good). Many animals meet specific needs in...
Unit: Keeping Our Pets Safe in an Emergency
Grades:
3
4
5
This lesson is designed to help the learners understand how important it is to be prepared for an emergency situation and how it relates to animal welfare. The learners will use the information gained in this and other lessons to develop a plan of service in response...