To understand the workings of a large foundation that distributes major capital gifts and programmatic gifts like scholarships for higher education....
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Unit: Philanthropy 101 Course of The Westminster Schools
Unit: Technology and Community Service Course at the Pingry School
Students use standard software as they develop, research, and present a project related to community nonprofits.
Unit: TeachOne: Words Bring Peace
In this lesson, students learn that we all have ideas and talents to make the world a better place. This is an opportunity to demonstrate and feel the impact of kindness, inclusion, and listening on a caring community. Students learn from a community helper about the needs they observe in the...
Unit: Reporting on an Ideal World
Unit: Be the Change: Personal Health
Students learn about the importance of sleep and analyze their own rest patterns. They determine how they can improve their own sleep health.
Unit: Art for the Common Good—Junkanoo!
The groups wear their headdresses and perform a Junkanoo-like parade first internally and then to entertain a group that needs cheering or to teach about cooperation and respect for cultural expressions....
Unit: Be the Change: Homelessness
Students examine their preconceptions about homelessness and build understanding of homelessness.
Unit: Cultural Competence
We define culture and explore the cultural traits of individuals and the group collectively.
Unit: You Can Bank on Me!
The group uses a decision-making model to decide where to donate their collected money. They evaluate what is most important to them and list possible choices. Based on the decision-making process, the group comes to consensus on how to spend money earned together.
Unit: Sharing and Caring Across Generations
The children tell stories about their family memories and the special “memory items” brought from home. (See Lesson One: Traveling Back in Time.) They meet their senior friend in person or through writing and share and compare memories. ...