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6
7
8
Students work as a group to create a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) of the viability of taking courageous action in a specific difficult situation.
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Unit: Character Education: Courage (Grade 8)
Unit: Character Education: Respect (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners are challenged to enhance respect in their personal relationships as well as to define actions they can take to enhance respect in their school and community.
Unit: Healthy Youth, Healthy Community (9-12)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students conduct and evaluate their service project, then celebrate their success. After the service project, invite guests, volunteers, community members, and other students to celebrate with the class.
Unit: Writers as Activists
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Grades:
9
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11
12
Students identify causes they care about and related nonprofits or community resources. They use writing as a tool to make a difference, using persuasive writing techniques....
Unit: Tikkun Olam (Private-Religious)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Having gained an understanding of the need for the world to be fixed, the learners will now identify specific social problems and create projects and programs to help fix them.
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Unit: Newborn and Child Survival (6-8)
Grades:
6
7
8
In this lesson students choose a service project to take action for children's health in the poorest countries. Many ideas are suggested related to Save the Children's Newborn and Child Survival Campaign. The suggested projects are calendar events and can be found in the Service...
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Unit: Social Reformer—Jane Addams
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Jane Addams is a model philanthropist in action, improving many situations through volunteerism and advocacy, not only in the city of Chicago, but also at state, national and international levels.
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Unit: Civil War Philanthropy
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Grades:
6
7
8
We learn about organizations that responded to needs and increased social awareness during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Unit: Heroes and Their Impact
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Grades:
3
4
5
Jackie Robinson is a baseball player whose perseverance and strength changed racist attitudes and laws. Participants reflect on Mr. Robinson's actions and make connections to personal actions and to the people they admire today. ...
Unit: Advise and Consent
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Grades:
6
7
8
Participants will survey members of the community (school or local area) to determine a need, write proposals to satisfy the need, consider doing an optional one-day fundraiser to help fill that need, serve on a board of directors or a youth advisory...