Students write to pen pals in a different community and discuss ideas related to a service project. For example, the pen pals may plan and monitor a canned-good donation project.

Clean water is a scarce natural resource because pollution and careless action can make it unusable for consumers. Learners research reliable facts about their local water and propose philanthropic acts to contribute to the common good.

Youth learn about the work of African American inventors who had a positive influence on society by contributing scientific innovation for the common good.

Young people research the ecosystems around their own homes, school, and community, so they can be better informed stewards about conservation. 

 

In this lesson, we learn about landfills and the global and local management of trash. 

In this lesson, young people research various types of renewable energy and write a persuasive statement about which energy source their city or county should invest in. 

Students explore the roles of bees in a hive and as pollinators. They learn about reasons their population numbers have been declining in recent years. The design a project to help beautify their school and help the larger environment by attracting bees. They may write a letter or create a...

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. 

To help students see music as an art form that identifies social injustice, advocates for change, and proclaims hope on behalf of the forgotten.

Students analyze survey results, choose a community health need, and design a service project to address it.