Learners gain awareness of the attributes of justice, kindness, peace and tolerance in a civil society as they search for examples in political cartoons and newspaper comic strips. They create cartoons illustrating an aspect of civil society, and write a paragraph of explanation about their...
In this lesson, students examine their typical diet for 24 hours. They analyze the nutritional content and discuss why diets differ by culture, region, and economics.
We define the third sector and explain why it is important to minority groups who accessed and used it as an alternative power structure....
Learners will use economic thinking to determine how to allocate their scarce resources for community service.
Explore animal welfare through literature and analysis of wants and needs of people and pets.
The purpose of this lesson is to give each learner an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of an endangered species (animal) of their own choosing. Each learner will "adopt" an endangered animal to research. They will then write and...
The purpose of this lesson is to show and celebrate the completion of the video documentary. Sharing the documentary is an act of philanthropy as it teaches and inspires others about philanthropy in the community. Students also reflect and write about the service-
...Through text, students will examine Lorenzo de Zavala's responsibilities in his early and later life. ...
Using a traditional Jewish text as its basis, this lesson emphasizes the importance of sharing in a relationship.
A concept known in Hebrew as tikkun olam practices the idea that everyone must play a role in perfecting the world. Modeling the concept of tikkun olam as a collaborative effort helps youth understand that they can shape their surroundings....