Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students will begin to ponder the essential questions regarding philanthropy, which they will consider throughout the unit. They will formulate answers, and be familiar with the terms associated with philanthropy and democracy.
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Unit: Student Voluntarism Symposium
Unit: Annual International Festival
Grades:
3
4
5
Students explore the cultures of different countries through the food, costume, celebrations, geography, education, music, and other features of a chosen country. The lesson requests the use of parent involvement, and culminates in a vivid presentation at a school assembly.
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Unit: Character Education: Respect (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson focuses on the third part of respect: valuing the world around you. Students analyze a John Muir quote and discuss what they can do to show respect for the world....
Unit: Philanthropy 101 Course of The Westminster Schools
Grades:
11
12
To introduce students to organizations that focus on international and global problems, rather than local or national concerns.
Note: This specific lesson involves CARE, an international organization located in Atlanta where the Philanthropy 101 course was developed. We encourage...
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Unit: Sand, Sand, Everywhere Sand
Grades:
3
4
5
The purpose of this lesson is to acquaint the learners with the four different types of desert regions and their physical characteristics.
Unit: Buckets of Bucks for World Hunger
Grades:
K
1
2
The learners will analyze what it means to be hungry, why people are hungry around the world, and what they can do. They define vocabulary, explore some statistics through a simulation, and come to a consensus on an organization to partner with for a fundraising project.
Unit: Environment: Sustaining Our World (K-2)
Grades:
K
1
2
This unit helps students recognize that they belong to a global community that shares resources and interests. Learners define "commons" and understand the difference between common resources and private property. The learners define stewardship and environmental stewardship. They will compare...
Unit: TeachOne for Earth Day
Unit:
Grades:
K
1
2
3
4
5
Students get outside and play in nature and recognize the beauty of diverse living things in their environment. Their service project is to share nature with someone else in a creative interaction. ...
Unit: Helping Others to Feed Themselves
Grades:
K
1
2
To raise awareness of the needs of others who are unable to provide a balanced nutritious diet for their own families. Also to introduce the Heifer Project, which provides families with resources and education so they can have nutritious food and earn a living...
Unit: Diverse Community: Who Is My Neighbor? (3-5)
Grades:
3
4
5
Students identify on a map and in discussion the geographic location and culture of their ancestors. They explore reasons that people moved to the U.S. and discuss the importance of keeping their culture, like a mosaic, rather than losing their culture in order to "fit in."