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Students explore the choices they have and the influences that make up their identity. They choose a method of presentation to share a representation of their identities and how their identities contribute to the common good.
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Unit: Community Impact
Unit: Lunchroom Recycling Plan
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Grades:
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Students organize and implement a school-based recycling plan based on a one-day lunchroom waste audit.
Adapt this one-period lesson plan and follow it with a simple and powerful service project for Earth Day. The reflection...
Unit: Roots of Philanthropy (Teen)
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Youth Activity: This interactive activity helps young people understand philanthropy and the language used when describing philanthropic actions. The facilitator sets the tone for a “fun” experience with words....
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Unit: Teamwork: Unit One of Establishing a Student-Run Foundation
Grades:
9
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Students prepare a one-minute speech about themselves using an object as a device to share a story and help others remember their name and something about them. ...
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Unit: We the Kids - The Three Branches and Me
Grades:
3
4
5
In a kid-friendly approach, we look at the components of the U.S. Constitution and put early government-forming events in a context. We distinguish the roles of the three branches of government, especially the structure and responsibilities of our judicial system. ...
Unit: One Person's Trash
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Grades:
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In this lesson, we learn about landfills and the global and local management of trash. ...
Unit: Healthy Youth, Healthy Community (6-8)
Grades:
6
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8
Students examine their personal healthy habits and their school (and neighborhood) environments to collect information about nutrition and fitness in the community. Students consider what changes they can make to the...
Unit: Farm to Table and Food Security
Grades:
6
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8
In this lesson students collaborate within their groups to bring their project and solution to fruition. This solution will be revised and practiced several times before it is presented and implemented.
Unit: Devotions for Young Children
Grades:
6
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8
In this lesson, a representative from the partner early childhood organization visits the class, and students learn about the role of nonprofit organizations in the community. They continue to follow the writing process to revise and edit their devotions. Students pair up with a younger student...
Unit: Everyday Acts of Citizenship
Grades:
6
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Through this activity participants become aware of their own privileges, and the racial, cultural and socio-economic biases in society today.
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion.
If [people]...