Grades:
11
12
To introduce students to fundraising and to guide them as they raise funds that will be used by the class for grantmaking to selected organizations
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Unit: Hands On Philanthropy: A High School Course at Kentucky Country Day School
Unit: Growing a Citizen
Unit:
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Learners will create a personal mission statement of responsible citizenship applicable to community service.
Unit: Mighty Pens: Writers for Positive Change
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Learners write personal narratives to document activities, insights, research, impact, and discoveries of their firsthand experience with civic engagement, service, and volunteerism. By explaining involvement in action for the common good, learners raise awareness of a social issue, the need for...
Unit: Character Education: Responsibility (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Through writing, students share their insights into taking responsibility with the resulting benefits or consequences.
Unit: Character Education: Honesty (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students use journaling or role-playing to reflect on the benefits to the community of truthfulness and straightforward actions. They analyze traits and actions of someone who has built a "good reputation."
Unit: Telling Our Stories of Giving
Grades:
6
7
8
Students learn about the characteristics of an effective personal narrative and compare those to a news article. They do prewriting activities and practice writing details to show rather than tell about an experience.
Unit: TeachOne: King's Words of Challenge
Grades:
3
4
5
In response to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s challenge to be the best with the talents you have, students explore talents and interests of their own and others. They practice listening and responding with respect. They raise awareness through volunteering of the benefit to communities of a variety...
Unit: Character Education: Perseverance (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students discuss what it means to do their personal best. They find, through a simple physical activity, that they can do a good job in something, but they still have more talent and drive to do better if they persevere. They recognize that perseverance can help them do their personal best...
Unit: Philanthropy is "Phun"
Unit:
Grades:
K
1
2
To provide an opportunity to create a timeline for use in future lessons related to philanthropy.
Unit: One Person's Trash
Unit:
Grades:
6
7
8
The learners will choose and develop a neighborhood clean-up project.