Grades:
3
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5
Introduce the concept of philanthropy and guide the learners to be philanthropists who take volunteer action for the common good.
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Unit: Philanthropy—A Day at the Beach
Unit: Generosity of Spirit Folktales
Grades:
9
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Learners analyze characters in five European folktales, particularly female characters. They analyze what small acts of kindness contribute to both the giver and receiver.
Unit: What Goes Around, Comes Around!
Grades:
3
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5
Artists contribute to the common good by sharing their talents. The nonprofit sector supports artists with funding, museums, and attention or education. We learn how artists' work is supported by philanthropy and nonproft organizations that assure we have access to art. Young...
Unit: Character Education: Integrity (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
We explore the integrity of Elizabeth Cady Stanton who fought for the rights of women when many people disagreed they should be allowed to vote. She was strong in her cause for women, but in the mid-1800s, she didn't speak up for Black women who were fighting the same right to vote.
Unit: Character Education: Trustworthiness (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners compare two communities to which they belong using a Venn diagram and descriptive words related to trustworthiness.
Unit: Nonprofits and Careers
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Grades:
6
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Learners learn the characteristics and impact of the nonprofit sector and distinguish it from the for-profit sector. They identify the mission statement in a familiar nonprofit organization.
Unit: Power to the People through Action
Grades:
9
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Participants research leaders who used the nonprofit sector as an alternative power structure to make positive changes in society. They will identify the Core Democratic Values that each leader focused on.
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Unit: We Are Divine Creations (Tolerance) (Private-Religious)
Grades:
6
7
8
Our lives are the results of billions of decisions. Not only the big decisions – law school or skydiving classes, but the small decisions as well – do you greet someone or pass by? Do you extend a helping hand or the back of it? What we decide determines the course of lives, the content of our...
Unit: Humans and Nature Flourishing Together
Grades:
6
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Using the inspiration of Amanda Gorman’s poem “Earthrise,” participants consider what it means to act in ways that honor the Earth. Individuals identify and publicly commit to take action that works to help humans and nature flourish together.
Unit: George H.W. Bush and Points of Light
Grades:
9
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11
12
Students view primary documents to explore public policy on service. They make meaning of the government role and citizen responsibility in civic action. They make a personal plan of service based on their available time, talent, and treasure.