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by Yue Ming
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Learners will develop an understanding of the differences between the secular concepts of charity and philanthropy and the Jewish concept of tzedakah.
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Now familiar with how a community foundation serves the community, the learners form a Youth Advisory Committee and use parliamentary procedure to conduct business.
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abolitionist
(n) Anti-slavery activist
activism
(n) A practice based on direct action to affect changes in government and social conditions
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Youth Workers
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Learners gain an understanding of the importance of environmental stewardship and how they can participate. Learners gain awareness that they are part of a whole and that they have a responsibility to participate in caring for the Earth.
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Language Arts
Media / Technology
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Grades:
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Using texts and experiential learning experiences, this lesson emphasizes the reasons why giving tzedakah, or charity, is a fundamental concept in Judaism.
Grade Levels:
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Participants learn about the Bahamian Festival, Junkanoo, and examine the way groups work together and preserve culture through the arts, especially when minority rights need to be protected. They present a parade to celebrate culture.
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Arts Education
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Grades:
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The groups wear their headdresses and perform a Junkanoo-like parade first internally and then to entertain a group that needs cheering or to teach about cooperation and respect for cultural expressions.
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Participants read about the philanthropic traditions of early African-American culture and place the values of giving in a hierarchy circle.
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We compare and contrast the beliefs of the three cultures explored in lessons 1-4 to one's own family traditions - similarities and differences.