Learning to Give, Philanthropy education resources that teach giving and civic engagement
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Unit Purpose:
The purpose of this unit is to assist the learner in developing a deeper understanding of what it means to be a steward of the environment and to apply this knowledge to identified environmental problems as they relate to landscaping and gardening.
Focus Question: “How can I, as one person, become a steward of my environment and affect positive change?”
Unit Objectives:
The learner will:
- explain the meaning of environmental stewardship.
- articulate an understanding that one person can make a difference.
- identify ways in which they can personally be an environmental steward.
- describe conservation practices for a local landscape garden.
- analyze conservation practices for a local landscape garden.
- apply conservation practices to their own home landscape garden.
- access and explore a landscape garden design in the school/community.
- develop a landscape garden design.
- implement a landscape garden design.
- assess, evaluate, and reflect on the completed project.
Service Experience:
The purpose of this lesson is for the learners to experience putting to use, in their school and/or community, what they have learned about environmental stewardship, landscape design and gardening. Learners will identify an agency in their community for the implementation of their “Landscape Garden Makeover” design.
Unit Assessment:
Informal and formal assessments are included with each lesson.
School/Home Connection:
Interactive Parent / Student Homework:
- By involving family members in the completion of the Backyard Conservation Project checklist, the learners will identify one backyard conservation problem at their home. They will propose a feasible ways of implementing any of the gardening best practices related to the identified problem.
State Curriculum and Philanthropy Theme Frameworks:
See individual lessons for benchmark detail.
Lessons Developed By:
Jerry Morris, Ph.D.
Curriculum Consultant
Learning to Give
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