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Participants cite philanthropic historical events on a timeline. They focus on events in which the nonprofit sector was used to make positive changes in society.
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Unit: Power to the People through Action
Grades:
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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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We define the nonprofit, or third, sector and explain why it is important as an alternative power structure.
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Unit: Dear Philanthropist
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Based on researched information, participants write a bio-poem about a philanthropist.
Unit: Roots of Philanthropy (Teen)
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Youth Activity: Participants will gain a greater understanding of the meaning of philanthropy, and identify at least one action that they can take to better their own community. They will investigate the strength of the human spirit and its importance in making the world better. See...
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Unit: Helping Children Learn
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6
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Learners increase their reading fluency and awareness of philanthropy by reading to younger children.
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Unit: Project on Poverty and Homelessness at Sea Crest School
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6
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Students research and compare statistics of the history of hunger and obesity around the world.
Unit: Healthy Youth, Healthy Community (K-2)
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This lesson explores the components of healthy living: eating healthy foods and exercise. Children identify their favorite healthy foods and forms of exercise that help them live a healthy life. Focus question: What foods and activity choices are important for healthy living?
Unit: Food for Thought: Hunger around the World
Grades:
9
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Depictions of hunger in excerpts from Jane Eyre and Oliver Twist provide concrete images of hunger as learners determine its causes and decide whether to support a change in U.S. public policy related to the issue.
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Unit: Writers as Activists
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Students will summarize the words of Rachel Carson and describe the impact one woman writer had on the world and our environment by reading Part I of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and Al Gore's 1994 introduction to the latest printing of the book.