Grades:
6
7
8
Learners reflect on universal obstacles to persevering and write creative "one-liners" to help them face obstacles with creativity, determination, and humor.
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Unit: Character Education: Perseverance (Grade 8)
Unit: Philanthropy 101 Course of The Westminster Schools
Grades:
11
12
To introduce students to Andrew Carnegie as one of the outstanding early philanthropists of the United States.
Unit: Hurricane Katrina / Great Hanshin-Awaji Disaster Collaboration
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The learners will become aware of human need brought about by natural disasters and will compare domestic experiences with parallel events on the other side of the world.
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Unit: Grow Involved 6-8
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Grades:
6
7
8
In this lesson, youth discuss the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and especially focus on his ethic of service.
Unit: Our Unique Legacy of Giving
Grades:
6
7
8
This beautiful documentary The Gift of All: a Community of Givers shares the motivations and attributes of the generous people interviewed. In response, the learners create their own short biographies of philanthropists in their community.
Unit: Project on Poverty and Homelessness at Sea Crest School
Grades:
6
7
8
Students research and compare statistics of the history of hunger and obesity around the world.
Unit: Character Education: Responsibility (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
The learners examine the responsible choices of Lorenzo de Zavala who was a leader in Texas and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Unit: Helping Children Learn
Unit:
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners increase their reading fluency and awareness of philanthropy by reading to younger children.
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Unit: Character Education: Perseverance (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners write an acrostic poem about Dr. King's life and work, focusing particularly on his perseverance.
Unit: Cinderella Stories
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Grades:
K
1
2
This lesson introduces the characteristics of fairy tales as a genre. The children explore positive and negative character traits and universal themes in the story of Cinderella. The service plan is introduced in this lesson and carried out over the next weeks.