Although the problems of the environment seem overwhelming, if each person does a little, the problems can be reduced.  Even small contributions make an impact on the environment. Students choose ways they can make an impact through their small...

Students define community and recognize that a class or after-school group is a community because the members share interests and goals and work together.  Focus Questions:  What is a community and what is my role? What is health and why is it important?

Sometimes it is wise to follow the advice of others and at other times it will only bring disaster. This lesson examines stories from South Africa, Morocco, and Nigeria and character traits valued in those cultures.

A cooperative game demonstrates that we are all connected and that others are affected by things that we may believe only affect us. They read about and discuss gender inequality in global schools and explore what policies and measures are in place for achieving universal primary education for...

Students will learn about federal social service programs over time and SNAP, the food assistance program.

In this lesson the learners define respect and relate it to the core values and beliefs of a constitutional democracy.

Readers examine the lasting effects of power, privilege, and discrimination on communities.

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.

This lesson helps students become more aware of their own values and sense of self by describing themselves and their choices. 

To help students see music as an art form that identifies social injustice, advocates for change, and proclaims hope on behalf of the forgotten.