We're all the same in one basic way: We all want other people to understand us. In this lesson, youth learn about needs of differently abled children in their school or community and take a step toward removing barriers. They use the persuasive power of communication to raise awareness of ways to understand and show respect for people with disabilities through a service project.
The learners identify a common area where trash accumulates and plan a clean-up project.
Why do we have cultural recognition months? The U.S. calendar of holidays includes months like National Hispanic Heritage Month and National Women's History Month in recognition of groups that have been historically underrepresented in the U.S. This lesson explores why and how we put these...
What are the forces in our lives that separate us from the outdoors today, and what can we do to fuel up on the power of nature? In this lesson, young people research the benefits of being outside and the human impact on the environment or about environmental justice issues with a...
To introduce students to the grantmaking process (through a Harvard Business School case study) using all of the concepts learned in class this semester.
To bring awareness to the importance of partnerships between nonprofit organizations, businesses, and government agencies and how they can work together.
To reflect on what students learned from this philanthropy class and to gather their feedback on the class experience.
Students learn facts about hunger and food insecurity and understand the three stages of hunger.
Learners take action for the common good to promote kindness in their school. They give smiley stickers to others or create posters to display around school with messages that promote kindness or teach people how to respond to bullying behavior.
Young people investigate, plan, and facilitate a service-learning project that benefits refugees in their community.
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