Grades:
11
12
To explore many differing views on well-intended philanthropy with students. Review some of the dangers of philanthropy such as inappropriate intervention, inappropriate verbiage, and naiveté.
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Unit: Philanthropy 101 Course of The Westminster Schools
Unit: Project on Poverty and Homelessness at Sea Crest School
Grades:
6
7
8
Students explore the causes and impacts of hunger, and how hunger differs depending on location.
Grades:
6
7
8
Students conduct and compile research about hunger.
Grades:
6
7
8
Students learn about food scarcity through a particular country's story.
Grades:
6
7
8
Students will learn about overpopulation and its connection to hunger.
Grades:
6
7
8
Students will learn about the similarities and differences of the hunger situation in the two different classifications of countries: industrialized nations and developing nations.
Grades:
6
7
8
Students will learn about federal social service programs over time and SNAP, the food assistance program.
Grades:
6
7
8
Students experience working and unemployment through a very simplified role play.
Grades:
6
7
8
Students experience empathy for people who are homeless by listening to a song and completing the “I Am’ poem assignment.
Unit: Urban EdVenture Course by the Westminster Schools
Grades:
5
To work together, see the big picture, and think about the connection between individuals in the group as students participate in the activity.
Author: Urban EdVenture Faculty