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This lesson guides youth to take take action with a group. They plan and carry out a tikkun olam project of their choosing to help the local community.
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Unit: Do Not Stand Idly By (Private-Religious)
Unit: Community Health and Safety
Grades:
3
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Participants gain exposure to how citizens organize in response to a need. They observe the benefits of group cooperation. They review data they have collected from surveys and work in collaborative groups to identify focus areas for the service-learning project.
Unit: Global Education: Equity
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Youth explore the effects on themselves, the community, and the world if the government failed to provide U.S. children with an education.
Unit: Environment: Sustaining Our World
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The youth compare and contrast the uses and aesthetics of dirt and pavement groundcover. They define permeable and impermeable ground surfaces and discuss the merits of each in relationship to the environment.
Unit: Roots of Philanthropy (Teen)
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Youth Activity: Participants will re-examine the definition of philanthropy and recognize philanthropic traits. They will begin to understand philanthropy and see themselves as philanthropists. Participants will begin to see themselves in a “new light” and reflect on how...
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Unit: Bully-Free Zone
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In this lesson, learners identify bullying behavior using two literature books, Mr. Lincoln's Way and The Secret Bully. They compare and contrast two examples of bullying behavior portrayed in the books and create a peer/staff/family survey to...
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Unit: Justice and Kindness Play a Part
Grades:
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Youth raise awareness of ways to advocate for justice and kindness and bring positive change in their school, community, and world.
Unit: GivingTuesday
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We define philanthropy and discuss the joy of giving, as well as various ways to give through nonprofits in the community. We learn how #GivingTuesday, an international initiative, focuses on generosity and the power of social media and combining efforts with others to make a big...
Unit: Exploring the Timeline of US Philanthropy
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The Free Breakfast for Children Program of the 1960s exemplified mutual aid and differed from traditional charity while still being a form of philanthropy. We discover and learn how the people of a community most affected by issues, including young people, are sometimes the most able to...
Unit: Community Connections
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The learners will be introduced to philanthropy and be able to generate examples of various ways the community is impacted, either by individuals, families or community organizations.