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The learners identify a common area where trash accumulates and plan a clean-up project.
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Unit: One Person's Trash
Unit: Character Education: Responsibility (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
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Through writing, learners reflect on their own plans for taking responsibility rather than leaving things to others.
Unit: Telling Our Stories of Giving
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6
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8
Students learn effective techniques and complete prewriting activities for writing a persuasive essay. As a culmination of the unit, students choose one of the three styles of writing--news article, personal narrative, or persuasive essay--to write, edit, and publish about their experience with...
Unit: Hands On Philanthropy: A High School Course at Kentucky Country Day School
Grades:
11
12
To learn about the different philosophies of three renowned philanthropists.
Image source: John D. Rockefeller in 1885. From Wikimedia Commons. Original source: Rockefeller Archive Center.
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Unit: Forced to Flee and Find a New Home
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Young people investigate, plan, and facilitate a service-learning project that benefits refugees in their community.
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Unit: Character Education: Respect (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
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The learners discuss a quote from Congresswoman Barbara Jordan and reflect on the meaning of respect for themselves as individuals. They commit their support to a plan for promoting respect in their community or school.
Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
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Learners get inspiration from the work and words of Mother Teresa about performing small acts of kindness. They make a plan for carrying out a small act of kindness.
Unit: Philanthropy 101 Course of The Westminster Schools
Grades:
11
12
To create student awareness about philanthropy in daily life throughout the world using a variety of topics and sources.
Grades:
11
12
An annual speaker introduces students to those in the greater community who are recognized for their philanthropic contributions to society.
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Grades:
11
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To continue the study of philanthropist John D. Rockefeller’s influence on American culture.
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