Young people recognize that nature is an important part of their world that needs their responsible care.  

This experiential lesson involves building the garden and inviting people to enjoy and participate.

In this lesson, we learn about landfills and the global and local management of trash. 

Based on the recommendations of the soup kitchen guest from lesson one, young people decide how they will take action to help address a need. They may donate canned food, volunteer to serve lunch, bring games to play with children at the soup kitchen, or make bowls to sell as a fundraiser. This...

The participants will distinguish the difference between wants and needs and learn that many times refugees are without basic needs. They respond to a story about a refugee camp, “Four Feet, Two Sandals” and come to a consensus on a service project to benefit refugees or others in need, and plan...

Learners identify ways to use advocacy to promote change.

Youth research current data and stories about climate change and ways to reverse the damage caused by human activity. Through discussion and research, they establish things they can do personally and as a team as environmental stewards.

Learners use a decision-making model to identify the issues they feel most concerned about. With those in mind, they explore how perseverance and doing their personal best are more effective ways to address needs than looking at the short term.

Introduce the concept of philanthropy and guide the learners to be philanthropists who take volunteer action for the common good.