Through a story in which a child inspires her neighborhood to improve a vacant lot, young people recognize that they can have a positive impact on others. They brainstorm a philanthropic project to benefit the school or larger community.
We learn about organizations that responded to needs and increased social awareness during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Participants research leaders who used the nonprofit sector as an alternative power structure to make positive changes in society. They will identify the Core Democratic Values that each leader focused on.
Learners talk about the uses of water and understand its importance to our world.
The learners identify a common area where trash accumulates and plan a clean-up project.
The purpose of this session is to show and celebrate the completion of the video documentary. Sharing the documentary is an act of philanthropy as it teaches and inspires others about philanthropy in the community. Participants reflect and write about the service-
...Learners define caring through discussion of examples and writing an acrostic.
After learning about the definition of respect toward self and others, we explore the idea of respect for property or the environment.
Through two readings, we learn about racist attitudes and practices in the transportation systems that were supported by Jim Crow laws in the 1940s South. When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, it was a final stand after years of injustice and continuous acts of protest. We learn how her...