Grades:
6
7
8
Learners acknowledge that aligning with groups can promote belonging as well as conflict and power struggles. They discuss and write about ways to include and show respect for people with different identity traits.
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Unit: Character Education: Respect (Grade 8)
Unit: Character Education: Trustworthiness (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
The learners read about two very different Texas pioneers - William Goyens and Mary Maverick - and identify how they earned the trust of others.
Unit: Poetry for the Common Good
Grades:
K
1
2
3
4
5
We find poetry everywhere: lyrics to songs, commercials, and picture books. Poems express strong emotions and observations of relationships with each other and the world. Sharing their poems to communicate care can be an act of generosity.
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Unit: What Is a Youth Advisory Committee?
Grades:
3
4
5
Using provided evaluation or reflection forms, share details about the service and its impact. A demonstration to an interested audience is a great way to show details of the need and service and celebrate relationships and impact.
Unit: We the Kids - The Three Branches and Me
Grades:
3
4
5
Participants analyze the essential qualities of the Core Democratic Values and how these values are evident in relationships and behavior in a classroom/group and in the community/nation.
Unit: Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk
Grades:
7
8
9
10
11
12
Learners explore what it means for responsible citizens to demonstrate civic virtues of justice, kindness, peace, generosity, and inclusion.
Unit: Food for Thought Middle School Unit by the Westminster Schools
Grades:
6
7
8
To help students see music as an art form that identifies social injustice, advocates for change, and proclaims hope on behalf of the forgotten.
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Unit: Common Good in Aztec Culture
Grades:
6
7
8
From books and research, young people read about the Aztec Empire practice of human sacrifice, which was seen as a gift to help the community. Discuss the concept of sacrifice for the common good and debate individual rights and community responsibility when taking action for the common good....
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Unit: Civil War Philanthropy
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Grades:
6
7
8
We learn about organizations that responded to needs and increased social awareness during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Unit: Animals in Sports and Entertainment
Grades:
6
7
8
Participants explore how animals are used in sports and entertainment. They explore the concepts of animal welfare and animal cruelty. The learners articulate personal opinions concerning the use of animals for human entertainment.