Expanding on the lesson about critical conversations, participants explore ways to use their voices for good. The book Say Something by Peter Reynolds encourages readers to find their own way to express their voice - through speaking, poetry, song, and other ways.
Youth explore the effects on themselves, the community, and the world if the government failed to provide U.S. children with an education.
The learners identify a common area where trash accumulates and plan a clean-up project.
Learners role-play familiar scenarios in ways that follow the rules and support straightforward communication and also in ways that do not support honesty. They discuss the value of rules or expectations for promoting the common good.
Learners will reflect in writing on the role of the common good and honesty when rules are not clearly stated and people have different amounts of power.
Several questions spark conversation and critical thinking about the meaning of fairness. Learners work together to create a definition of fairness.
Learners examine their family trust relationships and connect their experiences with the trust bank account. They brainstorm things their family depends on them for and decide if they feel trustworthy at home.
Learners listen to different statements of "the right thing to do" and determine the source of the value or judgment.
Learners review healthy eating habits and share their learning to promote a healthier community.
Participants learn what it is like to be a refugee through pictures, video, and stories. They build empathy and do an activity that simulates choices refugees must make.