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This lesson introduces Alfred Nobel and his legacy, the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Unit: Global Peace and Local Legacies
Unit: Common Good in Aztec Culture
Grades:
6
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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: Intergenerational Writing Project
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Youth develop an understanding of the value of a service learning project as they realize their responsibility to contribute to the community in positive ways.
Unit: What Goes Around, Comes Around!
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Artists contribute to the common good by sharing their talents. The nonprofit sector supports artists with funding, museums, and attention or education. We learn how artists' work is supported by philanthropy and nonproft organizations that assure we have access to art. Young...
Unit: Living In a Community
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This lesson introduces the definition of a community and explores how communities come together to help or address a need.
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Unit: Philanthropy—A Day at the Beach
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3
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With guidance from a local environmental agency, prepare the youth in advance of volunteering their time to clean up a lake or river for the common good. Arrange a field trip that includes picking up trash and recording the data.
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3
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This lesson is a reflection on the beach clean-up experience.
Unit: Money and the Common Good
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Young people discuss and debate the issues related to ethical consumerism and the common good, and consider how their spending habits reflect their values.
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Learners talk about the uses of water and understand its importance to our world.
Unit: Character Education: Courage (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
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Learners reflect on the relationship between courage and fear, and identify the different character attributes that guide us when facing a challenge.