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To learn about the different philosophies of three renowned philanthropists.
Image source: John D. Rockefeller in 1885. From Wikimedia Commons. Original source: Rockefeller Archive Center.
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Unit: Hands On Philanthropy: A High School Course at Kentucky Country Day School
Grades:
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To bring members of the local and school community together to showcase what the students learned while taking the class.
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Grades:
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To have students find a problem that needs to be solved or a cause in which they have interest and develop a creative presentation to the class.
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Unit: Tote Challenge
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Young people investigate the problems caused by plastic shopping bags, then propose solutions to address the problems. This lesson prompts teams to design a reusable shopping tote out of an old T-shirt using engineering, problem-solving, creativity, and communication. They take action...
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Unit: Power to the People through Action
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Participants cite philanthropic historical events on a timeline. They focus on events in which the nonprofit sector was used to make positive changes in society.
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Unit: Encouraging Community Engagement
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Learners use economic thinking to determine how to allocate their scarce resources for community service.
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Unit: We Are Partners in the Work of Creation (Tikkun Olam) (Private-Religious)
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This lesson will familiarize learners with a story of Creation from the Jewish mystical tradition. The story, based upon the Sefer Yetzirah, provides the foundation for the Jewish concept of tikkun olam, repair of the world. Learners will begin to formulate a personal concept...
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Unit: Exploring the Timeline of US Philanthropy
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The Free Breakfast for Children Program of the 1960s exemplified mutual aid and differed from traditional charity while still being a form of philanthropy. We discover and learn how the people of a community most affected by issues, including young people, are sometimes the most able to...
Unit: Surviving the Depression
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Participants discuss and analyze the solutions implemented by President Roosevelt during the Great Depression. The role that philanthropy played in helping to end the Great Depression will be central to the discussion.
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Unit: Women of the Industrial Era
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This lesson gives an overview of the nineteenth century Industrial Revolution, and the major changes to how people live and work. Young people learn about the key inventions and changes that shifted focus from people and their skills to big machines and systems of mass production. The systems...