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The Not-So-Trivial Pursuit of the Common Good
Students practice using vocabulary associated with philantrophy. They identify scientific breakthroughs and the funding that made it possible. They create and explain timelines of scientific and medical breakthroughs.
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The Joy of a Garden
Students study environmental stewardship. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students read the story The Gardner and define the character's actions for the environment. Students define philanthropy and complete a Venn Diagram...
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Flowering Philanthropy
Learners plant flowers for others. They care for flowers. They summarize experiences through drawing, discussions and writing.
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Learning About Philanthropy - Diocesan Standard
Students identify the concept of stewardship. In this stewardship lesson, students create stewardship lists, complete stewardship surveys, and learn six new words related to stewardship by listing them in acrostic poem.
Spreading Gratitude Rocks
Values Survey
What are the most important values a person possesses? Teens and parents take a collaborative survey and discuss what values are important to them. They return the signed form to the teacher to confirm they completed the activity.
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Feel the Wonder
Young scholars describe why clean water is important and how humans effect the quality of water in a community. They identify efforts in their community to keep the water clean. They participate in a water restoration movement in their...
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Let's Celebrate Our Land!
Students investigate Woody Guthrie's beliefs. In this citizenship lesson, students research and discuss the beliefs of Woody Guthrie and write down several facts that they learned.
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Sharing the Beat
Students discover what it means to be a giver. In this service instructional activity, students create a story and art project to be shared with a local preschool or nursing home. They reflect on the impact of this experience on their...
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Bowl of Love Lesson 6
Students study the concept of having a fundraiser to benefit a local soup kitchen. In this fundraising service project instructional activity, students participate in different activities that explain the history and making of clay...
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What Do They Do? A Current Events Action
Students research and identify philanthropic organizations involved in current events. In this current events lesson, students search newspaper articles for philanthropic organizations, such as the Red Cross, and how they are related to...
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Academic Service Learning: Creating the Philanthropy Resource
Students complete a service learning project. They interview non-profit organizations of their community and develop listing information for each organization. They also develop a list of career opportunities for the community.
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What's Public? What's Private?
Students explore the difference between public and private, and will categorize a list of places as public or private. They determine what is their responsibility to care for public (common) areas and share their new understanding by...
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Save a Drop for Me
Students discuss the meaning of philanthropy and how it applies to people caring about the water supply. In this water conservation lesson, students explore possible water conservation activities and select a project. Students will...
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Service Projects in the Dominican Republic
Students look into how Peace Corps Volunteers have provided community assistance in the Dominican Republic. They read primary source documents and be able to identify several kinds of service projects conducted by Peace Corps Volunteers.
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Traditions
Students study the vocabulary of philanthropy and the tradition in their community of altruism. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students discuss traditions and philanthropy. They create a class dictionary of...
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How Do I Get a Job?
Students discuss employment programs, and research volunteer, intern and employment possibilities. They create an employment plan and a working resume.
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Super Seniors
Middle schoolers explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students research everyday heroes who happen to be senior citizens and write their biographies. Middle schoolers also volunteer to help senior...
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THE 1800s EXPERIENCE
Students explore aspects of life in the 1800's. In this lesson on historical life, students move through various outdoor stations and meet with costumed re-enactors (parent volunteers) who lead students in 8 different activities geared...
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Preparing the Soil
Students explore philanthropy through literature. In this service learning lesson, students consider character traits as they read Seedfolks. Students record their notes regarding the characters in the story of a community garden in...
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Love Letters to the World
Students practice personal decision making. In this philanthropy lesson, students compare three different projects, identify the opportunity cost of each, and make a personal decision about which project they feel the class would pursue.
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Impromptu Speeches
High schoolers brainstorm their favorite summer activities and volunteers five impromptu speeches. They review the rubric for impromptu speeches and discuss possible topics for speeches. They give impromptu speeches and evaluate each other.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Taking Action
Students create a human rights project based on their instructional activity with Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this human rights instructional activity, students participate in a humanitarian gesture as volunteers...
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What's Integrity?
Young scholars explore both questions in relation to Steve Iams's writings about the subjects. They explain why self-discipline is central to the life of a Peace Corps Volunteer and define integrity and explain its application to their...
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Computer Repair and Recycle
Students disassemble and rebuild computers. In this computer hardware lesson, students learn to refurbish computers, then donate the rebuilt computers in their community.