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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine their personal skills and strengths and connect them to specific volunteer possibilities in developing countries. Based on what they explore hi-tech venture philanthropy, students envision projects that affect global change. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students define philanthropy and evaluate how the government would functin without the help of volunteers. They write song lyrics, participate in a class discussion, and complete a Venn diagram. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify examples of philanthropy in the family and community. They describe the economic impact of philanthropy on the family and community. They compare volunteer activities people do today with activities done in an earlier time. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students generate a list of 5-7 questions that they use to call a volunteer or service organization. They practice their phone calls with a partner. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students watch as volunteers divide large paper M&Ms on the board. They divide M&Ms into groups and write division sentences to show understanding of division concept. They eat M&Ms. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine the Canadian electoral process through participation in a local election campaign. They volunteer in an election campaign of their choice, research the campaign issues, and write reflections of their experience. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students analyze the use of balanced sentences and parallelism in a narrative about serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Kazakstan titled "The Train Ride Home". They use the techniques to write example sentences. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the life of a rural Niger boy. They discover his relationship with foreigners and indigenous peoples. They read excerpts from a former Peace Corps volunteer. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students take on the role of an Ocean Adventures expedition volunteer member and are charged with protecting three species of sharks from danger in order to defend the balance of nature in the ecosystem. They play an online game which asks them to describe the habitat, food web and ecosystem of the sharks. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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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. Full Review »

