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Community Foundations and Procedure

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Students research a foundation in their community and how it helps its citizens. They form a youth advisory committee and make recommendations to the mock boards of directors. They practice using parliamentary procedure to complete their business meeting.

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Grade
6th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
3 hrs
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