One thing I really appreciate about this organize an activity is that it was the SECOND idea. Amelia wanted to host a mental health night at her church, but didn’t receive enough support to do it. So, she had to start all over. But, in starting over, she found something very manageable that still had a personal impact on many in her church community. Amelia decided to write personal letters to folks, encouraging them to find their own faith journey. This shows that sometimes what seems like a dead end (one idea not working out) leads to a new idea better than the first! Continue reading
Project Topic: high-school
Raffle to Raise Funds for Feminine Hygiene Products
Alex used his job at a local gas station near the high school he used to attend as a way to reach out into his community. He decided to set up a raffle: he asked participants to put in $2, and he would select someone to win $25. With the profits, he would purchase feminine hygiene products to donate back to the high school community. Continue reading
Mental Health Matters
The group’s hope is to let those in need in their community know that there are people and resources around to help them. Talking about mental health should never be something to be ashamed of.
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Fleece Blankets for the Homeless
For her Organized Activity, Maddie hosted a ‘Fleece Tie-Blanket Event’ through the National Honors Society at Andover High School. When explaining the process of her Organized Activity, Maddie said, “When I first began to structure the event, I did not know it would become a part of my Experiments in Ethics, or centered around ethics… Continue reading
Connecting with Cambodian Culture
“We think critical thinking should be taught for any degree that students are going for. It teaches you to expand for mind, change the way you think, and open up new ideas.” Continue reading
Logical Fallacies
In two separate semesters, philosophy majors at Pacific University taught high school students some critical thinking skills by focusing on logical fallacies. They contacted local teachers at different high schools, did research on philosophy for kids, prepared lesson plans, and taught the classes by themselves, receiving rave reviews from both students and teachers. Continue reading