“Our central goal was to get students engaged in activities that will teach them how to live an active lifestyle – one that will change their lives for the better.” Continue reading
Hiking and Biking Club
Project Topic: hands-on
Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
“I actually fee like I made a difference.” Continue reading
Knots That Bind
Brenda involved her daughter’s 5th grade class in her civic engagement project, the group made and donated fleece blankets to Carver Project Community Connect, an organization that served residents who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Brenda affirmed that her project illustrated the Ethics of Persons by emphasizing the belief that persons are special, precious, and have dignity that demands respect. Continue reading
Playing Music to Feed the Homeless
“Helping my immediate community can be done by doing what I love.” Continue reading
Protecting Against Liberia’s Rainy Season
Quijuie worked on a project close to home, for 12 years he had lived in one of the most flooded parts of Liberia and had experienced the rainy season’s damaging effects. In order to prevent peoples’ homes from flooding during Liberia’s rainy season, he organized and raised money to have workers build a drainage system for community members in his hometown. Continue reading
Family Fun with Care Ethics
“In all the acts of charity we participated in, Care Ethics is the one ethical theory that relates to it all. The values it brought out were – generosity, helpfulness, sensitivity, acceptance and compassion. We were able to identify with each of the organizations we helped.” Continue reading
Feed My Starving Children
“It has opened my eyes to see things in a different way.” Continue reading
The Ethics of “FreePR”
“I was there to educate, prepare and possibly one day save a life with these people’s hands.” Continue reading
The Minnesota Tree Climbers Alliance
“I learned you can take an idea and turn it into a reality…It is amazing what you can achieve when you are enthusiastic about what you are doing.” Continue reading
Teaching Ethiopian Children Their Mother Tongue
An Ethiopian student focused on the Ethiopian community in Minnesota and the desire to help Ethiopian children living in the United States to maintain their cultural identity and a connection to their community. His project was based upon teaching Ethiopian children in the United States about Ethiopian customs, traditions, and how to speak and write in their native language of Amharic. Continue reading