5-12-2012 Teaching Kids to Give Back

Teching the CCCS

Comprehensive Health and Physical Education

Grades 5-8

Integrated Skills: Advocacy and Service

2.2 Integrated Skills: All students will develop and use personal and interpersonal skills to support a healthy, active lifestyle.
D. Advocacy and Service				RESOURCES
6	Participation in social and health- or service-organization initiatives have a positive social impact.	2.2.6.D.1	Appraise the goals of various community or service-organization initiatives to determine opportunities for volunteer service.	Health Services Children's Defense Fund National and Community Service iEARN National Youth Leadership Counsel Points of Light Youth Changing the World Random Acts of Kindness My Hero Do Something Student Counsel Service Projects Learning to Give 5 Easy Ways to Volunteer Volunteer Match Volunteer.Gov 1-800 Volunteer 366 Community Service Ideas Rotary International Guides Community Needs Assessment Guide
		2.2.6.D.2	Develop a position about a health issue in order to inform peers.
8	Effective advocacy for a health or social issue is based on communicating accurate and reliable research about the issue and developing and implementing strategies to motivate others to address the issue.	2.2.8.D.1	Plan and implement volunteer activities to benefit a local, state, national, or world health initiative.
		2.2.8.D.2	Defend a position on a health or social issue to activate community awareness and responsiveness.