Build a Village:

Economic Justice

Lifespan Understanding
for

Grades K-5 - Exploring Neighbors and Economic Justice
Grades 6-8 - Economic Justice and the Ideal Village
Grades 9-12 -Economic Justice and the Global Economy

Church World Service has this to say about this subject:

"Millions of people worldwide live on the edge of subsistence, at the will of fragile economies, struggling to escape the crushing grip of poverty and powerlessness. Most are hungry--and they need more than a handout. They need a way out.

"Hunger means different things in different places... In Southern Africa it may mean crop failures, food shortages, and famine resulting from prolonged drought. Families and communities may need emergency food, as well as seeds for replanting. In the highlands of Bolivia, it may mean malnutrition resulting from inadequate protein in the family diet. There training in fish farming can mean improved health for parents and children. Our bodies also need an adequate supply of clean water to survive and thrive. So, in many communities, clean water wells--along with improved irrigation for gardens--can mean life and health.

Grades K-5 - Exploring Neighbors and Economic Justice

This is a story-based curriculum that explores economic justice through world sacred and wisdom tales.

Grades 6-8 - Economic Justice and the Ideal Village

and
Grades 9-12 -Economic Justice and the Global Economy

These curricula are paticipatory role-play curriculum. Youth take on the village roles, build the village, solve the problems or overcome their obstacles while using Unitarian Universalist values. Success will be measured by the fruits of the villagers. What will you do in your role?

To order through PayPal, go to Curriculum. The curriculum file will be delivered to you via e-mail or set up to download from your own private Web Page.

Updated 10/2009 Ó UUStoryteller.com
Webweaver: Connie Dunn