Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "The Prodigal Son" Preparation for Activity Read the story so you can present it effectively. Optional: Copy the story for all participants. Optional: Plan to invite youth to act out the story....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Write “Compassion” on a sheet of newsprint, and post. Description of Activity Participants identify positive and negative aspects of the day’s virtue. Ask the group to define...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Optional: Computer with Internet access, and digital projector or large monitor Preparation for Activity Optional: Preview a six-minute segment on mirror neurons from the PBS program...

Materials for Activity "Bicycle Rack" newsprint sheet from Opening Description of Activity Youth discuss ethical challenges they have faced. If someone shared an experience in check-in or during any workshop activities that the group would like to explore further, do so now. This could be...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Prayer for Compassion Writing paper and pens/pencils Preparation for Activity Copy the handout for all participants. Description of Activity Youth explore making compassion a spiritual practice....

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity A computer with Internet access and digital projector or a large monitor Preparation for Activity Preview the CNN website you will show the youth. Test equipment and Internet connection before the workshop....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Participants' journals, and writing instruments Participants' clipboards with anklets (Workshop 1, Activity 3, Practice) Beads, and waterproof markers and/or other decorations Extra clipboards and string/hemp, and sciss...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 3, Compassion Dilemmas Preparation for Activity Adapt the Leader Resource to include the dilemmas you plan to use in this activity. If someone in the group has recently experienced the death of a pet, you may prefer to eliminate the...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Who Says?...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Taking It Home Preparation for Activity Adapt the Taking It Home section and copy for all participants. Optional: Print the closing quotation (below) for a volunteer to read. Description of...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Activity 4, Compassion and Religion Computer with Internet access, and (optional) a digital projector or large monitor Leader Resource 2, Charter for Compassion Optional: A copy of Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong (New York:...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Group covenant (Workshop 1) Optional: Bicycle Rack newsprint sheet (Workshop 1) Optional: Alternate Activity 1, Real Life Challenges Preparation for Activity R...

Dilemma 1 Are scientists and inventors responsible for the uses of their creations? Hilda is a scientist in a lab that sometimes accepts contracts from outside companies....

At Home... Laundry Brushes your teeth Cooks meals Decorating your bedroom Choosing what to watch on television Driving Feeds pets Pays the utility bills Decorating the house Babysitting Deciding how to spend money Mows the lawn Dishes Gathers recyclables Paying rent or a mortgage At School or...

The ban started in 2006, on Tanzania's Zanzibar archipelago. The Zanzibar islands on the Indian Ocean are famous for their pristine beaches and their history of trade in spices and slaves. Today, Zanzibar depends on tourism for most of its income. One month after this island paradise was named as...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 3, We Are Connected and a basket A ball of yarn A large roll of plain paper, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Activity 5, Creating a Web is a shorter version of this activity. Read both, and choose one. Print the Leader...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 3, We Are Connected and a basket A ball of yarn Preparation for Activity Alternate Activity 3, A Web of Responsibility, a longer version of this activity, results in a large mural. Read both activities and choose one. Print Leader...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Leader Resource 1, Who Does It? Preparation for Activity Read the Leader Resource. If you wish to add items to the list, insert them where they belong in the progression of responsibility the list offers....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Paper, Plastic or Cloth?" Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to present it. Optional: Copy the story for all participants....

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Taking It Home Preparation for Activity Adapt the Taking It Home section and copy for all participants. Optional: Print the closing quotation (below) for a volunteer to read. Description of...