GLOW
Club Lesson Plan
Title What is volunteerism?
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Time: 60
minutes
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Materials: markers,
flip charts, pens, scrap paper, scenario cards
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Competency:
Learning Objective(s):
The activity is designed to
give participants an understanding of the definition of volunteerism,
examples of volunteerism, and the importance of volunteerism in the
community.
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Time & Materials
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Instructional Sequence:
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I. Motivation
[Present the topic in a way that prepares participants and sparks
interest.]
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Define
community: a group of people with similar interests. What are some examples
of a community? (town, school, Club GLOW, family)
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Ask students to
list as many needs in their communities as possible.
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After five
minutes ask students to report on their lists.
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Discuss lists –
not everything can be addressed by the girls in Club GLOW, like roads or
hospitals or network issues. Other activities are more practical.
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II.
Information
[Present the information that is required to be able to accomplish
the objectives.]
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Definition of
volunteerism: (noun) the use or
involvement of unpaid labor, especially in community services
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Do you know
anyone who is a volunteer?
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Elicit examples
that demonstrate unpaid labor and introduce the definition of volunteerism.
a. Trash pick-up day
b. Volunteering at the hospital
c. Helping your brother or sister with homework
d. Soccer coach
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Why is
volunteerism important?
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III.
Practice
[Provide opportunity for participants to practice what they’ve
learned in a safe and reinforcing environment.]
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Hand out
scenario or problem cards to each group:
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Food is very
expensive and there is poor nutrition in your town
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People with HIV
are stigmatized (discriminated against) in your town
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There is poor
sanitation and a lot of trash in your town
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Some students
at your school don’t understand their homework
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There are very
few female leaders in your town.
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There are many
diseases in your community that can be prevented, like malaria and typhoid
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Break students
into 3 groups and ask them to come up with as many ideas as possible of
volunteer activities that could be done for each scenario.
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Students report
out on their group work.
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IV.
Application
[Allow each participant to demonstrate
his/her ability to perform each objective.]
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Students with
previous volunteerism experience will share
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Club GLOW can
do many volunteerism activities – discuss with your president or vice
president what activities you are interested in doing, then we can plan a
volunteer activity together.
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