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Cutting Athletics = Cutting Scholarship Chances

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify athletic programs to be cut from school district budget, find out how many students have received college athletic scholarships in past, and interview students and coaches to find out how scholarship search is going if...
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Personal/Social Development: Preparing for Scholarships

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Prepare your class for applying to scholarships with this lesson. Although very bare-bones, this plan provides a writing prompt for learners that will surely get them thinking about how to present themselves to the outside world. The...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Funding Your College Education

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Most of the kids in your senior class really want to go to college, but some of them have no idea of how they're going to pay for it. Cover the basics regarding college funding. Information includes types of college options, types of...
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Cutting athletics = cutting scholarship chances

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars collect financial statements from the district and find out what, if anything,is cut from athletics. Students investigate how many hope to use athletic scholarships next fall. Young scholars interview students, their...
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Writing and Scholarship Planning For College-Bound Students: Brainstorming Time

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the process of scholarship and college essay writing. They develop a list of key words and concepts, complete handouts, and complete an outline of an essay.
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Scholarship: merit badge

For Students 9th - 12th
In this scholarships worksheet, students fill out short answer questions using their workbook about scholarships and how to get them in order to get a merit badge. Students complete 5 questions total.
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California Department of Education

College: Plan Well and Pay Less

For Teachers 11th Standards
They say you gotta pay to play, and postsecondary education is no exception! High schoolers learn how to research and analyze the cost of postsecondary education as well as the different ways to pay for schooling. Learners then work...
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Scholarship and Learning in Islam

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars explain what a madrasah represents in Islam. Using the Muslim world as an example, they identify and describe two or more centers of learning. They explain the contributions that Muslims have made to science and math and...
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Preparing for Scholarships

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils write essays on why they would be a good candidate to receive a certain scholarship. They brainstorm ideas before writing their essay.
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Strategies for Taking Standardized Timed Tests

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders observe and explore scholarship information. They explore the minimum cut off scores for the scholarship money as well as criteria for specific scholarships. Students discuss their individual score report and observe a...
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Writing and Scholarship Planning For College-Bound Students: Overcome Writer's Block

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine methods for overcoming writer's block. They complete a worksheet, write personal statements, and participate in a class discussion.
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Encourage A New Generation of Peacemakers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Integrate this essay-writing contest into your high school classroom to develop writing skills and encourage international study.
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A Lifetime of Savings

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Sometimes people who seem to lead what would be considered an ordinary life do extraordinary things. Such was the case with Oseola McCarty, who donated a large sum of money for a university scholarship fund in her name. Oseala lived her...
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Citizens Crime Commission of New York City

A Student’s Guide to Using Social Media Safely

For Teachers 6th - 12th
While the kids in your class tap quickly on their electronic devices to stay in touch with their peers, they may not know the consequences of online social lives. Take them through a discussion about potential downfalls of a social media...
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Letters of Recommendation

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students write letters of recommendation. They discuss uses for letters of recommendation including jobs, colleges, scholarships, and internships. They discuss who to ask for letters of recommendation and obtain two to three letters of...
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Scholarship and Learning in Islam

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars study Islamic culture and watch a videos pertaining to it.  In this Islam lesson students answer vocabulary and worksheet questions about the videos that they viewed. 
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College is Power

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Why go to college if you'll make the same working at the grocery store? Inform your learners on all the reasons why having a college degree is a prerequisite for personal success. Listed here are famous college graduates, various reasons...
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Literacy Design Collaborative

Analyzing the Development of Theme through Pivotal Moments

For Students 6th Standards
Liliana Heker's "The Stolen Party" and Martha Salinas' "The Scholarship Jacket" provide sixth graders with an opportunity to identify key scenes that authors use to develop their themes.
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3C Skills Collaborative

Skill One: Motivate Yourself

For Teachers 9th - 12th
As your class members begin to apply for colleges, scholarships, or jobs, it would be valuable for them to be given an introduction as to what they might encounter in an interview. While the title might lead you to believe this lesson...
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PricewaterhouseCoopers

Planning and Money Management: Financial Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
More planning goes into a budget than a high schooler thinks. Here, they learn about the expected expenses and incomes, along with outside factors such as natural disasters. Learners prepare their own budget and adjust it based on the...
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PricewaterhouseCoopers

Paying for College: Understanding Financial Aid Options

For Teachers 6th - 10th
With many options to pay for college, middle schoolers learn about each possibility and that continuing their education is worth the investment. They discover the difference between a grant and a loan and that some expensive colleges may...
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Trekking to Timbuktu: Timbuktu's Golden Age of Scholarship

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students access online information regarding education in Timbuktu and the mighty Songhai Empire. They write an essay comparing and contrasting the curriculum of the university at Sankore with that of their own school.
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Trekking to Timbuktu: Timbuktu's Golden Age of Scholarship

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study and identify the empire of Songhai through research and describe Timbuktu's role in its economy. They investigate how Timbuktu became an important spiritual and intellectual center of Islam. Students describe the...
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Practical Money Skills

Student Loans

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
If your learners are college bound, they'll need a lesson about student loans and personal finance before they step into their dorm room. A four-day lesson guides high schoolers through the process of budgeting for college, as well as...

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