Wictionary gives the following etymology for the word: From Late Latin philanthropia, from Ancient Greek. The prefixe phil- comes from ο φίλος ("ho philos") - the friend from the verb φίλω ("philo") which means to like oρ to love. -anthropy comes from the noun ανθρώπος ("anthropos") the man, the human.
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| our bake sale in action, learning about Philanthropy, first hand!!! |
- introducing students to the great concept of PHILANTHROPY.
- contributions to a bake sale for the cause " For the cure" and Susan G Komen
- learning about Unicef and deciding to participate on a"trick or treat for Unicef"
- making a corner for Unicef in the classroom and inform the rest of the school community about our actions
- reading the books "three cups of tea" and Listen to the wind"
- learning about the nonprofit Central Asia Institute www.ikat.org , and the foundation "Pennies For Peace" www.penniesforpeace.org
