Ubuntu, “I Am Because We Are.”

Discover Your Neighbor (DYN) offers unique materials and lessons to inspire young people to engage on issues like Migration so that they can live out their faith as agents of love and service.

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Designed specifically for globally-minded educators who want to guide their students toward making a difference in their world!

2024 Lesson Plan

(Volume 8, No.2)

Migration

 Ubuntu, “I Am Because We Are.”

Objective

Students will DEMONSTRATE understanding of the…

Step 1: Pray

During Advent and Christmas we remember how…

Step 2: Personal Connections

Maya 11 and her brother Rocco 13 arrived in El Paso…

Migration

Ubuntu, “I Am Because We Are.”

OBJECTIVE: Students will DEMONSTRATE understanding of the African Philosophy of Ubuntu, “I am because we are,” which emphasizes the interconnectedness of all people and the importance of community, compassion, and mutual support.

They will ANALYZE Scripture in order to APPLY Ubuntu to their lives and the lives of others.

Students will IDENTIFY organizations that support refugees in their area and then respond to some of their needs.  

Classroom Activities

Prayer & Reflection

Make Personal Connections

Faith Perspectives

Neighbor Focus

Exploring Scripture & Traditions

Lessons on How To Take Action

An interactive education program for teachers sponsored by the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers

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DYN lesson plans use global issues to examine those on the margins of society, explores how we think and feel, and guides how youth can act to share God’s love with those in need.

CARE FOR CREATION

FALL / ORDINARY TIME

Pope Francis challenges us to change the “throwaway culture” we live in – what are we called to do in response to the Pope’s challenge?

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MIGRATION

ADVENT

Journey with migrants throughout our faith tradition and explore our call to love all people in light of global migration.

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Global Solidarity

LENT

Live a faith that values all people by discovering and responding to global needs as Jesus would.

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GO FORTH

EASTER / PENTECOST

Answer the call to encounter the
world as a living sign of God’s love.

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Migration

Ubuntu, “I Am Because We Are.”

Get started today with our course program for the 2024/25 school year to foster a mission-centered perspective in youth, and guide your students toward making a difference in their world.