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This lesson plan is a downloadable PDF file, so you'll need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and print it.  Download Acrobat Reader     Date: 11/06/2007 Title: Creating a Caring Community Discipline: Social Studies, English Language Arts   A caring environment is a precursor to a nonviolent society, tolerance of differences is a necessary component of a caring environment, and a caring environment reacts to a community problem. Staff and students of Newport Mill Middle School, recipient of one of ten 2007 National Schools of Character awards, share some ways to create a caring school community. Ellen Turverey, school counselor, and Beth Shevitz, seventh grade World Studies teacher at the Kensington, Md. school, share a lesson they developed that demonstrates how a news story can be the starting point to discuss social issues, traits that lead to a better society and how bad situations might be improved. Post and KidsPost articles and resources are provided.   The main lesson addresses these academic content standards.     NIE: for educators: lesson plans: lesson plan details