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Youth Education

The next generation of Nevadans will surely help spread the #DonateLife message in the years to come! We need YOUR help reaching and educating them about the lifesaving and healing gift of donation. With the support of Nevada’s education mandate, we are proud to provide educational materials to share with students.

In 2025, Nevada Donor Network and the Nevada Department of Education have collaborated to launch the first-ever statewide curriculum for teachers and students to raise awareness about the life-saving impact of organ, eye, and tissue donation.

The curriculum was developed in response to a requirement adopted in 2017 under Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 389.021, requiring that organ, eye, and tissue donation be taught in middle and high school health education classes. This material will empower educators to meet these requirements by providing access to current statistics, in-depth information about the donation process, and local donor and recipient stories to share in their classrooms. All of Nevada’s more than 260 middle and high schools will have access to the materials.

Now available on Canvas, a widely-used online learning platform, the curriculum is designed to help students make an informed decision as they prepare to visit the Department of Motor Vehicles and consider registering as organ, eye, and tissue donors. Curriculum objectives cover the donation process and impact of donated organs, tissues, and corneas; ways to register; societal benefits of donation; and address common myths and misconceptions.

Resources include downloadable pamphlets in both English and Spanish, donor family and recipient impact videos, quizzes, peer discussions, and a group game for interactive learning.

 

Resources

  • For the most up to date educational content about organ, eye and tissue donation for your students, please refer to the Canvas course available now. Educators can access the course using the instructions linked here. You can also watch a video on how to import the course from Canvas Commons here!
    • The Canvas course is only available to educators. If you are an educator and cannot see the 'Commons' button in Canvas to download the course, please reach out to your district.
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To request lesson plans, request additional materials for your classroom or for general questions, please contact: info@nvdonor.org or 855-NVDONOR (855-683-6667).