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Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education

Author: Gracie Cavnar

Publish Date: August 15, 2012

Subject: English, History, Math, Science, Social Studies, Other

Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Place of Learning: Garden Classroom, Kitchen Classroom, Academic Classroom

Resource Type: Program ManagementGrade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2 , Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

Program Affiliations: Recipe for Success Foundation [1] Briscoe Elementary Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education

Program with Recipe for Success Foundation [2] KIPP Shine Prep Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education program with

Recipe for Success Foundation [3]

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Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education, designed by Recipe for Success Foundation (RFS) is focused exclusively on

combating childhood obesity through education and empowerment.

With the help and support of nearly 100 high-profile professional chefs, along with organic gardeners, early childhood

educators, scientists and nutritionists, RFS developed a comprehensive, grade-specific, award-winning, experiential

learning program that makes healthy food fun. Our program puts children in touch with their food with coordinated, hands-on classes in the garden and kitchen. RFS empowers children with skills to support a lifetime of healthy eating habits.

We fight marketing with marketing by making healthy food fun, engaging and yummy, resulting in measured change in

childrens eating patterns and food attitudes as well as positively affecting their familys dining habits and food choices.

After just one year in the program, children are exhibiting impressive behavior change with an average 30% increased

veggie consumption.

Nationally recognized, we work directly with the First Ladys Lets Move! initiative, and enjoy the support of a broad-based

coalition of elected officials, teachers, school administrators, health professionals and researchers collaborating to reverse

the obesity epidemic.

There is no reason for schools to reinvent the wheel. RFS wants you to take advantage of the resources we have spent

years and millions of dollars to test and measure.

Now schools nationwide can implement our award-winning programs using their own staff with materials and support from

the Recipe for Success Foundation Home Team. Licensed RFS Affiliate Partners send staff through a comprehensive,

self-paced training and certification program that is provided via the web. Then certified S2P Instructors are supported with

a robust curriculum and ongoing professional advice provided by the RFS Home Team.

Apply today at www.recipe4success.org [5]

Objectives

The Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education programs are designed to change the way children understand, appreciate and

eat their food; instigate long term changed behaviors; and give them practical skills to support a lifetime of healthy eating

and decision making.

Assessments

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The RFS Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education materials include measurement tools to determine a child's increased fruit

and vegetable consumption and lowered resistance to trying new foods.

Materials

All trained and certified S2P Instructors are given access to:

1. An easily searchable online database of over 300 tested S2P lessons in the kitchen and garden, that are cross

referenced by grade level, seasonal harvest, and ingredients2. Sample lesson templates for class implemetation for during or after school or in summer camps

3. Replicable recipes and other support materials for S2P gardening and cooking lessons

4. Replicatble posters and materials for display in the classroom

5. Extensive collection of grade specific projects and worksheets that weave healthy messaging and food and garden

terminology into core subjects like math, science, language arts, social studies and history

6. Materials and guidelines for annual RFS contests including the "My Favorite Holiday Food Storywriting Contest" for

4th graders; "Faculty Five A Day" chal lenge; and the "Earth Day Garden Haiku" contest.

7. Regular online webinars and podcasts

8. "Ask the Expert" online support from professional chefs, gardeners, nutritionists and teachers.

9. Community Forums with other S2P Instructors

Preparation

Sign Up

1. Your school or community center administrator completes and submits application paperwork. Available online here.

[5]

2. Your administrator reviews requirements with a member of the RFS Home Team, signs memorandum of

understanding and pays Affiliate Partership annual fee (2012/13 rate is $500) and training fees for instructors (current

rate is $250 per instructor)

3. Administrator appoints a minimum of two S2P Instructor candidates for training and completes garden and culinary

classroom preparation.

Train and Certify

1. S2P Instructor candidates submit application test and score a minimum of 85% to enter training.

2. At their own pace, S2P Instructor candidates process through online training course, consisting of 30 class modules

and 4 progressive tests.

3. Candidates scoring 85% or better on all tests, earn S2P Instructor certification and are ready to deliver Seed-to-Plate

Nutrition Education curriculum to your kids.

Deliver and Report

1. The full repertoire of Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education curriculum and reproducible collaterals are made available

online to all certified S2P Instructors.

2. Sample suggestions for seasonal daily, weekly and monthly integrated garden and cooking curriculum are featured

online each month.

3. S2P Instructors share their program results and enjoy a robust network of support from Recipe for Success Home

Team, including regular webinars, expert and peer forums.

Procedures

YOUR CHECKLIST:

Do you have a garden or the space to build one?

Do you have room for a culinary classroom, either dedicated or shared?

Is there room in your schedule to incorporate classes into the school day?

What grades do you want to serve?

How many students will participate?

Will you add after school classes or opt for an after-school only format?

Will funding come from your budget, the PTO, a federal, state or county grant or other sponsors?

3-6 MONTHS OUT:

Complete the online application to register your school or community center as a Recipe for Success Foundation

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Affiliate Partner

Select your delivery style

Appoint two candidates to complete the online S2P Instructor training

Begin garden and classroom preparations

Files:

S2P Brochure reduced.pdf [6]

Contract Programming Brochure reduced.pdf [7]

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[7] http://edibleschoolyard.org/sites/default/files/Contract Programming Brochure reduced.pdf

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