Since 2010, we have supported Pre-K-12 students with Food Education that is part of teachers’ classrooms and fosters informed food choices.
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🌟Today`s Fellow Friday spotlight is on: Dr. Ogden!
🏫 Dr. Ogden had been teaching for more than 20 years. She first became interested in the Pilot Light Fellowship when a local teacher mentioned the exciting new program she was apart of and they are looking forward to utilizing the curriculum in her culinary courses with the middle students they work with. Dr. Ogden worked for Le Cordon Bleu in San Francisco and has taught cooking and cookie classes for several years. She is excited to pass on her knowledge to a new group of students.
🍴What I`m Most Excited about as a Fellow:
"I am most excited to connect my students to world of food out their. To borrow someone’s wise words- “someone’s yuck is someone else’s yum!” Students need to learn food makes the big world a much tighter knit place."
Last month, Dr. Ogden`s students participated in our Pilot Light "Map Your Meal" activity, where students learn about the sources and origins of the ingredients for a kid-friendly recipe: veggie quesadillas!
We`re happy to have you in the Pilot Light Food Education Fellowship, Dr. Ogden!👏
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Tomorrow is NATIONAL PICKLE DAY! Why not try celebrating by making your own classroom pickles like the middle school students in @gabbyberritto`s class did last year? Students cut and processed fresh cucumbers, made a brine, and chose their favorite toppings to make pickles that they could take home and enjoy with their families. This is a great lesson in science and math as well as cooking!
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Check out Pilot Light`s online collection of FREE Food Education lesson plans at foodedu.pilotlightchefs.org for more fun, standards-aligned classroom ideas and ready-to-use PreK-12 resources!
