Food Education is a vital part of students' development.

Microgreens have a BIG impact! 🌱 Just ask Logan C., a special education teacher and Pilot Light Food Education Fellow in Salem, IN:

"In the second lesson, students transitioned to planting their microgreens. Each team was assigned specific roles—waterer, soil prep, seeder, etc.—to encourage collaboration. They gathered materials, planted their seeds, and placed them on the shelf for growth. Before planting, students received a brief lesson on the key variables necessary for seed germination and plant health."

Gardening as a class promotes collaboration and skill sharing for learners of all ages and abilities! What does your classroom grow together?

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🌟Today`s Fellow Friday Spotlight is on: Ms. Elisa!

🏫Ms. Elisa is a 3K special education teacher at @ps142m, Amalia Castro, located in the Lower East Side in NYC. She has been a special education teacher for the past 16 years, first in Italy then in the US. This is her 4th year at PS 142 and she is excited about integrating Food Education into the preschool curriculum. She is an educator who strives to guide young children toward self-awareness, a love of learning, and a strong sense of community, and believes that food education is a wonderful tool to foster these skills. Elisa lives in Queens with her children and her husband and loves to spend time watching movies, traveling, and volunteering in the community with her local church.

🌱 Why Join the Fellowship?
Ms. Elisa first became interested in the Pilot Light Fellowship in the 2023/24 school year, when, together with a colleague, she applied for a food education grant and participated in the Pilot Light Classroom to Cafeteria program. This program allowed many teachers in her school to spend time and resources on Food Education which was welcomed by the school community. She was thrilled to witness how well families responded to invitations from their children to cook and try a variety of different foods. During the Classroom to Cafeteria program, she led a workshop about cooking with whole foods and showed families how the class had applied that knowledge to their classroom day to day activities.

💚 Food Love
"As a child, my parents owned a supermarket and we were always taught to respect food and never waste it. My favorite memory is making fresh pasta with my mom and folding the little "cappelletti," a kind of ravioli typical of my region."

Thank you for being a part of Pilot Light, Ms. Elisa! 👏

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