Food Education is a vital part of students' development.

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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Antoni Porowski joins the 2024 Feed Your Mind Gala!

We are thrilled to announce that Antoni Porowski will host our annual FEED YOUR MIND Gala this Nov. 1st! Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to experience the city’s top cuisines and give back to your community. Tickets are going fast – get yours today! 

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Food Education in Action Week is this October!

We are proud to announce the first ever Food Education in Action Week this October!

Take action and share your Food Education story by amplifying your work in the classroom with your school community. There’s lots of ways to get involved and help Pilot Light share the importance of Food Education in the classroom with a larger audience.

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Highly motivated PreK–12 educators in the United States with an interest in implementing Pilot Light Food Education lessons consistently in their virtual and/or in-person classrooms are encouraged to learn more and apply for our Food Education Fellowship each spring.

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Educators, caregivers, and young people can also check out our free library of classroom-based and eLearning lessons, videos, and recipes, as well as advocacy lessons to bring Food Education anywhere!

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We host professional development aligned to state standards and our own Food Education Standards. Stay tuned to our Calendar for upcoming events!

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Our Food Education Standards are the first of their kind: a national, cohesive model designed by teachers and for teachers who integrate Food Education in their everyday classroom lessons in subjects such as Math, Reading, History, Science, and beyond.

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Nov
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Feed Your Mind Gala 2024

6:00 PM

Venue West - 221 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60612

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Headshot of Antoni Porowski, Queer Eye star and host of the 2024 Feed Your Mind Gala.

Antoni Porowski joins Pilot Light’s 2024 Feed Your Mind Gala in Chicago!

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🍴We're celebrating #NationalSchoolLunchWeek AND #NationalPastaDay with this Pilot Light classroom story from 4th grade teacher Kathleen S., who joined our Food Education Fellowship 2 years ago.

🤝During her time as a Pilot Light Fellow, Kathleen worked closely to form a partnership with her school's kitchen manager Mr. Williams. Together, they helped Kathleen's 4th grade students find creative solutions to reducing their school's food waste.

🍝One lesson challenged students to "use their noodles" and reuse leftover pasta from the cafeteria by making different varieties of pasta salads. Students divided into 6 different groups who each made their own salad recipe, and took home their favorite recipes to share with their families at the end of the lesson!

🗺️"We talked about how ingredients that spoil in the fridge usually end up in landfill, so any time we can use up leftovers, including small portions of different vegetables and dressings that are needed for pasta salad, [it's] good for the earth and good for our wallets since we don't have to buy as many grocery items." -Kathleen S., Pilot Light educator

💚Shout-out to all the teachers and school food professionals working hard to make School Lunch Week - and every week - a nourishing and thought-provoking experience for their students!

What's your favorite pasta salad recipe? 🥗

#foodeducation #schoolpartnership #schoollunch #schoolfood #pastasalad #foodwaste #fightfoodwaste #teachershoutout
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We are so excited to announce that Antoni Porowski will be hosting this year’s Feed Your Mind Gala in Chicago this November 1st, supporting @pilotlightchefs!

Pilot Light is a chef-founded nonprofit that teaches thousands of students across the country about food, cooking, agriculture, nutrition, and the food system – get your tickets today at https://tinyurl.com/PilotLightGala24

See you there?🥂💚

Can’t attend the Gala in Chicago? Please consider making a donation to support Pilot Light’s Food Education mission at www.pilotlightchefs.org!

Sponsored by @indianasapplepie

Featuring a one-of-a-kind meal by the Feed Your Mind Gala Guest Chefs:

✨ Phillip Branch @phill6284 of @hawksmoorchicago

✨ Rodolfo Cuadros @chefcuadros4 of @bloompbk, @amarurestaurant

✨ Joe Frillman @jfrillman and Leigh Omilinsky @leighomilinsky of @daisieschicago

✨ Tim Flores @timothyryanchi and Genie Kwon @geniekwon of @kasamachicago

✨ Dominique Leach @chefdominiqueleach of @lexingtonbettysmokehouse

✨ James Martin @ChefJamesMartin of @bocadillomarket

✨ Oliver Poilevey @chef_oliverpoilevey of @bouchonchicago & @obelixchicago

✨ Sarah Stegner @sarah.stegner of @prairiegrasscafe

✨ José Sosa @chefjosesosa of @_thegreggory_

✨ Jonathan Zaragoza @goatboyintl of @birrieriazaragoza

✨ Cocktails by Jeremy Barrett @swizzle_me_this of @lemon_chicago

Curated by Pilot Light’s Founding Chefs: Matthias Merges @matthias1966, Jason Hammel @jasonhammel, Paul Kahan @paulkahan, and Justin Large @largejustin

#pilotlightchefs #sponsored #nonprofitpartner #foodeducation #nonprofitfundraiser #feedyourmindgala
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