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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We’re thrilled to announce our new Five-Year Strategic Plan: a path forward towards making Food Education for All a reality. Read the full strategic plan – and discover how you can help make it happen – today!
Every student deserves access to hands-on Food Education. Now, you can discover the incredible impact of your support by reading our latest Impact Report. Learn how Pilot Light teachers and students are creating a better food system future everyday!
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🌟Today`s Fellow Friday spotlight is on: Ms. Ambrose!
🏫 "My name is Ms. Ambrose. I have been teaching for 15 plus years. I first became interested in the Pilot Light Fellowship after talking to two alumni from the program. As a Fellow, I am looking forward to spreading the knowledge of Food Nutrition to my students and parents. I am currently in my second year of teaching Fine Arts (Theater/Speech).”
💚 A Favorite Food Memory or Recipe:
"My favorite food memory was making pound cake with my grandmother and my mother when I was a little girl. The best part was when she would make a sample cake patty for me to taste. It smelled so good coming out the oven. Taste testing was an important job, and I was so excited to do it."
🍴Recent Pilot Light lessons:
So far this school year, Ms. Ambrose`s students have taste-tested honey vs. maple syrup, made their own trail mixes, researched the origins of different snack foods from around the world, learned the benefits and differences between different types of salad dressings, made fruit salad and homemade salsa together, and much more!
Keep up the great work, Ms. Ambrose!👏
#teachershoutout #fellowfriday #pilotlightchefs #foodeducation #teacherspotlight
Shoutout to Chef Nesta @chef_nesta25 for helping Pilot Light students celebrate Black History Month with special classroom visits and lessons on Ghana this month!
First, Chef Nesta visited Food Education Fellow Cynthia A.`s 2nd grade class at Ray Elementary @friendsofrayschoolpto for a lesson exploring the Ghanian language, ingredients, music, dances, and many spices used in their foodways. Cynthia`s class learned about some famous dishes like waakye, tilapia, banku, and fufu and even learned how to say "hello" (akwaaba) and "thank you" (medaase). Finally, the researched the components of kelewele, pepe spice, and basmati rice that Chef Nesta prepared for them. This lesson fit into their multi-lesson unit exploring different types of rice around the world. Students rated Chef Nesta`s food "11/10!"
Next, Chef Nesta visited Food Education Fellow Marnie Ware`s 11th grade Biology students @chicagofarmlab and their school`s 12th grade culinary students for a more advanced, hands-on lesson on the foods of Ghana. Students learned about different cooking methods and utensils and some even got to join Chef Nesta "on the line" making kelewele and a delicious stir fried noodle dish.
We are so excited to partner with local chefs to bring these unforgettable experiences to students of all ages and backgrounds. Chef and teacher partnerships are the foundation of Pilot Light and it has been so special seeing these community-based relationships grow over the past 15+ years. Thank you, Chef Nesta, and all the chefs who partner with Pilot Light educators to bring hands-on Food Education into classrooms nationwide!
#foodeducation #blackhistorymonth #ghanafood
