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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Students participate in Food Education in Action week by harvesting potatoes to donate to their community's local food bank.
"This is better than recess!"

Our first ever Food Education in Action Week was a success! Teachers across the country celebrated by sharing their stories, helping Pilot Light raise awareness about the importance of comprehensive, culturally relevant Food Education in their communities.

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Explore Free Food Lessons!

Looking to for fun, innovative ways to bring food, agriculture, cooking, nutrition, or advocacy lessons to your students? Check out The Food Education Center, Pilot Light’s 100% FREE online lesson plan library! Featuring standards-aligned lessons for grades PreK-12. 

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Pilot Light has resources for educators, community members, and parents:

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!

Visit the Food Education Center

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

Learn about the Food Education Standards here

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Food Education Standards

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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Students participate in Food Education in Action week by harvesting potatoes to donate to their community's local food bank.

Teachers take action for Food Education in Action Week!

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All we can say is...WOW. Our community really did that! We are overwhelmed with gratitude to every single person who helped us raise over $680,000 for our classrooms at the 2024 Feed Your Mind Gala!

Last Friday, we came together over a truly magnificent meal to celebrate the “Agents of Change” of Pilot Light - the people who live our mission every day, and are bringing the knowledge gained inside the classroom out into the world and transforming education into action. Every attendee, virtual participant, and volunteer also became an Agent of Change that night. Because of each and every one of your contributions, Pilot Light classrooms will have the resources to bring the power of food into every day learning, and empower even more students to become Agents of Change in their own communities.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE! We can’t say it enough.

To our unstoppable Gala team:

Host: @antoni OMG we still can’t believe how lucky we are to have had you join us! Thank you for being the host with the most, please come back and see us anytime!

Founding Chefs: @matthias1966 @jasonhammel @paulkahan @largejustin Your vision and leadership is unmatched! Thank you for your tireless work supporting our classrooms at the gala and all year round.

Guest Chefs: @phill6284 of @hawksmoorchicago, @chefcuadros4 of @bloompbk, @amarurestaurant, @jfrillman and @leighomilinsky of @daisieschicago, @timothyryanchi and@geniekwon of @kasamachicago, @chefjosesosa of @_thegreggory_, @chefdominiqueleach of @lexingtonbettysmokehouse, @ChefJamesMartin of @bocadillomarket, @chef_oliverpoilevey of @bouchonchicago & @obelixchicago, @sarah.stegner of @prairiegrasscafe, @goatboyintl of @birrieriazaragoza, @swizzle_me_this of @lemon_chicago, and @cheferickwilliams and Davante Josey of @virtuerestaurantchi HOOLLLYYY SMOKES you all are absolutely out of the world awesome. We are in awe of what you all created together. Thank you, thank you, thank you, a million times thank you!

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We're very excited to be joining the 2024 @official_nsta's National Conference on Science Education this week! Our Food Education Fellowship Director Caitlin Arens will be there sharing about the innovative work Pilot Light teachers have been doing to combine Science & Food Education in everyday classroom learning. We hope to see you there!

Find registration info at the link in our bio!

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