Feeding Minds
Welcome to the Pilot Light Feeding Minds blog! Explore the stories behind Food Education, from classroom experiences and partnership spotlights to program news and perspectives from guest authors and our team.
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Featured Story
Food-Based Science Learning: Teaching NGSS-Aligned Science Through Food and Community
Food-based science learning is one of the most powerful ways to make science meaningful, culturally relevant, and highly engaging for students. In my classroom, food isn’t seen as an add-on or a one-off; we treat food as a constant vehicle to drive learning as a phenomenon, a system, and a tool for sensemaking. Read more
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Beyond the Classroom and On the Table
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Pilot Light Awarded U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm to School Grant to Expand Healthy High School Lunch Program
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On the Table – A conversation and collaboration to drive change
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Pilot Light receives 2018 Pearson Program Excellence Award from Society of Public Health Education
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Chefs from Piece Pizzeria, Honey Butter Fried Chicken, Lillie’s Q and Hot Doug’s talk food education
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Picking Out Produce: Join Us at Green City Market
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Lifeway Joins Pilot Light to Feed Minds and Fuel Appetites!
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Pilot Light Receives Grant Support from the A. Montgomery Ward Foundation