Welcome to Pilot Light’s Feeding Minds blog! Here, we get to tell the story of Food Education through in-depth stories from our classrooms, partnership spotlights, new program announcements, and opinion pieces from guest authors and the Pilot Light team. Join us in exploring the power of food to connect, excite, and empower us to build a better future together.
June 30, 2015
By PilotLight
The Atkins Diet
Meet the Author! Pilot Light summer intern Ivana Chkoumbova is a sophomore at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Chicago native. In her freshman year of college, she took an eye-opening nutrition course that that made her realize how little she learned about healthy eating growing up. Now, as a strong believer that nutrition education can shape a community’s overall
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Got Milk? Or Calcium?
By Ivana Chkoumbova Vitamins are important parts of our diets; in fact, it is the vitamins in our food that keep us going during the day! All of our vitamins are extremely important because they all help us perform certain tasks. When we are deficient in a certain vitamin, many problems start to occur. Today,
Read More >>June 29, 2015
By PilotLight
Food Origins and Free-Range
By Ivana Chkoumbova Going to the supermarket or grocery store is a normal part of a consumer’s life, however, when you are at the supermarket, one does not pay attention the small details about the food. Not the damage, the smell, or the look of the produce available, but where it comes from, what went
Read More >>June 28, 2015
By PilotLight
Pilot Light Receives Grant Support from the A. Montgomery Ward Foundation
Pilot Light is excited to announce that we received a grant from The A. Montgomery Ward Foundation, an organization known for their contributions in giving grants to charitable organizations and institutions that promote the arts, culture, humanities, and education. Past grant recipients include the Museum of Science and Industry, Dominican University, and Ann and Robert
Read More >>February 4, 2015
By PilotLight
4th Grade Changemakers – Arshawn Cooper
Here is the fifth letter and video in our 4th Grade Changemakers series. Fourth grader Arshawn Cooper from Anna R. Langford Community Academy writes to Mayor Emanuel on the need for more grocery stores in his Englewood community.
Read More >>January 22, 2015
By PilotLight
4th Grade Changemakers – Valencia Kells
Here is the third letter and video in our 4th Grade Changemakers series. Valencia Kells writes to Michelle Obama on the need for more grocery stores in her Englewood community so that people do not have to travel so far to visit the better grocery stores. [need Learn More button, link to Iania Beemon post]
Read More >>January 15, 2015
By PilotLight
4th Grade Changemakers – Latwain Buchanan
Here is the second letter and video in our 4th Grade Changemakers series. Latwain Buchanan writes to Mayor Emanuel on the need for more grocery stores in his Englewood community. Learn More
Read More >>January 8, 2015
By PilotLight
4th Grade Changemakers – Iania Beemon
One of our partner schools this year is Anna R. Langford Community Academy in Englewood. Their fourth graders participated our social studies unit, “Healthy Food for All!”, where they learned about the relationship between food and the civil rights movement. We delivered a series of lessons delivered over a two month period. In one particular activity, the students mapped
Read More >>December 18, 2014
By PilotLight
“Happy Holidays!” from Pilot Light, Starring Ms. Ige’s 4th Grade Class from Anna R. Langford Academy!
Read More >>December 10, 2014
By PilotLight
Feed Your Mind: Recap!
We had a great time at Feed Your Mind! We had chefs from across Chicago serving delicious food, live lesson demonstrations on topics like plate tectonics and poetry, and lots of special guests. We raised over $150,000, which will help us grow to reach more students in more schools throughout Chicago. Thank you for supporting Pilot
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