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.
July 30, 2021
By PilotLight
Chef Wood Porter joins students and families at Chalmers Elementary for a virtual, educational cooking demo!
As an organization founded by chefs, it’s always been at the heart of what we do to provide opportunities for local chefs to partner with teachers to share their love and knowledge of food with students. This past year during the pandemic, we continued to connect chefs with teachers so that they could lead cooking demonstrations and experiences
Read More >>July 20, 2021
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Supporter Spotlight: Peter Flesvig
This summer, we’d like to highlight the incredible folx who support Pilot Light with their time and energy on our Advisory, Development, and Young Professional Boards! We are so grateful for their dedication and passion for food education day in and day out! Featured today on our Feeding Minds Blog is Peter Flesvig of our
Read More >>July 9, 2021
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Supporter Spotlight: Robert Teinowitz
This summer, we’d like to highlight the incredible folx who support Pilot Light with their time and energy on our Advisory, Development, and Young Professional Boards! We are so grateful for their dedication and passion for food education day in and day out! Featured today on our Feeding Minds Blog is Robert Teinowitz, and I’ll
Read More >>March 14, 2021
By PilotLight
Community Partner Spotlight: Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark
This month we are celebrating National Nutrition Month and Women’s History Month, and we can’t think of any time better to reflect back on last month’s incredible professional development session for our Food Education Fellows with Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark focusing on FES 5: Food impacts health. Dr. Maker-Clark is a physician, speaker, thought leader, mother,
Read More >>January 13, 2021
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Community Partner Spotlight: Wellness with Bella
As we start off 2021, we’d like to express our gratitude to the wonderful educators who are our Food Education Fellows and reflect back on a collaboration between one of our Fellows at Ogesbly Elementary School in Auburn Gresham – Brenda Armstrong, and her community partner – Latrice McArthur at Wellness with Bella. Founded in 2010
Read More >>December 23, 2020
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Community Partner Spotlight: Herban Produce
Each month, our Food Education Fellows learn about how they can apply a Food Education Standard to the lessons in their classrooms, and this month, we honed in on FES 3: Food and the environment are interconnected. As part of our professional development session in December, we are grateful to have collaborated with one of
Read More >>October 23, 2020
By PilotLight
Pilot Light partners with Grocery Run Club and Academy for Global Citizenship
We’re immensely grateful to build on the work going on in communities across Chicago to support students and families. This September and October, we kicked off a very special bi-monthly partnership with the Academy for Global Citizenship and Grocery Run Club led by Pilot Light Fellow and 2nd grade teacher Iván Sarabia of Academy for
Read More >>October 13, 2020
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Pilot Light and Urban School Food Alliance Team Up for Food Education Initiative to Promote Good Health and Nutrition
NEW PARTNERSHIP TO BRING FOOD EDUCATION TO URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY Pilot Light and Urban School Food Alliance Team Up for Food Education Initiative to Promote Good Health and Nutrition WASHINGTON – As many children return to virtual learning and millions of families continue to struggle with access to healthy food, it’s
Read More >>September 4, 2020
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Coconut Fruit Tarts Recipe
Butler College Prep Pi Day Looking for a fun dessert recipe to make over the long weekend? Try this recipe for Coconut Fruit Tarts! We recommend using your favorite late summer fruit to make it your own! You could try this recipe with stone fruit, blueberries, raspberries, apples, your favorite melon, tropical fruit, or
Read More >>August 18, 2020
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Pilot Light Partners with the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation’s Healthy Hawks Program to Bring Food Education to Blackhawks VIRTUAL Summer Camp
Pilot Light was excited to partner with Chicago Blackhawks Foundation for the Blackhawks Virtual Summer Camp this summer. In collaboration with Pilot Light, the camp’s marquee session each week focused on nutrition and culinary skills through the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation’s Healthy Hawks program, presented by AT&T Believe Chicago. Healthy Hawks is typically a summer field
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