The Food Education Fellowship
Pilot Light seeks highly-motivated PreK–12th grade teachers across the country with an interest in implementing Pilot Light Food Education lessons consistently with their students. Fellows will be supported with Pilot Light resources, by staff, peers, and partners and will help to refine and evaluate food education in classrooms.
FOOD EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP 2023-24 APPLICATION:
Applications for the 2023-24 Food Education Fellowship are now closed! Applicants will receive updates from the Pilot Light team via email by the end of June. Thank you for your interest in applying! Learn about more ways to get involved with Pilot Light by signing up for our newsletter.
WHO YOU ARE:
- You will be teaching in the United States in the 2023-24 school year
- You have least 2 years of teaching experience
- You have an interest in:
- Using Food Education as a tool to teach in your classroom
- Monthly, virtual professional development related to Food Education
- Collaborating and connecting with like-minded peers
- Engaging in your school community and with students’ families
- You are committed to meeting requirements outlined for Fellows (see below)
- You have Administrator approval – completed by May 22nd, 2023
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Attendance at all professional development meetings & summer institute (hosted virtually – see dates below)
- Delivering Food Education lessons weekly in classrooms
- Commitment to evaluating the effects of Food Education in your classroom
- Commitment to student-led food education advocacy
- Commitment to collaborating with a partner in your community and/or school
- Commitment to connecting school food to classroom lessons
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Two professional references
- Updated resume
- Completion of Pilot Light Food Education Fellowship Application by May 22nd, 2023
- Completion of Administrator Recommendation Form by May 22nd, 2023
LOCATION:
United States (Your school should be located within the U.S.A)
DURATION:
August 2023 – June 2024
Key Dates – all professional development will be held virtually over Zoom
- Summer Institute: August 7th and 8th 2023 – (will be split into AM/PM groups, exact times to be announced in July)
- Monthly Virtual Professional Development (evening from 5-7pm CST)
- September 13th
- October 11th
- December 13th
- January 10th
- February 7th
- March 13th
- April 17th
- May 8th
- June 12th
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
- Engage in monthly professional development
- Receive 1:1 support & coaching from staff & peers
- Cultivate a community partnership and student advocacy project with your students
- Co-plan a chef demonstration tied to your lessons
- Compensation: $2,000 stipend + $250 materials
Applications for the 2023-24 Food Education Fellowship are now closed! Applicants will receive updates from the Pilot Light team via email by the end of June. Thank you for your interest in applying! Learn about more ways to get involved with Pilot Light by signing up for our newsletter.
Have questions or need additional information? Check out our FAQs. Please contact Caitlin Arens, Food Education Fellowship Director, at caitlin@pilotlightchefs.org for additional questions!
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