Launching the School Food Blog!
Take a look at the Ottawa school food blog for ideas on how to incorporate good food into your school!
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A Healthy Start at St. George School
Breakfast club coordinator Siobhan Stewart and her team of committed volunteers start every day feeding 50-80 hungry students at St. George School in Westboro. Breakfast runs from 8:50 -9:15 and is open to anyone in the school. According to Siobhan, what makes breakfast such a success is that it is self-serve. Students can choose what…
The Future of Food at Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School
Making and eating good food has a long history at Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School in Ottawa’s West end. For 35 years, an extensive culinary program has taught students the ins and outs of working in the food industry. From a large industrial kitchen, trained chefs, who have worked in the industry, bring real world…
Working Together To Make Good Food For All at Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School
Students at Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School are lining up to volunteer to serve breakfast to 80-100 kids every day. According to Rachel Sheffield and Kristine Coates, Educational Assistants who run the program for the Grade 7-12 school, students often continue to volunteer to serve breakfast long after they have finished their required community…
Planting the Seeds of Healthy Eating at Regina Street Alternative School
Renuka Darling, a grade four/five teacher at Regina Street Alternative, is passionate about bringing healthy school food to the students at her school. Renuka’s own inspiration and drive were fueled by a talk she heard from Ottawa teacher Stephen Skoutajan about his own experience with a school garden at Devonshire Community Public School. A presentation…
The Great Big Crunch
In a mouthwatering *crunch* heard all over Ottawa, 3500 elementary students bit into locally-grown fruits and vegetables on March 1, 2018. The Great Big Crunch is an annual, Canada-wide event. In Ottawa, it is animated by the Ottawa School Food Network. The goal of the event is to get kids excited about healthy eating and local…
Cultivating Cooks at Woodroffe Avenue Public School
When Carley Schelck from Cultivating Cooks approached Woodroffe Avenue Public School with the idea of piloting a series of healthy food workshops, Grade 5 teacher MacArthur Millen didn’t know what to expect. Over the next 10 weeks, he and his students were blown away by the incredible learning and delicious food knowledge that Carley and…
