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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Norman Johnston: From Field to Table
Norman Johnston Secondary Alternate Program is the poster child for high impact school food programs. With Mark Frankish as the Foods Program teacher, Laura Cardiff as the Garden Program teacher and all round healthy food advocate teacher Sally Collins leading the charge, Norman Johnston has changed the way their students feel about coming to school….
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…
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…
Feeding Students’ Bodies and Minds at École élémentaire publique Mauril-Bélanger
In 2016, school life for Mauril-Bélanger’s 200 elementary students began to change with the arrival of their new principal. When Caroline Johnston took over the helm, she brought with her ambitions to provide nourishment for the students’ minds and bodies. At the heart of her plan, was an increase in the connection between the school…
Building Community Through Good Food at Devonshire Community School
Stephen Skoutajan has been running a food based learning program at Devonshire Community Public School for eleven years. He is a pioneer in developing innovative and inspiring initiatives that promote healthy food, sustainable communities and are directly linked to the curriculum. Stephen also has many more years’ worth of ideas stuffed in his back pocket…
Ottawa Network For Education Hiring a Classrooms Garden Manager!
They are looking for an energetic individual to manage and grow ONFE’s Classroom Gardens program. Students in this exciting new initiative grow plants from seed and learn in a hands-on way about plant life-cycles, nutrition, healthy eating, entrepreneurship and leadership. For more information check out their posting here! Reporting to the Program Director, the…
