In April of 2016, 110 new students, most of them Syrian refugees, started at Carson Grove, a small elementary school in the East end of Ottawa. This n
Category: School Food Blog
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
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,
Outdoor Gardening with Cairine Wilson Secondary School
Cairine Wilson was one of the first high schools in Ottawa to work with Growing Up Organic. Before this, Growing Up Organic had focused only on buildi
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, Gra
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 Sheffie
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
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 progra
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
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