 Zenobia shares why she's dedicated nearly two decades to the transformation of school meal programs. 
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Compassion and Creativity in School Lunch ReformI am named after my father’s mother, Delta Zenobia Barlow, who was born in the Delta region of Mississippi. When I was about seven years old, we went to visit my father’s relatives for the first time in my memory on a plantation in Barlow, Mississippi. I have a few faint memories of that journey: deep, rich, red dirt, a big white house, scattered housing occupied by sharecroppers, and a...more > |
 How to boost student achievement while addressing our growing ecological crises: lessons from Ecoliterate. |
Saving Education—And the Planet Students travel to Kentucky to experience the impact of mining the coal to provide their energy. With mounting pressures on schools today, the suggestion that teachers should also be preparing students to address our growing ecological crises might seem ridiculous at best. But what if doing so could boost student achievement?What if it could lead to the kind of thinking and caring we need to...more > |
 Integrating intelligences to bring our whole selves to the challenges before us. |
From Emotional to Ecological IntelligenceIn a recent interview on Krista Tippett's show, "On Being," author Terry Tempest Williams described meeting someone at a dinner party who asked her, "So what do you do?" "About what?" she said. Her response stayed with me for reasons that I didn't quite grasp — until I addressed about 130 educators who gathered recently on Bainbridge Island, Washington for a three-day institute about...more > |
 Cooking classes for nutrition services staff, based on the Center's cookbook and professional development guide. |
Cooking Classes for Food Services StaffIt's a wrap! The Center for Ecoliteracy has just concluded two exciting cooking schools for San Rafael City Schools and Novato Unified School District.The goal: To help the schools further their innovative work in providing more fresh, seasonal, and locally sourced meals in ways that are both delicious and efficient. Food services staff members for each district gathered at Terra Linda High...more > |
 Oakland Unified School District unveils a bold new plan for better food — and better students. |
Oakland's School Food RevolutionOakland Unified School District (OUSD) is one step closer to realizing their vision of better-nourished, better-educated children! Last month, their Board of Education approved a bold new Facilities Master Plan, which incorporates the facilities recommendations of the Center for Ecoliteracy's Rethinking School Lunch Oakland Feasibility Study. The vote was unanimous. Proposed changes over the next...more > |
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