CEL | Rethinking Food, Health, and the Environment







		Rethinking Food, Health, and the Environment: Making Learning Connections


		The Center for Ecoliteracy and Teachers College Columbia University present two five-day professional development institutes: June 22-27, 2008 in San Anselmo, California August 9-13, 2008 in New York, New York Who should apply? Teams from school districts and public or private elementary or middle schools that are incorporating fresh and healthy foods into their school meals, and want to create learning connections between their school food environments and curriculum in the classroom. What will be covered? Teams participating in the institutes will develop specific implementation plans for their schools or districts, applying CEL's Rethinking School Lunch planning framework (RSL) and the Linking Food and the Environment (LiFE) Curriculum Series for science and nutrition education. Developed by Teachers College, LiFE features inquiry-based activities that integrate the study of food, food systems, and environmental and personal health. The institutes will include seminars on the latest research in nutrition and sustainable education; how-to sessions with leading practitioners; field trips to regional farms and schools engaged in rethinking school food; and opportunities to share experiences and model the practices of a learning community. What kinds of teams would benefit? Applications are encouraged from teams representing schools and districts committed to joining the nationwide effort to improve student health through improved school meal experiences linked to the formal learning day. An ideal team would include 3-5 members from the following: administrators teachers food service directors garden and kitchen classroom coordinators school board members parents About the project The professional development institutes are part of the CEL–TC joint project, Rethinking Food, Health and the Environment: Making Learning Connections, supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. To find out more, please select from the links below: Downloadable full description of the institute About the partnership RSL framework LiFE Curriculum Materials For further questions, please email: Rethinking Food, Health, and the Environment Institute