FoodCorps Launches School Food Policy Action Map, New Online Advocacy Resource
FoodCorps Program Guide
Download Full GuideKelsey Kinderknecht teaches a “Go, Grow, Glow” lesson to her students. (Bronx, NY).
About the Program Guide
The FoodCorps Program Guide is a set of resources for FoodCorps service members, designed to support effective FoodCorps programming in schools. Service members use this guide alongside FoodCorps’ in-person trainings.
In this guide, you will find:
- Resources for planning and evaluating your service
- Tips for getting to know your school community
- Teaching approaches and considerations
- Best practices in classroom management
- Tips for cooking with students
- Tips for building and maintaining school gardens
- Activities to engage students in the cafeteria
- Best practices for safety during hands-on activities
Key FoodCorps tools
The guide also includes key FoodCorps tools, some of which are required during your year of service:
- FoodCorps Service Member Action Plan
- Service & Community Guide
- Observation & Coaching Tool
Explore by Section
- Introduction to FoodCorps
- Getting to Know Your Community
- Teaching Hands-On Lessons
- Learning Models to Inform Hands-On Education
- Meeting the Needs of All Learners
- Building and Maintaining School Gardens
- Cooking with Students
- Cooking with StudentsDownload
- Activities to Engage Students in the Cafeteria
- Glossary, References, and Appendix
Healthy School Toolkit
FoodCorps’ Healthy School Toolkit is a set of resources designed to:
Take a snapshot of your current school food environmet
Guide your school community in creating a vision for the future
Document your action plan for working toward that vision
Evaluate and celebrate your school community’s history and progress over time