Our 2024 Child Nutrition Policy Year in Review
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
Note that this toolkit was originally designed for FoodCorps AmeriCorps service members working in partnership with schools. It has been adapted for a broader audience.
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