Presentation by Brent Mansfield, Community Liaison and Food Policy Research Lead for Think&EatGreen@School. Prepared for "Say Yes! To Good Healthy Food in Schools" webinar on October 7th, 2014.
The document discusses The Learning Network, an online hub created by the Children's Food Trust to provide resources and share best practices around children's healthy food. It aims to be a place for schools, local authorities, early years services, and caterers to access information on topics like budget cuts, time constraints, and meeting nutritional guidelines. The Network offers membership that provides access to expert content and training courses on various children's food topics. While feedback on the training courses and website was very positive, sales of memberships were slower than expected. The Network has since focused on enhancing its product offerings and building an engaged community to address this issue.
Impact of School Gardening on Learning ~ Shoalhaven Schools
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
School food programs are a critical method to address food insecurity in First Nations communities. In this presentation, Canadian Feed The Children shares its perspective on the success factors critical for impact and sustainability.
This document discusses challenges and opportunities for improving school tuckshop nutrition in remote Cape York communities. It summarizes that:
1) Good nutrition is important for children's growth and school performance, but remote tuckshops face challenges in interpreting guidelines and accessing healthy foods.
2) The authors consulted stakeholders and visited school tuckshops to understand operations better. They developed a Cape York Tuckshop Support Manual to help remote tuckshops implement healthy guidelines through suggested menus, suppliers, and equipment recommendations.
3) Next steps include piloting the manual, delivering nutrition education, and encouraging schools to adopt a health-promoting approach across the whole food environment.
The document discusses sustainable school initiatives in Australia and New South Wales (NSW). It outlines policies from the NSW Department of Education and Training promoting environmental education. It also describes partnerships across Australia and NSW to support schools in becoming more sustainable through student learning resources, school planning templates, and monitoring tools. Key areas of focus include energy, water, waste reduction, and helping schools understand future climate change impacts.
This document outlines a program to promote healthy eating among young adolescents in Shanghai. The objectives are to raise awareness of the negative effects of junk food, improve attitudes towards healthy eating, and increase self-efficacy around making healthier food choices. The target group is 10-14 year olds in urban Shanghai. Activities include demonstrating the unhealthy aspects of junk food production and health effects through videos and experiments, sharing information graphics on social media, and hosting cooking classes to teach how to make healthier versions of junk foods. The program team consists of nutritionists, food technologists, chefs and teachers. Feasibility issues include costs but also potential government support, while sustainability relies on continued communication, monitoring, and securing funds long-term
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program
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For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
This document provides an overview of FFI's support for school wellness teams in 2011. It introduces the FFI resource contacts available to assist school wellness teams and review an action plan process. The action plan involves schools forming a diverse wellness team, setting goals in areas like local food procurement and educational/physical activities, and completing an action plan by December 8th with the help of an FFI resource contact. The document also reviews the value of nutrition, physical activity, and farm to school/safe routes to school programs.
The document discusses The Learning Network, an online hub created by the Children's Food Trust to provide resources and share best practices around children's healthy food. It aims to be a place for schools, local authorities, early years services, and caterers to access information on topics like budget cuts, time constraints, and meeting nutritional guidelines. The Network offers membership that provides access to expert content and training courses on various children's food topics. While feedback on the training courses and website was very positive, sales of memberships were slower than expected. The Network has since focused on enhancing its product offerings and building an engaged community to address this issue.
Impact of School Gardening on Learning ~ Shoalhaven Schools
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
School food programs are a critical method to address food insecurity in First Nations communities. In this presentation, Canadian Feed The Children shares its perspective on the success factors critical for impact and sustainability.
This document discusses challenges and opportunities for improving school tuckshop nutrition in remote Cape York communities. It summarizes that:
1) Good nutrition is important for children's growth and school performance, but remote tuckshops face challenges in interpreting guidelines and accessing healthy foods.
2) The authors consulted stakeholders and visited school tuckshops to understand operations better. They developed a Cape York Tuckshop Support Manual to help remote tuckshops implement healthy guidelines through suggested menus, suppliers, and equipment recommendations.
3) Next steps include piloting the manual, delivering nutrition education, and encouraging schools to adopt a health-promoting approach across the whole food environment.
The document discusses sustainable school initiatives in Australia and New South Wales (NSW). It outlines policies from the NSW Department of Education and Training promoting environmental education. It also describes partnerships across Australia and NSW to support schools in becoming more sustainable through student learning resources, school planning templates, and monitoring tools. Key areas of focus include energy, water, waste reduction, and helping schools understand future climate change impacts.
This document outlines a program to promote healthy eating among young adolescents in Shanghai. The objectives are to raise awareness of the negative effects of junk food, improve attitudes towards healthy eating, and increase self-efficacy around making healthier food choices. The target group is 10-14 year olds in urban Shanghai. Activities include demonstrating the unhealthy aspects of junk food production and health effects through videos and experiments, sharing information graphics on social media, and hosting cooking classes to teach how to make healthier versions of junk foods. The program team consists of nutritionists, food technologists, chefs and teachers. Feasibility issues include costs but also potential government support, while sustainability relies on continued communication, monitoring, and securing funds long-term
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
This document provides an overview of FFI's support for school wellness teams in 2011. It introduces the FFI resource contacts available to assist school wellness teams and review an action plan process. The action plan involves schools forming a diverse wellness team, setting goals in areas like local food procurement and educational/physical activities, and completing an action plan by December 8th with the help of an FFI resource contact. The document also reviews the value of nutrition, physical activity, and farm to school/safe routes to school programs.
Active Families Project - Mr seamus Mullen, Public Health Agencysafefood
This document discusses two public health programs - Active Families and Health Promoting Homes - that aim to promote physical activity and healthy eating habits among families. The programs were developed through partnership between various government and community organizations. Evaluations found that the programs helped families remain active and eat healthier, through an engaging holistic approach. Maintaining partnerships was valuable for effective targeting of families and local adaptability of the flexible frameworks. Opportunities exist to further integrate the programs and take a "total place" approach amid current economic challenges.
Our global population continues to increase and so must our food production. However, the literature indicates that fewer people have access to safe or sufficient food sources. This research is one step in helping to confront this problem, as we look at ways to increase middle school student interest in agriculture, including food production, distribution, and agricultural technology. With the use of an active vertical tower and a passive two-liter bottle, hydroponic system students were provided the opportunity to grow and eat their own buttercrunch lettuce in the classroom. Overall, it was found that student interest in, and understanding of, food production, distribution, and technology in agriculture increased following these project-based learning experiences. Though there are several factors that indicate the need for replication of this study in order to confirm its results, these findings are a promising start to introducing students to agriculture and encouraging students to learn alternate ways of food production.
Project-Based Learning & Hydroponics in EducationBrad Gannon
Our global population continues to increase and so must our food production. However, the literature indicates that fewer people have access to safe or sufficient food sources. This research is one step in helping to confront this problem, as we look at ways to increase middle school student interest in agriculture, including food production, distribution, and agricultural technology. With the use of an active vertical tower and a passive two-liter bottle, hydroponic system students were provided the opportunity to grow and eat their own buttercrunch lettuce in the classroom. Overall, it was found that student interest in, and understanding of, food production, distribution, and technology in agriculture increased following these project-based learning experiences. Though there are several factors that indicate the need for replication of this study in order to confirm its results, these findings are a promising start to introducing students to agriculture and encouraging students to learn alternate ways of food production.
Project-based learning using hydroponics increased student interest in agriculture. Students grew plants hydroponically and completed pre- and post-surveys about their understanding and interest in food production. The surveys and observations showed that student interest and understanding grew as they cared for their plants over several weeks. The hands-on project made learning feel less like a typical school lesson and students were more engaged. The educator plans to share this experience to encourage more project-based learning across the district.
This document summarizes a health impact assessment conducted by the Kids Safe and Healthful Foods Project on establishing national nutrition standards for competitive foods and beverages sold in schools. The assessment found that stronger standards would reduce students' risk of chronic disease by limiting unhealthy food access and consumption. It also found schools would likely not see declines in revenue. The assessment recommends USDA establish specific nutrition standards for all foods and beverages sold in schools and adopt policies to ensure effective implementation of the standards.
Kristie Rauter presented on Wood County's experience implementing farm to school language in school wellness policies. She worked with superintendents, food service directors, school boards, and wellness committees across 6 school districts. This included developing procurement plans with food service directors, implementing projects utilizing funds, revising policies, and providing model language and evaluation tools. Some challenges included strong language being a tough sell and varying comfort levels with policy development. Overall it helped build relationships toward the goal of updating policies with stronger nutrition language.
The SAGE Education Center provides education programs focused on sustainability, including courses for credit or not-for-credit on topics like the environment, science, agriculture, and business. Students can gain industry certifications, employment, or transfer to a 4-year program. The entire campus serves as a laboratory for sustainability. The center partners with organizations in the community to help shape its curriculum and sponsor events.
This document proposes a teaching garden program linking schools in North Carolina and Uganda to promote academic learning, cultural exchange, and address food and water scarcity. The program would develop garden components at each school for science, math, literacy and other subjects. Students would share data and cultural presentations to build understanding between the schools. The long-term goals are to enhance each school's garden and establish an ongoing partnership for mutual learning and addressing issues like nutrition, water access and environmental stewardship.
Estimation of Carbon Footprint in School Campuses and Creation of Low Carbon ...ESD UNU-IAS
Case Study presentation: Estimation of Carbon Footprint in School Campuses and Creation of Low Carbon School Campus Plans for Individual Schools in Kerala, India
Mr. Sachin Sathyarajan, RCE Thiruvananthapuram
11th Global RCE Conference
7-9 December, 2018
Cebu, the Philippines
The EkoSkola Programme outlines a whole school approach to environmental education that systematically integrates environmental principles into a school's policies and ethos. It addresses environmental issues from natural, social, and cultural perspectives. A whole school approach empowers individuals to enact change and provides authentic learning opportunities by reducing inconsistencies and engaging the community. The seven steps of the EkoSkola process include conducting an environmental review, establishing an eco code, informing and involving the school community, forming an eco schools committee, creating an action plan, integrating curriculum work, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation.
Riverstone Sustainability is a consulting firm that helps organizations measure, manage, and report their sustainability impacts by developing strategies to integrate sustainability into operations, academics, and community engagement. They partnered with Wentworth Institute of Technology to advance its sustainability efforts. Wentworth built a business case for sustainability by aligning it with its mission to educate future leaders and serve as a model for society. Riverstone helped Wentworth measure greenhouse gas emissions, build green buildings, expand recycling programs, promote green commuting, integrate sustainability into academics, and recognize its sustainability achievements.
Care groups in Haiti received goats to raise and were trained in kitchen gardens by lead mothers. The care groups formed the basis for new village savings and loan groups. Lead mothers indicated a willingness to continue meetings and household visits after the project ended. Farmers who participated identified that they learned about health and nutrition from visits by lead mothers and said this was their favorite part of the project. Incorporating mother care groups into nutrition programs presents opportunities like delinking the groups from food rations, leveraging social motivations for participation, and using care groups as a foundation for other community groups.
The Farm in the City project aims to create a healthier community and greener environment through urban gardening and environmental education. It seeks to increase students' agricultural and environmental awareness on a local and global scale through a 7-week summer experiential learning program with weekly themes. The program involves community members and faculty from various disciplines and targets students ages 7-15, offering hands-on learning in areas like environmental science, art, writing, culinary arts, computers, and horticulture. It also establishes a community garden and greenhouse on a college campus to provide educational opportunities for both youth and adults.
The document summarizes a presentation given by Briggs Middle School representatives to the Springfield Public Schools School Board. It provides demographic data about Briggs from 2003-2004 and 2007-2008, including enrollment numbers, free/reduced lunch rates, minority rates, and test scores. It outlines Briggs' current action plan focusing on literacy, math, positive behavior support, and school structure. Finally, it presents Briggs' vision, goals, and strategies for the future around academics, school culture, and student outcomes.
Jones valley teaching farm work in progressChris Deschamp
The Jones Valley Teaching Farm works to address nutrition and health issues in Birmingham, Alabama through education programs. Their Good Food Program partners with local schools. This report recommends expanding that program by:
1) Increasing outreach to all K-8 schools and providing nutrition education to students, teachers and parents.
2) Evaluating the program's impact on fruit and vegetable consumption using pre- and post-surveys of students in participating vs non-participating schools.
The goal is to significantly increase daily fruit and vegetable intake and knowledge of healthy eating among Birmingham students.
All about Foodbank - Fighting Hunger in Western AustraliaNicole Ingram
The document summarizes the work of Foodbank Australia in fighting hunger across Western Australia. It operates 6 branches and distributes food to over 450 welfare partners who support over 420 schools and thousands of adults and children. It educates people about healthy eating and cooking through programs like Food Sensations for schools and adults and Garden to Plate, which combines nutrition education with hands-on gardening and cooking workshops. The school breakfast program provides thousands of breakfasts per week and is associated with improved educational and health/social outcomes for participating students. Regional strategies focus on partnerships to increase access to food relief in remote areas of Western Australia.
- The document describes the results of a questionnaire conducted by Ovens National School in Cork, Ireland as part of a Comenius project on sustainable development.
- The questionnaire was completed by students, parents, and teachers to assess knowledge and awareness of environmental issues.
- The results show a general awareness of environmental issues but also room for improvement, such as more frequent environmental education and better conservation practices at school and home.
1. The document discusses a classroom activity to teach students about sustainability and food miles by having them research the distance a food item travels to reach their school and its nutritional value.
2. Students work in pairs to choose a food, find its origin using maps, calculate fuel used for transportation, and how the food miles contribute to global warming.
3. They then create posters and PowerPoint presentations to educate their classmates on sustainable food options and how to reduce global warming through alternative food choices.
SMS, Varanasi is Best B-Schools from UP East with average placement of 5 lakhs and highest 10 lakhs. with 100% campus placement.
Which is far more than any other educational institute in UP East.
For more information about SMS, Varanasi, Please visit www.smsvaranasi.com
For helpful blog articles, please visit http://www.bl.smsvaranasi.com
This document discusses the importance of content for websites and provides guidance on developing effective content strategies. It defines content as a site's core information that builds authority and engagement. Content should reflect real-world relationships and unique selling propositions. The document outlines reasons to create content such as search engine optimization, authority and brand messaging. It provides tips for developing good content including being well-targeted, creative, authored by experts, and connecting related topics. The benefits of content are described as increased traffic, awareness, sales and customer retention. Risks include being penalized by search engines or having poor brand perception. The document stresses aligning content with goals and testing strategies to determine effectiveness.
Active Families Project - Mr seamus Mullen, Public Health Agencysafefood
This document discusses two public health programs - Active Families and Health Promoting Homes - that aim to promote physical activity and healthy eating habits among families. The programs were developed through partnership between various government and community organizations. Evaluations found that the programs helped families remain active and eat healthier, through an engaging holistic approach. Maintaining partnerships was valuable for effective targeting of families and local adaptability of the flexible frameworks. Opportunities exist to further integrate the programs and take a "total place" approach amid current economic challenges.
Our global population continues to increase and so must our food production. However, the literature indicates that fewer people have access to safe or sufficient food sources. This research is one step in helping to confront this problem, as we look at ways to increase middle school student interest in agriculture, including food production, distribution, and agricultural technology. With the use of an active vertical tower and a passive two-liter bottle, hydroponic system students were provided the opportunity to grow and eat their own buttercrunch lettuce in the classroom. Overall, it was found that student interest in, and understanding of, food production, distribution, and technology in agriculture increased following these project-based learning experiences. Though there are several factors that indicate the need for replication of this study in order to confirm its results, these findings are a promising start to introducing students to agriculture and encouraging students to learn alternate ways of food production.
Project-Based Learning & Hydroponics in EducationBrad Gannon
Our global population continues to increase and so must our food production. However, the literature indicates that fewer people have access to safe or sufficient food sources. This research is one step in helping to confront this problem, as we look at ways to increase middle school student interest in agriculture, including food production, distribution, and agricultural technology. With the use of an active vertical tower and a passive two-liter bottle, hydroponic system students were provided the opportunity to grow and eat their own buttercrunch lettuce in the classroom. Overall, it was found that student interest in, and understanding of, food production, distribution, and technology in agriculture increased following these project-based learning experiences. Though there are several factors that indicate the need for replication of this study in order to confirm its results, these findings are a promising start to introducing students to agriculture and encouraging students to learn alternate ways of food production.
Project-based learning using hydroponics increased student interest in agriculture. Students grew plants hydroponically and completed pre- and post-surveys about their understanding and interest in food production. The surveys and observations showed that student interest and understanding grew as they cared for their plants over several weeks. The hands-on project made learning feel less like a typical school lesson and students were more engaged. The educator plans to share this experience to encourage more project-based learning across the district.
This document summarizes a health impact assessment conducted by the Kids Safe and Healthful Foods Project on establishing national nutrition standards for competitive foods and beverages sold in schools. The assessment found that stronger standards would reduce students' risk of chronic disease by limiting unhealthy food access and consumption. It also found schools would likely not see declines in revenue. The assessment recommends USDA establish specific nutrition standards for all foods and beverages sold in schools and adopt policies to ensure effective implementation of the standards.
Kristie Rauter presented on Wood County's experience implementing farm to school language in school wellness policies. She worked with superintendents, food service directors, school boards, and wellness committees across 6 school districts. This included developing procurement plans with food service directors, implementing projects utilizing funds, revising policies, and providing model language and evaluation tools. Some challenges included strong language being a tough sell and varying comfort levels with policy development. Overall it helped build relationships toward the goal of updating policies with stronger nutrition language.
The SAGE Education Center provides education programs focused on sustainability, including courses for credit or not-for-credit on topics like the environment, science, agriculture, and business. Students can gain industry certifications, employment, or transfer to a 4-year program. The entire campus serves as a laboratory for sustainability. The center partners with organizations in the community to help shape its curriculum and sponsor events.
This document proposes a teaching garden program linking schools in North Carolina and Uganda to promote academic learning, cultural exchange, and address food and water scarcity. The program would develop garden components at each school for science, math, literacy and other subjects. Students would share data and cultural presentations to build understanding between the schools. The long-term goals are to enhance each school's garden and establish an ongoing partnership for mutual learning and addressing issues like nutrition, water access and environmental stewardship.
Estimation of Carbon Footprint in School Campuses and Creation of Low Carbon ...ESD UNU-IAS
Case Study presentation: Estimation of Carbon Footprint in School Campuses and Creation of Low Carbon School Campus Plans for Individual Schools in Kerala, India
Mr. Sachin Sathyarajan, RCE Thiruvananthapuram
11th Global RCE Conference
7-9 December, 2018
Cebu, the Philippines
The EkoSkola Programme outlines a whole school approach to environmental education that systematically integrates environmental principles into a school's policies and ethos. It addresses environmental issues from natural, social, and cultural perspectives. A whole school approach empowers individuals to enact change and provides authentic learning opportunities by reducing inconsistencies and engaging the community. The seven steps of the EkoSkola process include conducting an environmental review, establishing an eco code, informing and involving the school community, forming an eco schools committee, creating an action plan, integrating curriculum work, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation.
Riverstone Sustainability is a consulting firm that helps organizations measure, manage, and report their sustainability impacts by developing strategies to integrate sustainability into operations, academics, and community engagement. They partnered with Wentworth Institute of Technology to advance its sustainability efforts. Wentworth built a business case for sustainability by aligning it with its mission to educate future leaders and serve as a model for society. Riverstone helped Wentworth measure greenhouse gas emissions, build green buildings, expand recycling programs, promote green commuting, integrate sustainability into academics, and recognize its sustainability achievements.
Care groups in Haiti received goats to raise and were trained in kitchen gardens by lead mothers. The care groups formed the basis for new village savings and loan groups. Lead mothers indicated a willingness to continue meetings and household visits after the project ended. Farmers who participated identified that they learned about health and nutrition from visits by lead mothers and said this was their favorite part of the project. Incorporating mother care groups into nutrition programs presents opportunities like delinking the groups from food rations, leveraging social motivations for participation, and using care groups as a foundation for other community groups.
The Farm in the City project aims to create a healthier community and greener environment through urban gardening and environmental education. It seeks to increase students' agricultural and environmental awareness on a local and global scale through a 7-week summer experiential learning program with weekly themes. The program involves community members and faculty from various disciplines and targets students ages 7-15, offering hands-on learning in areas like environmental science, art, writing, culinary arts, computers, and horticulture. It also establishes a community garden and greenhouse on a college campus to provide educational opportunities for both youth and adults.
The document summarizes a presentation given by Briggs Middle School representatives to the Springfield Public Schools School Board. It provides demographic data about Briggs from 2003-2004 and 2007-2008, including enrollment numbers, free/reduced lunch rates, minority rates, and test scores. It outlines Briggs' current action plan focusing on literacy, math, positive behavior support, and school structure. Finally, it presents Briggs' vision, goals, and strategies for the future around academics, school culture, and student outcomes.
Jones valley teaching farm work in progressChris Deschamp
The Jones Valley Teaching Farm works to address nutrition and health issues in Birmingham, Alabama through education programs. Their Good Food Program partners with local schools. This report recommends expanding that program by:
1) Increasing outreach to all K-8 schools and providing nutrition education to students, teachers and parents.
2) Evaluating the program's impact on fruit and vegetable consumption using pre- and post-surveys of students in participating vs non-participating schools.
The goal is to significantly increase daily fruit and vegetable intake and knowledge of healthy eating among Birmingham students.
All about Foodbank - Fighting Hunger in Western AustraliaNicole Ingram
The document summarizes the work of Foodbank Australia in fighting hunger across Western Australia. It operates 6 branches and distributes food to over 450 welfare partners who support over 420 schools and thousands of adults and children. It educates people about healthy eating and cooking through programs like Food Sensations for schools and adults and Garden to Plate, which combines nutrition education with hands-on gardening and cooking workshops. The school breakfast program provides thousands of breakfasts per week and is associated with improved educational and health/social outcomes for participating students. Regional strategies focus on partnerships to increase access to food relief in remote areas of Western Australia.
- The document describes the results of a questionnaire conducted by Ovens National School in Cork, Ireland as part of a Comenius project on sustainable development.
- The questionnaire was completed by students, parents, and teachers to assess knowledge and awareness of environmental issues.
- The results show a general awareness of environmental issues but also room for improvement, such as more frequent environmental education and better conservation practices at school and home.
1. The document discusses a classroom activity to teach students about sustainability and food miles by having them research the distance a food item travels to reach their school and its nutritional value.
2. Students work in pairs to choose a food, find its origin using maps, calculate fuel used for transportation, and how the food miles contribute to global warming.
3. They then create posters and PowerPoint presentations to educate their classmates on sustainable food options and how to reduce global warming through alternative food choices.
SMS, Varanasi is Best B-Schools from UP East with average placement of 5 lakhs and highest 10 lakhs. with 100% campus placement.
Which is far more than any other educational institute in UP East.
For more information about SMS, Varanasi, Please visit www.smsvaranasi.com
For helpful blog articles, please visit http://www.bl.smsvaranasi.com
This document discusses the importance of content for websites and provides guidance on developing effective content strategies. It defines content as a site's core information that builds authority and engagement. Content should reflect real-world relationships and unique selling propositions. The document outlines reasons to create content such as search engine optimization, authority and brand messaging. It provides tips for developing good content including being well-targeted, creative, authored by experts, and connecting related topics. The benefits of content are described as increased traffic, awareness, sales and customer retention. Risks include being penalized by search engines or having poor brand perception. The document stresses aligning content with goals and testing strategies to determine effectiveness.
The document provides an introduction to the International Baccalaureate's Primary Years Programme (PYP) for students ages 3-12. It outlines the core principles of the PYP, which include conceptual learning, student-centered inquiry, and transdisciplinary themes. The PYP aims to develop students holistically as inquirers and lifelong learners through its focus on skills, concepts, attitudes, and taking action.
The document discusses using psychometric profiles to enhance personal and professional development of black students. It notes that while black student enrollment in higher education is high, graduation rates remain low at around 45%. Some factors that affect this include lack of preparation, unwelcoming racial climates, and discrimination. Employers are also perceived to have biases in evaluating soft skills of black workers. The rest of the document discusses Insights Discovery, a psychometric profiling system used to help individuals and organizations better understand behaviors and communication styles.
Marketing Plan for Newly Establishing College. Explaining How we should plan marketing Mix, how to defining target market and how to analyzing PEST, SWOT.
This document outlines classroom rules and procedures for a math class. It details expectations for student behavior, organizing binders, homework policies, consequences for tardiness or misbehavior, procedures for fire drills and lockdowns, and grading policies for an advisory class. The teacher emphasizes the importance of respect, preparation, and learning.
1) Education is a service industry that is becoming increasingly competitive, especially for specialized fields like management and computer education, as more institutions have opened.
2) As competition rises, educational institutions need to consider marketing strategies like product differentiation, extension, and integration. Education provides intangible benefits to students like increased knowledge and skills.
3) When marketing educational services, schools should understand student criteria like reputation, placement success, and facilities/fees. They should also define their unique competitive position and marketing mix of product, price, place, promotion, and people.
The document discusses implementing a quality management system (QMS) based on total quality management (TQM) principles to improve the quality of higher education in Pakistan. It presents research on the current state of education, identifies issues like poor quality and regulatory problems. A seven element model is adopted to design a QMS, applying ISO 9001:2000 standards. The QMS aims to better meet student and employer needs, seek continual improvement, and help Pakistani education contribute more to economic growth.
The education system of Pakistan is decentralized and faces several challenges. Literacy rates are low at 57% overall with rural rates lower than urban. Education expenditures are only 2.3% of GDP. The system provides for pre-primary, primary, secondary and tertiary education. However, it is plagued by low quality, lack of resources, gender discrimination and disparities across socioeconomic classes. Recent policies aim to address these issues and provide all citizens equal access to education.
A knowledge café (K-Café) is an informal gathering where people have open conversations to share perspectives and gain a deeper understanding of a topic. The objectives are mutual understanding, exploring different views, building consensus, and flushing out issues. A K-Café requires a facilitator, a room with tables, and around 20-30 participants. The process involves introducing the topic, dividing into small groups for discussion, and then reassembling for a larger group discussion. The goal is not decision-making but rather enlightening conversations that provide insights for participants.
This presentation was delivered and annotated with attendee contributions during the Spicing Up Evaluation webinar hosted by Sustain Ontario, FoodShare Toronto, and Eco-Ethonomics Inc. on October 15, 2015. See the full webinar recap and recording at http://sustainontario.com/?p=27937
Ecosource and Roots to Harvest host a conversation with Ontario secondary school teachers who are changing the school food environment with inventive local food initiatives. Watch the webinar recording on SustainOntario.ca
The Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy document outlines issues with the local food system such as high rates of diet-related illness, food insecurity, and barriers for farmers. It summarizes the community's efforts to address these issues through organizations like the Food Action Network and programs promoting local food. The strategy was developed through extensive community engagement over three years to establish seven pillars of action. It aims to build economic development and social justice while preserving the environment and culture.
Taste Real is a publicly supported local food initiative in Guelph Wellington that began in 2005 as a farmer map created by the Guelph Community Health Centre. It has expanded to include partnerships with farms, markets, restaurants, and other food organizations. The initiative connects consumers to local food through various programs like a printed food map, online directory, rural tours of farms, a local food festival, and business networking events. It became publicly funded in 2009 through an OMIF grant and municipal support. The success of Taste Real can be attributed to leveraging partnerships across the region and growing new programs while celebrating accomplishments.
This document discusses steps that governments and food supply chains can take to strengthen local food systems in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It recommends increasing production of certain vegetables and fruits to substitute imports and shorten supply chains. It also suggests that governments can influence consumption patterns to better align demand with local production capacities through coordination between public health, urban planning, and food businesses. A study in Waterloo found that a 10% shift in land use could meet regional growth needs. The document advocates for expanding organic agriculture beyond regulations to 10-15% of total production through policy initiatives including training, procurement programs, and investment.
Presentation from Windsor Essex County's Pathways to Potential Market Dollar project. This presentation was part of the Community Models of Vibrant Farmers' Markets webinar hosted by Sustain Ontario's Food Access Peer Learning Circle on March 25th, 2015.
Presentation on FoodShare's Good Food Box, Mobile and Good Food Markets. This presentation was part of the Community Models of Vibrant Farmers' Markets webinar hosted by Sustain Ontario's Food Access Peer Learning Circle on March 25th, 2015.
Presentation from Food Spaces, Vibrant Places a policy advocacy campaign of the Waterloo Region Food System Roundtable. This presentation was part of the Community Models of Vibrant Farmers' Markets webinar hosted by Sustain Ontario's Food Access Peer Learning Circle on March 25th, 2015.
According to a 2011 survey by Region of Waterloo Public Health, many community gardeners have physical limitations like difficulty bending (47.4%) or walking (21.1%), or are unable to use regular garden tools (15.8%). The document outlines steps to implement an accessible community garden project, and lists partners like the City of Kitchener, Lutheran Homes, and a community group who could help sponsor and support such a project.
Presentation slides from the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario as part of the Community Garden Accessibility webinar hosted by Sustain Ontario's Food Access Peer Learning Circle held on March 11th, 2015.
Presentation slides from Catherine Mah, consultant with Toronto Food Strategy, as part of a Healthy Corner Store Initiatives webinar hosted by Sustain Ontario's Food Access Peer Learning Circle held on March 4th, 2015. Presentation focused on food retail environment in Toronto and Toronto Food Strategy's healthy corner store pilot project in Scarborough.
Presentation slides from CToronto Food Strategy as part of a Healthy Corner Store Initiatives webinar hosted by Sustain Ontario's Food Access Peer Learning Circle held on March 4th, 2015.
Presentation slides from Phebe Gibson, policy analyst at ChangeLab Solution, part of a Healthy Corner Store Initiatives webinar hosted by Sustain Ontario's Food Access Peer Learning Circle held on March 4th, 2015. Presentation focuses on healthy corner store initiatives from program to policy.
AHMR is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed online journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of Human Mobility in Africa. Through the publication of original research, policy discussions and evidence research papers AHMR provides a comprehensive forum devoted exclusively to the analysis of contemporaneous trends, migration patterns and some of the most important migration-related issues.
Indira awas yojana housing scheme renamed as PMAYnarinav14
Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) played a significant role in addressing rural housing needs in India. It emerged as a comprehensive program for affordable housing solutions in rural areas, predating the government’s broader focus on mass housing initiatives.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Contributi dei parlamentari del PD - Contributi L. 3/2019Partito democratico
DI SEGUITO SONO PUBBLICATI, AI SENSI DELL'ART. 11 DELLA LEGGE N. 3/2019, GLI IMPORTI RICEVUTI DALL'ENTRATA IN VIGORE DELLA SUDDETTA NORMA (31/01/2019) E FINO AL MESE SOLARE ANTECEDENTE QUELLO DELLA PUBBLICAZIONE SUL PRESENTE SITO
Food safety, prepare for the unexpected - So what can be done in order to be ready to address food safety, food Consumers, food producers and manufacturers, food transporters, food businesses, food retailers can ...
United Nations World Oceans Day 2024; June 8th " Awaken new dephts".Christina Parmionova
The program will expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, build new foundations for our relationship to the ocean, and ignite a wave of action toward necessary change.
UN WOD 2024 will take us on a journey of discovery through the ocean's vastness, tapping into the wisdom and expertise of global policy-makers, scientists, managers, thought leaders, and artists to awaken new depths of understanding, compassion, collaboration and commitment for the ocean and all it sustains. The program will expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, build new foundations for our relationship to the ocean, and ignite a wave of action toward necessary change.
Awaken new depths - World Ocean Day 2024, June 8th.
Think&eatgreen@school Introduction Slides
1. A Community-University Research Alliance
Brent Mansfield
Community Liaison and Food Policy Research Lead
Think&EatGreen@School Project, www.thinkeatgreen.ca
brent.mansfield@ubc.ca
Say Yes! To Good Healthy Food In Schools Webinar
October 7, 2014
2. Think&EatGreen@School
Project Objectives
• Intermediate term: To promote
development of healthy and sustainable
school food systems in Vancouver
Short term: To engage students
in growing, preparing, and
sharing food at school and
sustainably managing food
waste
3. Integrated Action Areas
Integrated
Research
Themes
University
Courses
Professional
Development
Food Policy
Small Grants
Data Collection
and Analysis