Elementary school (K-6) Archives - Farm to Cafeteria Canada

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Elementary school (K-6)

Sep

Seed Grants are back for the 2024/25 school year!

September 9, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Aug

Involving Youth in School Food Programs- Webinar Recording and Resources

August 26, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Engaging Students

Learn about: The value of meaningful youth engagement and participation; Strategies for youth engagement in program design and implementation; A framework to support student engagement; and Ideas, challenges, and opportunities for engaging students in schools This webinar and its resources ar part of a series hosted in spring 2024 by the Public Health Assocation onf...

Aug

Welcome to our 2024 Farm to School Canada Grant Recipients!

August 22, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Aug

Free Seeds of Inspiration Educational Program Resources

August 21, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

The Seeds of Inspiration Educational Program was created by our friends at Plant a Seed & See What Grows Foundation who are dedicated to creating opportunities for children to explore the outdoors and be inspired by the breathtaking wonders of the natural world around them. Free through the program, schools can request storybooks and workbooks, developed...

Jul

William Gillet Academy Greenspace

July 23, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Inspiring Stories

William Gillett Academy, Charlottetown, NL Grant term, 2023-2024 William Gillett Academy is a small K-12 school in Charlottetown, Labrador and has a student enrolment of about 46 students. As a school we wanted to teach our students about gardening and living off the land so we started a small community garden in 2023. With the...

Jul

Learning Hydroponics at Tecumseh Public School

July 16, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Tecumseh Public School, London, ON Grant term, 2023-2024 Tecumseh Public School is a K-8 school with under 400 students located in Old South in London, Ontario. The staff, students, and community are extremely supportive of new school initiatives that provide authentic and experiential learning experiences for the Tecumseh community. The grant was used to purchase...

Jul

HM MacDonald’s Success Stories

July 5, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

H.M. MacDonald Elementary, Antigonish, NS Grant term, 2023-2024 We sincerely appreciate the funding provided to our school through the Farm to Cafeteria Canada grant. With these funds we were able to successfully complete multiple projects this year. Our hopes for this funding were to help our students gain a better understanding of where their food...

Jun

Oakridge Public School: A Healthy Initiative Blossoms

June 25, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed

Oakridge Public School, Mississauga, ON Grant term 2023-24 Nestled in the serene landscape of Oakridge Public School, a healthy initiative blossomed – the Farm to School Dig In! Seed Grants Program. In this haven of learning, where the laughter of children harmonized with the rustle of leaves, young minds from Kindergarten to Grade 5 students...

Jun

School Food Programs in Canada: 15 Promising Cases

June 24, 2024F2CC adminFeatured Resources, Home Page Blog Feed, Resource Centre: Evidence and Impacts, Resource Centre: Indigenous Communities, Resource Centre: Inspiring Stories

May 24, 2024 Publisher: University of Saskatchewan and Coalition for Healthy School Food This report responds to a need for insight into the operational details of school food programs that exist to meet the diverse needs of communities across Canada. It is the first in a series that will form a how-to guide for school...

Jun

Our Garden Club Story

June 18, 2024F2CC adminHome Page Blog Feed, Indigenous School Story, Resource Centre: Indigenous Communities

St. Benedict Catholic School, Edmonton, AB Grant term, 2023-2024 By St. Benedict Garden Club Staff and Students At St. Benedict School in Edmonton’s west end, (part of Treaty Six Territory), we have a student population of about 400 students. Our community is vibrant and multicultural, and Kinder to Grade Six attend this school. Prior to...