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Foodology for Schools: Let’s Grow!

School Summit for the Greater St. Louis Region

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Listed under Teacher Professional Development

www.mobot.org/classes

July 23-24, 2013Missouri Botanical Garden

Monsanto Center • 4500 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis

WHO: Educators, district leaders, school food service professionals, school gardeners/groundskeepers, parents, and students (high school and above). Teams of two to five individuals per school and/or district are encouraged.

WHY: To learn from each other about ways to get healthier, fresher, more locally grown fruits and vegetables into school gardens, cafeterias, classrooms, and family kitchens.

WHAT: A 2-day summit where everyone will be able to share their successes and struggles, take in a film screening together, visit community and school gardens, and think big about our students’ food future.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JULY 15, 2013

Day 1 –Tuesday• Keynote: Rethinking How We Nourish our Students

Speaker: Dr. Mildred Mattfeldt-Beman, Professor and Chair, Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Saint Louis University

• Case study presentations: Neighborhood/Community Food and Food Deserts, Successful School Gardens, School Cafeteria Makeovers

• Screening and discussion of A Place at the Table, a documentary that examines food insecurity and hunger in the United States (www.takepart.com/place-at-the-table).

Foodology for Schools: Let’s Grow!School Summit for the Greater St. Louis Region

Day 2 –Wednesday • Field trips to local school/community gardens

with a group lunch (compliments of Chartwells)

• Planning sessions focused on specific topics:

- School gardens

- School kitchens/cafeterias

- Curriculum connections

- Parent/home connections

- Community resources & funding

Academy of Science St. LouisCooperating School DistrictsCity of St. LouisSt. Louis Public School District

Maplewood–Richmond Heights School District Gateway GreeningOperation Food Search

St. Louis Area Food Bank Saint Louis UniversityUniversity of Missouri–St. LouisFontbonne University

Our collaborators:

To foster collaboration, teams of 2 to 5 people from a school/district are encouraged to attend. A $50 registration fee covers a team of up to five people for the entire 2-day summit including lunch both days. Learn more and register at www.mobot.org /classes and click on Teacher Professional Development.

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