empower to engage: how to develop effective parternships with students
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EMPOWER TO ENGAGE:HOW TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE PARTERNSHIPS WITH STUDENTS
What are we talking about today?
• How to work with students to
• Increase breakfast and lunch participation
• Roll out upcoming changes in school lunch
• Questions
Why engage students?• They are your target audience
• They understand their peers, better than anyone
• They can speak to their peers in a way you cannot
• They can foresee problems you may miss
Who has worked with students to promote their school lunch program?
How to engage students as partners
• Give them true decision making power
• Employ them as an intern (even if unpaid)
• Try to make it fun
Henry Sibley Student Chef Program
Worked with students to develop new food item to highlight policy changes coming from wellness committee.
Step 1: Assemble group and brainstorm
Step 2: Work with food service to develop plan
Step 3: Bring students back together to
put together plan for roll out
Other student chef projects:Henry Sibley: Greek menu – turkey gyros, falafel, greek salad
Hastings High School: Pasta primavera with choice of sauce and fresh fruit
Henry Sibley – Turkey burger, strawberry spinach salad
School Breakfast Promotion
• Worked with five different schools to promote school breakfast participation
• Anoka, Northfield, Burnsville, Two in Rochester
• Created posters, videos, social media presence, promotional events
Student Gardens
Crosswinds School in Woodbury – Small plot on school grounds. Funding from multiple sources
Sibley East in Arlington MN – 2 acre plot subsidized by 5 acre commodity corn donated by farmer
Other student involvement ideas• Having students on wellness committee’s
• Student group partner with local chef to come up with new menu item
• School store overhaul
• Student made videos on video announcements
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME
Andy [email protected]
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