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National Farm to School Network - Nourishing Kids and Communities
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Best Practices for
Experiential
Education
Insert Name of Presenters
Peer Leadership Network
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National Farm to School Network
National Staff
Work remotely from
locations across the country.
Policy makers, media, partners, funders
8 Regional Lead Agencies (RLAs)
Partner organizations across the
country serving as regional NFSN hubs.
50 State Leads
Partner organizations and agencies
serving as state-level hubs for NFSN.
7,000+ Network Members
Individuals across the country who have signed up as
members of the Network. They include nonprofit staff, school
nutrit ion directors, teachers, farmers, parents, government
representatives and community members.
On-the-ground
information about
local programs,
resource and policy
needs, and the state
of the movement
in general.
Leadership and
coordination,
support for policy
and research goals,
communications
resources, training
and technical
assistance, and
information about
all aspects of the
movement.
The value of a network: Organization within the National Farm to School Network
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Farm to School
Peer Leadership Network
Goal: Strengthen farm to school training and technical
assistance for stakeholders through peer learning.
• 20 Peer Leaders selected in 4 stakeholder groups:
• Farmers
• Child Nutrition Directors
• Educators / Teachers
• Early Child Education Providers
• 12 peer trainings developed and shared nationally
• Peer leaders available to provide one-on-one assistance
• The Peer Leadership Network is a project of the National
Farm to School Network
• The project is supported by Newman’s Own Foundation
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Introduction & Outline
• Introduction to experiential education
• Benefits of farm to school
experiential education
• Examples of experiential education
activities
• Resources to share
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Farm to School: A Holistic Approach
SCHOOL GARDENS SCHOOL GARDENS
EXPERIENTIAL
EDUCATION FOOD & AG
CURRICULUM
LOCAL
PROCUREMENT
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What is Experiential Education?
• Hands on, direct experiences
• Memorable examples that clarify and enhance academic
concepts
• Students encouraged to identify and follow their interests
Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I may
remember. Involve me and I will understand.
-Chinese Proverb
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Principles of Experiential Education
• Experiences supported by:
o Reflection
o Analysis
o Synthesis
• Experiences are structured to require student to:
o Take initiative
o Make decisions
o Be accountable for results
• Spontaneous opportunities for learning
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Principles of Experiential Education
• Learners are actively engaged
o Posing questions
o Investigating
o Experimenting
• Perception that learning
task is authentic
• Results of learning are personal and form the
basis for future learning
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Why Experiential Education?
The benefits overlap and reinforce 21st century skills
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Benefits of Farm to School
Benefits of farm to school supported by research
in three critical areas:
① Students – Health and Academics
② Benefits to Farmers
① Community & Economy
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Economic Impact of F2S
If just $1 was spent on local food for each of the 839,426
public school students in Minnesota
per month
during the school year,
$7,554,834
of school food dollars would go to local producers,
bolstering our local economy.
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Who Does Farm to School Benefit?
The benefits of farm to school also reach many constituents:
o Students
o Parents and families
o Teachers
o Schools
o Farmers
o Communities
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How Are We All Connected?
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Lesson Plan Introduction
• Integrate farm to school information into all
forms of curriculum
• Don’t have to completely revamp curriculum
• Teach the same skills, but with new emphases
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Lesson Plan – Math: Carrot Project
• Math lessons can be used in the garden
o Measure plant distance and depth
o Measure weights and values of vegetable production
• Example: Pots of Carrots Project
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Lesson Plan – Language Arts: Carrot Project
Student Activities:
• Read: “Carrots Grow Underground” by Mari Schuh
o Read other books on child gardening
• Journal about the growth stages of student-planted
carrots and life cycles of the plant
• Journal about carrots on each event day
o Planting seeds
o Emergence of plants
o Counting days for seeds to germinate, etc.
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Lesson Plan – Social Studies: Carrot Project
• Students research carrot plant origins (Afghanistan,
5000 years ago)
o History and dates of
when plant came to
North America
o If plant came from the
U.S., students learn
about Native American
horticulture
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Lesson Plan – Art: Carrot Project
• Students paint their own planting pots
• Construct garden identification signs and labels for
plants
• Other Ideas:
o Still life drawings and paintings
o Life cycle drawings
o Landscape paintings
o Flower arrangements
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Lesson Plan – Health & Nutrition: Carrot Project
• Taste test different varieties and colors of carrots
• Research nutritional value of carrots
o High in beta carotene
o Low in saturated fat and cholesterol
Explain why this is important (health benefits of fresh product)
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Lesson Plan – Physical Education: Carrot Project
• Garden Physical Activity
o Warm up exercises before gardening
o Engage in physical garden work (cultivating, hoeing,
planting, harvesting)
o Team work activities
Utilize ropes to make shapes as a team
Construct raised beds, fences, and landscaping
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Hands-On Activity
Now we will all participate in an experiential,
hands-on lesson!
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Hands-On Lessons & Activity:
Just Peachy
• Ag in the Classroom
o History of peaches
within several cultures
o Best practices and
pitfalls for growing
peaches
• Science Experiment
o Use students’ senses to
determine favorite
peach (fresh, frozen, or
canned)
Class consensus is
then graphed
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Hands-on Activity: Just Peachy
There are many other fruit and vegetable examples that
can apply to this lesson:
•Melons
•Roots
•Berries
•Grapes
•Pecans
•Pumpkin
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Hands-On Activity:
Egg Carton Garden Create an egg carton garden in your classroom
• Simple ingredients, easy prep
•See handout for Methods
•Teach students about:
o Simple gardening methods
o Recycling
o Soil
o Seeds and
germination
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Hands-on Activity:
Fruit Fractions
Healthy alternative to traditional food fractions
• First Lesson:
o Divide orange into equal sections (1/2)
o Teach fraction addition with common denominators
• More advanced lessons
o Divide orange into different sections to add the fractions (1/6,
1/3, etc.) and use uncommon denominators
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Hands-on Activity:
Local Food Miles Lesson
A tomato is a tomato?
• Assign students tomato cards that have traveled from
different parts of the world through various supply chains
o Students will taste tomatoes from different parts of the world
o Discuss the benefits of eating locally
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Hands-On Activity: Adapt-a-Seed
• Teach students about plant growth and seed dispersal
o Designed for Grade 4 (Fall or Winter)
• Methods:
o Work in groups and give each group one type of seed
o Ask groups to adapt their seed to various descriptions (on
handout)
• Opening and Closing Circle Questions
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Add Your Own Lesson Here
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Hands-On Activity: Debrief
• How did you like participating in this activity?
• Can you imagine teaching this lesson with your class?
• What did you learn?
• What other information do you need to try a lesson like
this?
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Farm to School is Real World
Education
o Experiential education in farm to school programming:
o Helps teachers connect with students
o Connects students with the real world
• Farm to school makes real world connections in all
disciplines and areas
• Encourages 21st century innovation and development of
crucial skills
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Nat ional Farm t o School Net work
Farm to School is broadly defined as a program that connects schools (K-12) and local farms with the
objectives of serving healthy meals in school cafeterias, improving student nutrition, providing agriculture,
health and nutrition education opportunities, and supporting local and regional farmers. Since each Farm to
School program is shaped by its unique community and region, the National Farm to School Network does not
prescribe or impose a list of practices or products for the Farm to School approach. The National Farm to
School Network supports the work of local Farm to School programs all over the country by providing free
training and technical assistance, information services, networking, and support for policy, media and
marketing activities. Our network includes national staff, eight regional lead agencies and leads in all 50
states. Click on the map above to contact the state lead in your area for more information, or contact
someone on our national staff directly. We are here to help you get started and keep programs growing!
States withoperationalPrograms:
50
Number of schoolsinvolved*
12,429
Number ofstudents reached*
5,746,400
Dollar amountspent on locallypurchased foods:
$13
million
* Estimated by the National Farm to School
Network for the 2011-2012 school year.
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National Farm to Cafeteria Conference
April 15-18, 2014 in Austin, Texas
www.farmtocafeteriaconference.org
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October is National
Farm to School Month
More information at www.farmtoschoolmonth.org
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Evaluation and Future Assistance
This training is part of the Farm to School Peer
Leadership Network
• Complete Evaluation Forms
• Future opportunity for one-on-one training with expert
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Resources – Curriculum
• DC Greens – Examples of Experiential
Learning:http://dcgreens.org/farm-to-school/
• UC DAVIS – Experiential Learning Lesson
Plans:http://www.experientiallearning.ucdavis.edu/toolbo
x/des-lessonplan.pdf
• D.U.G. (Denver Urban Gardens) – School Garden and
Nutrition Curriculum: http://dug.org/school-garden-
curriculum/
• Edible School Yard – Food Education
Curriculumhttp://edibleschoolyard.org/resources-tools
• Math in the Garden: Hands-On Activities that Bring Math
to Life. Ages 5 -13. (can find on Amazon)
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Lesson Plan Suggestions
• Math and Language - Fast Food Survey Using Bar
Graphs:http://www.learningpt.org/pdfs/mscLessonPlans/thompson.
• Math - Favorite Fruit Picture
Graph:http://www.teachervision.fen.com/graphs-and-
charts/printable/70573.html
• Social Studies - Alike and
Different:http://lessonplanspage.com/ssdiversitysimilardifferentcolo
rsofuscomparedtofoodk2-htm/
• History: History of Food:http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-
and-institutes/teaching-the-food-
system/curriculum/_pdf/History_of_Food-Lesson.pdf
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Lesson Plan Suggestions (cont.)
• Art - No More Fatty Food, Lazy
Lifestyles:http://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/no-more-fatty-
foods-lazy-lifestyles-lesson-plan/
• Physical Education - Physical Education Lessons with a
Nutrition
Concept:http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdenutritran/nutriTNandCOCo
nnectionslessons.htm
• Handy and Healthy Food
Journal:http://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/no-more-fatty-foods-
lazy-lifestyles-lesson-plan/
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Resources – Food Mile Activity
• Freshfromflorida. “Tomatoes: Field to Home” 22 May 2012. Web. YouTube.
22 May 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpbDxrnhfYs
• NatureFreshFarms Ontario. “Where It Came From”. The Natures Fresh
Farms. Commercial Greenhouse Production Leamington Canada. 27 Apr
2013. Web YouTube 21 May
2013.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqO1yziauSM&feature=player_em
bedded#!
• Nature Fresh Farm. 21 May 2013. Web.
http://www.naturefresh.ca/media.php
• Tomato picturehttp://finewineandthecity.blogspot.com/2012/08/tomato-wine-
craze-sweeps-canada.html
• http://www.clover.okstate.edu/fourh/aitc/lessons/upper/fruitveg.pdf
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