Supporting educators and students in Chicago and beyond by bridging classroom lessons to the foods on their lunch trays, at home, and in their communities.
Chicago, Illinois
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We've been honored by @USDANutrition as a 2023 Farm to School Grantee! We're so excited to receive this investment in the expansion of our Food Education Fellowship. Learn more about our plans for this award on our blog: pilotlightchefs.org/2023/07/…. Congrats to the other grantees!
It's #FoodEd4All Day! Check out this article about why adopting Food Ed programs like Pilot Light is vitally important for student futures: medium.com/illumination/why-… #FoodEdCoaltion @NYCCouncil @tischfoodcenter
Applications for our 5th annual Food Education Fellowship are open until May 22! Learn more about the requirements & apply on our website: pilotlightchefs.org/what-we-…
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Looking for ways to support Chicago students' growth? Help Pilot Light find @ChiPubSchools
educators for the next Agriculture Education & Advocacy cohort!
Applications are open now at this link: pilotlight.qualtrics.com/jfe… through 5/22!
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Are you or someone you know looking for ways to grow
as an educator? Consider applying for the 5th annual
Food Education Fellowship, now accepting applications through May 22!
Learn more about the requirements & apply on our website: pilotlightchefs.org
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We're so excited for this once in a lifetime event! Tickets still available: bit.ly/inas80
The #Chicago culinary community will join together next week to honor the legendary “Breakfast Queen” #InaPickney! Coming up @WBBMNewsradio how Chicago Chefs Cook will be giving back to two local charities. @GreenCityMarket @pilotlightchefs @SarahStegner @PrairieGrass847
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We recently had the opportunity to visit real-life SNACKTIME EXPLORER classrooms alongside members of FRESHEALTH @dnoproduce team, as well as an extra special guest from @USDAnutrition! Read Puprika's full ADVENTURE NOTES on our blog: pilotlightchefs.org/2023/04/…
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Read this #TeachingTestimonial from current Pilot Light Fellow Ann. K about the power of the Food Education Fellowship on her classroom!
Applications for the 2023-24 Fellowship are now open! Learn more about the requirements & apply on our website: pilotlightchefs.org
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📣CALLING EDUCATORS!📣 We're now accepting applications for our Food Education Fellowship! This is a year-long paid opportunity for PreK-12 teachers in the US looking to grow through Food Education. Learn more on our website and apply now through May 22! pilotlightchefs.org
Happy #WholeGrainSamplingDay! We 💚this field trip & partnership with @GrowFoodNton that allowed our Fellow's students the change to sample different perennial grains including #Kernza and even pawpaw fruits. What whole grains are you trying today? 🌾🌾🌾
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School Food professionals are key to student success! School Food Managers help schools improve meal quality and presentation, and better meals are a surefire way to increase meal participation. @NYCCouncil @NYCSpeakerAdams @RitaJosephNYC #FoodEdCoalition
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Looking for ways to support quality food education and healthy food access? Join the NYC #FoodEdCoalition to support the #FoodEdHub! #FoodEd4All @NYCCouncil @NYCSpeakerAdams @RitaJosephNYC bit.ly/FoodEd4AllFY24
Food Education for all! 2/3 of middle school students don’t receive all of their state mandated Health Education. Partnering with food ed organizations helps teachers integrate food and nutrition into curriculum and get back on track. #FoodEd4All
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NOW is the time to ensure all New Yorkers have quality food education and healthy food access. Join the #FoodEdCoalition in asking @NYCCouncil to support #FoodEd4All! @NYCSpeakerAdams @RitaJosephNYC @CMShaunAbreu bit.ly/FoodEd4AllFY24
Check out this beautiful video/song series from @savagecntnt as part of their #ChildrenofBronzeville project. Love this new take on Chicago history featuring the work of poet Gwendolyn Brooks. Don't miss it!
Check out this still from "Dekoven" by Samara Joy for the upcoming #ChildrenofBronzeville project featuring the Poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks in song cycle. Watch the full video -->
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Join our #Agriculture Education and #Advocacy panel next Tuesday 3/07! Register for this free, online resource for educators & anyone looking to learn more about the role of agriculture & advocacy in our daily lives. Registration link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
Excited to be on Capitol Hill today with Marissa from @DNOProduce advocating for #FoodEducation within the @USDA's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program! #foodeducation #snacktimeexplorers
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Thank you so much for having us today, @WBEZreset!
Next on WBEZ.org/live:
Some CPS elementary students will get to be “snack time explorers” for the next few weeks.
We'll chat with @pilotlightchefs about their curriculum to help students build positive relationships with fruits and vegetables.
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Chicago Chefs Shell it Out for Charity at The Publican on March 3rd chicagofoodmagazine.com/news… via @ChicagoFoodMag
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Check out the latest update on our SnackTime Explorers Program @dnoproduce @ChiPubSchool perishablenews.com/produce/c…
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