Co-ops to Kids: Teachers, Vermont
UVM Extension at The University of Vermont
This UVM website is full of curriculum ideas and opportunities to schedule nutritionists to come to your classroom to teach. Phone (802) 656-3131
Cooking for Life: Youth – A free program that empowers limited-resource youth, ages 9 -14, to cook healthy, affordable meals. Participants receive hands-on instruction from area chefs and Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Educators to develop healthy nutrition and cooking skills. Contact: Heather Danis
Food, Fun, and Reading – Nutrition and literacy education program for pre-kindergarten through grade two. Children learn about food and nutrition by having children’s storybooks with food-related themes read to them and then participating in hands-on nutrition activities. The curriculum may be purchased for $20 (includes shipping and handling). Contact: Diane Mincher, phone (800) 956-1125
Healthy Eating – Nutrition classes designed for a wide range of people, with an emphasis on national dietary guidance. Participants learn the latest information about how to choose a healthy diet, and learn skills that enable them to act on the information at home. Contact: Linda Berlin, phone (802) 656-0669
4-H Growing Connections – A garden-enhanced nutrition education program for youth age 5 -18 that includes planning and planting a garden, developing nutrition and cooking skills, building food security and hunger awareness, and enhancing food safety and preservation skills. Contact: Sarah Kleinman, State 4-H Outreach Education Coordinator. Phone (802) 656-0311 or (866) 800-9944
Vermont Food Education Every Day (VT FEED) is a community-based approach to school food system change in a rural state through the collaboration of three Vermont non-profits: Food Works, Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont, and Shelburne Farms. VT FEED works with schools and communities to raise awareness about healthy food, the role of Vermont farms and farmers, and good nutrition. They act as a catalyst for rebuilding healthy local food systems, and to cultivate links between the classrooms, cafeterias, local farms, and communities.
Contact:
Kim Norris
Shelburne Farms
1611 Harbor Rd.
Shelburne, VT 05482
v: 802-985-0322
The Vermont Department of Education operates a Health Education Resource Center (HERC) that maintains a variety of pre-K-12 health education materials. Currently practicing school and community-based health educators may borrow curricula, books, reference resources, models & kits and audio-visual materials.
Use of these materials is free, but borrowers are responsible for the cost of return postage. Materials can be mailed or picked up in person. To ensure availability of requested materials, please plan ahead and contact the Health Education Resource Center first by calling (802) 828-0543. You can review their extensive resource list here.
For more information, contact: Donna McAllister, Health Education Consultant, Phone: (802) 828-1636, or send her an email.
Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, VT
Shelburne Farms’ on-site and off-site education programs are designed to share with learners of all ages the wonders and workings of the natural and agricultural world. Shelburne Farms offers a variety of professional development opportunities for all educators at the elementary or middle school level. Contact: Pat Straughan, phone (802) 985-8686 ext. 43
