What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, hands on, practical

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How effective was the resource in increasing students’ awareness of local sources of food?

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? It got them thinking beyond their own community/home

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Pickling! And a school compost

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

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Prompted some discussion

Exceptionally well

What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? They explored local food banks

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Not at this point

“The kids loved pickling and writing their dinner memories”

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Posted 1 year ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? local,

How effective was the resource in fostering critical thinking about food waste issues?

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How effective was the resource in increasing students’ awareness of local sources of food?

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? it was good to think about fod in our local area and also evaluate our school wide practices.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? making chutneys

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

Not at all

Prompted some discussion

Exceptionally well

What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? they knew their community better than I did as I do not live in the community.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? no- we already have a worm farm, a kai cart where we share what we grow, garden to table- where we cook what we grow.

“The kit sounded really good and had some excellent resources. My class were Year 4 and too young for this kit. It also required a lot of extra work organising a trip around the community and interviewing people that my class could not do independently.”

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Posted 1 year ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Thought-provoking, responsibility, community

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? We looked at how they could be responsible at home, school, in the community and globally. Children based their final inquiry presentations on this.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Lots of awesome suggestions. We particularly loved a group's

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

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Prompted some discussion

Exceptionally well

What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? We tlked about local suppliers like orchards, butchers and how these should be supported over supermarkets. Lota of them wanted to canvas cafes to ensure they weren't throwing out leftover food!

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Lots of ideas brewing still and suggestions to our caretaker submitted!

“Our five-class intermediate school team decided to collaborate on a project using the School Kit, working together with our 136 learners. Each kaiako in the team received a kit, and we utilised the detailed plan to rotate our students through the various engaging learning experiences it offered. We completed our circle poems outdoors, under the trees at school, following a walk and some lively group brainstorming sessions. The Good Food Map activity was particularly revealing, highlighting how many of our students were unaware of the resources available in our local area. It also shed light on their limited knowledge of food waste and local food heroes, such as Nourished for Nil. This sparked curiosity and ultimately led to a full-scale inquiry as students explored the causes and effects of food waste and identified practical actions they could take at home, school, or even on a global scale to mitigate these impacts. Unfortunately, our plan to use the school’s food room for a cooking session—making pickles or soup—was disrupted due to technology catch-ups that were beyond our control. With no alternative dates available, we were unable to complete this part of the project. However, we are determined to revisit it in Term 1 of 2025, aligning it with our community-focused inquiry for the term. We see this as a fantastic opportunity for the children to create and donate to their local community, tying together learning and meaningful action. We’ll be sure to keep you updated!”

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Posted 1 year ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaging, fun and insightful

How effective was the resource in fostering critical thinking about food waste issues?

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? Good Food Map is a great resource to use as a starting point for exploring food waste. As I have a junior class, a lot of our discussions were about local food waste issues and combating that. We have just begun to explore it as a global issue which has been really interesting and insightful for the tamariki.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? A classroom compost jar that would sit in our very neglected school garden.

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

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Prompted some discussion

Exceptionally well

What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? We came across a community garden in our community that uses an old bath as a worm farm! Students were thrilled with this discovery and were very interested in the bath tub. We read a lot about worm farms this term so making this discovery was very cool.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Composting! There is so much food wastage around the school currently. As healthy eating and good food has been a big focus in our kura for Term 4, I think students are now more aware about how we can turn waste into something useful.

“Good Food Map was awesome for my Year 3s and 4s! They really enjoyed using it. Most of my tamariki were unaware/had little knowledge of our local food places. This was an awesome way of exploring those places and what they provide.”

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Posted 1 year ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Inspiring, adaptable but also focused

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? We only focused locally as we had so many other commitments in Term 4 but this will not be the end of the learning we will continue to look at food production, usage and waste

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Learning about individual raised garden bed worm farms as seen on our visit to a permaculture garden in our area and also seeing a composting toilet at another garden we visited.

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

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Prompted some discussion

Exceptionally well

What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? Visiting a food bank was eye opening for our students and sparked an initiative as to how we could help them to set up a community garden to provide fresh food for their parcels. We ended up making raised garden beds for the food bank's new community garden and are committed to raising seedlings for their gardens.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? As above - connection with our local food bank. Seed saving and seedling growing.

“We enjoyed adapting this kit to suit our learning focus of food mapping in our community, it has led to some unexpected connections.”

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Posted 1 year ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Eye opening. Realistic

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? They notice how quickly their footprint makes an impact.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Having a pet pig at school.

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

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Prompted some discussion

Exceptionally well

What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? The awareness of what is accessible in our area.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Lots of discussion. The wrong time of year for us to truely execute anything.

“It was so engaging with the tamariki. They enjoyed exploring our local area.”

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Posted 1 year ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Relevant, engaging, fun

How effective was the resource in fostering critical thinking about food waste issues?

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? Realised the issue was right around them and there was something they could do about it

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Baking, buying less

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

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Prompted some discussion

Exceptionally well

What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? Using a Pataka Kai, triggered by a school journal

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? We have installed a Pataka Kai

“The students absolutely loved pickling and learning about food waste”

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Posted 1 year ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaging, Relevant, Fun.

How effective was the resource in fostering critical thinking about food waste issues?

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How effective was the resource in increasing students’ awareness of local sources of food?

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? Students were surprised at how N.Z. stacked up against the rest of the world and interested in the different organisations trying to solve it.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Sidewalk composting,

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

Not at all

Prompted some discussion

Exceptionally well

What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? Community Gardens and fruit trees. The 60 min walk (done via Google)

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Not yet but we hope it might in the future.

“This was a great pack with excellent, engaing ideas and activities for the kids to excplore. It was well supported with factual information and video clips that the students found both interesting and informative.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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