What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Hands on, relatable and hauora

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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? Locally we had someone come in to our kura from the Tauranga City Council to talk about the issue locally and in Aotearoa.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Cannot provide.

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? N/A

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Not new but we continue to use the māra for fruit and vegetables that we use sustainably.

“The recipes were handy. We make soups for whānau at Matariki so it was a nice connection. Could integrate technology with it and curriculum areas.”

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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Connective, outside, practical

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? The kids were shocked by how much food is wasted each day by the average human and they enjoyed thinking and learning about ways we can reduce that!

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Eat ugly food (especially fruit) so it doesn’t go to waste!

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? finding out about how much Kai we grow at kura and the shops and places around where the food comes from but also where the scraps and things go

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? We already do a lot of great work at school being an enviro school but it has encouraged the kids to compost, eat their Kai and only take what they need and come back for more.

“There were some really cool activities in this kit. The kids and I loved getting outside and walking in nature and realising how much we already do as a kura to minimise waste as well as what we can do. The kids enjoyed interviewing older whaanau and sharing these answers with the class. The kit was engaging and went well alongside our enviro schools aim. Unfortunately we ran out of time to do the pickling but I think the aakonga would’ve loved it! The kids made posters about how to reduce food waste too”

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

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? The resource looked good but as a class we didn't get a chance to explore this.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Not sure

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? There are a lot of ice cream shops close to our school

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? No

“I didn't use most of the resources in the kit so I'm not a good person to judge the review of this kit off. I found the mapping section really tricky and we ended up using google maps which didn't work very well. We were unable to cook any of the food due to lack of time and too many other commitments that popped up.”

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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Interactive, challenging, thought-provoking

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? My students were more focused on food waste in our classroom than on a global scale.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Making other types of food/drink with them such as using stale bread in other recipes.

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 local vegetable gardens that we found on our local walks in the community.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? No

“There were some great ideas but some weren't appropriate for our class due to us being part of a specialist school.”

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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, simple, engaging

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? It reinforced what we already do as a kura, having the Garden to Table programme and also supported our learning about using readily available food products to make another product out of that children would eat.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Using potato skins as chips, redirecting food to those who need it, taking what you need and not wasting food.

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? Hearing about a local person who works on giving out food that would've gone to waste and hands this out to those who want/need a meal. The statistics of what gets thrown away.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? There have already been some good initiatives going at the school. The kit just supported this.

“Every alternate year we do Market Day and for one of those years, this is a food unit. Our aim is to use food that would've been wasted otherwise, scraps, unwanted, and things from the garden to create a food item from. We looked at local people who are working in this area, the food that goes to waste, what pioneers in this area are doing. The kit helped support this learning.”

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Posted 4 days ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun. Interactive. Interesting.

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? There was a lot of good learning about local food sources but we found it hard to find information about food waste - local and global.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? School pig :)

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 didn't know a lot about food manufacturing and hadn't thought a lot about where their food comes from.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? No

“My students really enjoyed the Good Food Map, especially making the map of our community.”

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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? a different taste!

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? We talked about food and how we can keep costs down with food and what we can do with past best foods.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? pickling! It was really interesting for the children to trial different flavours.

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

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Exceptionally well

What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? All of our children had never pickled vegetables before so it was a different experience. Some children were not to sure but some were complete converts.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? not yet, but we have taken a plunge into more gardening

“This resource kit was exceptionally well-suited for our needs, aligning perfectly with our chosen topic of healthy eating. The diverse range of materials effectively catered to the varied levels within our group. The pickling activity was a particularly exciting and memorable component of the kit. Thank you again!”

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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Interactive, Inclusive, Nature

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? It was very good to be able to tailor to the class needs and levels

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? sharing from our māra kai

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? māra kai and their own produce at home

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Just supported our enviro-school status

“The Year 3 and 4 tamariki loved this learning kit. We loved exploring our environment and community to learn about food areas, recycling, composting, planting at school and gardening in the māra kai. Whānau enjoyed being involved and getting interviewed about their favourite meals or least favourite meals growing up in the different time frames.”

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