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How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "I didn't know that cakes could be made from vegetables". "I went home and used cauliflower from mums garden to make muffins. It was yum".

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? I think the finished product amazed the children as some had no idea about baking ingresdients.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? It made the learners think outside the box and utilise things that they have already at home without buying set ingredients.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Tied in with our Healthy Active Living Inquiry.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? The ideas we tried at school have gone home.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 80%

How keen were your students to try healthy alternatives in baking at the start of this kit?

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? By taking the learning home and the discussions held

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? cost of living

“This was an awesome way to introduce ingredients not normally used when making a cake. The children enjoyed trying the finished product.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them 'I have learned that you can take out sugar and replace it with healthy stuff' - Oscar, 10 'I have learned to pay greater attention to recipes, I do it at home now, and I liked that we could experiment with ingredients' - Louenn, 11 'I learnt that different ingredients do different things and can change the texture, moisture, shape of what we are making as well as its taste.' - Lilia, 10

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The chemistry of Cake poster, the ready made evaluation forms and the website of course with the access to

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? My learners will remember that baking isn't just about baking but about experimenting, chemistry, maths and creativity - that they can play with recipes and make them healthier.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Very

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Groups have asked me to photocopy their recipe to take home and bake for their parents.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 100%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? By students taking their learning and their recipes home and sharing them with whānau.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Not any really, pretty fortunate kids, although of course the prices of quality food that keep going up make it harder and harder for whanau

“Another amazing School Kit! I had not done any cooking with my students in a long time finding it such a stress - Make Vegetable Cake was a breeze. Everything is so well laid out it was easy to gather resources and set up. Lots of useful links videos and articles too. An enjoyable unit for my tamariki with lots of learning happening fluidly with links to many curriculum areas: science, health, maths... I linked the kit to our inquiry about celebrations around the world with food being such a big part of them.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them We loved the cooking and trying new ingredients. Some didnt turn out but that was okay. Mixing and weighing the egg was hard but fun.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The chat with other teachers was helpful asking for advice. The voucher and ingredients.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The experience of workign in groups. Failing and going through the scientific process.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? It was great for them to think about sustitutes they could use other then sugar.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? They shared the ingredients and recipes.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 100%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Give good quality recipes for Whanau to try

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Cost

“The kids had fun and the results were very mixed. It was great researching sugar substitutes and we even added our school veges from our school garden to use. The instructions were a little hard to follow but once we were under way it was fine. I would say less is more when it comes to the information.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "They were yum. I liked eating them." "It was hard to get the wrappers off the muffins."

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Learning about chemcial reactions.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That we can use science in every day life and is can be accessible to all!

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Very effective. It made them think about what they are eating.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? They can share their knowledge about substitutes and making healthy choices.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 70%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Healthy eating and making your own food instead of buying processed food.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Cost!

“For the learners who have never baked before, it was AMAZING! For those who have, it was a great way for them to share their baking skills. The scales were a great way to incorporate measurement for maths and they loved experimenting with different substitutions.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them Can we do this everyday. I am to do this at home.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Have the voucher to buy additional resources ment I was able to do this and not have to pay for the items pit of my own pocket.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? They are very interested in making bubbles

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? We have 2 vegans in our class, so worked well in allowing space for further understanding.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? There are other options than sugar...

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 90%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Getting children evolved with cooking and understandings around healthy eating at school will mean that some will want to transfer this into their home context.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Cost, taste, family beliefs, convenience, trends

“Good resources to make chemical reactions more easily accessible via baking”

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Posted 1 year ago

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I didn't realise I could bake with some many vegetables. Some of the vegetables changed the texture of the baking.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The review because the students were great at reflecting on what had happened with the changes made during the baking process.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Being part of the kitchen in their home and that they are capable of making positive healthy choices.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Many students couldn't stand the smell, however, some students were trying vegetables they hadn't tried before.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? How lunch box choices can be different, yet inexpensive and healthy.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 70%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? The conversations from students with new found understanding and the pressure to make healthier choices, especially with less sugar.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? The smell

“The students loved the concept, providing excellent ideas for change. Though some were reluctant to try or eat their vegetable goodies, they certainly grasoed the idea of healthier eating options.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them Kids tried the recipes again at home. One parent commented on the discussion they had around the dinner table about how baking can be made healthier.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The actual eating of the muffins!

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? To try new things before dismissing them.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Was good for students to think a bit differently about how ingredients can be used.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Discussions were had at home, and parents enjoyed learning alongside their kids.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 80%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? I'm not sure. More readily accessible recipes available for ingredients that are low cost?

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Cost, time and parents doing the shopping and coking

“What a fun resource with so many hands-on components! Great for kids to mix things up a bit.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I enjoyed learning about the different ingredients you could substitute but didn't always enjoy the taste!!! It was fun to try the different types of vegetables.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The substitutions as this was unknown to most.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Food can be interesting, diverse and fun.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Very, tired in with the inquiry.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Lots of discussion and interaction about kai and Tikanga around this.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 70%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? As above but we also shared our learning in a school assembly.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Dietary and cultural barriers.

“Our Middle Team inquiry has been 'Kai Time' for Term 3 and 4. We used the Vegecake kit to kick start the unit and looked at various Tikanga around food, how food is sourced, and where it comes from. The Vegecake kit fitted in beautifully by exposing kids to 'new' (to them) flavours, thinking about where the ingredients in our food come from and how we can cater to different dietary needs. Thanks, School Kit!”

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