Food Connects is proud to announce that for its 4th year in a row they are partnering with Vermont Food Education Every Day (VT FEED) to offer a professional development course for Windham County teachers and support staff! The course will consist of six classes in the Brattleboro Food Co-op’s Community Room from February to May. Optional graduate level credit is available.
COURSE TITLE: Farm to School Level II: Curriculum Connections
DATES: February 11, February 25, March 11, March 25, April 8, April 22, May 6 (snow date)
TIME: 4:30 – 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Brattleboro Food Co-op, Community Room, 2 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301
DESCRIPTION: This course is an opportunity for school educators, staff and administrators to explore and expand their professional knowledge and experience related to farm to school, nutrition, classroom cooking opportunities and garden based education. Participants will also explore curriculum connections with the Vermont Learning Standards, the Common Core State Standards for Language Arts and Math, and the Next Generation Science Standards. We encourage staff and administrators to partner with a classroom teacher from their school.
REGISTRATION: Please register online via Eventbrite at pd-wc.eventbrite.com.
COST: $400 (or $515 with Castleton College graduate credit)
QUESTIONS? Email Katherine@FoodConnects.org
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