- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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1 person is interested
Birch Elementary Garden Support
ORGANIZATION: BVSD School Food Project
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
1 person is interested
School gardens provide many hands-on learning opportunities for students. Curriculum and educational activities that connect students with local agriculture while introducing concepts focused on nutrition and healthy eating allow students to become more active participants in both their local economy and their own food choices. These activities dynamically engage students in the process of growing, harvesting, and preparing food, while linking learning to project-based academic outcomes that can be applied to real-world situations.
Birch Elementary School recently installed a new school garden and is need of a regular volunteer (or group of volunteers) to help maintain and care for the beds. The beds are beautiful and all set up and irrigated. Volunteers may assist in caring for garden as well as working with teachers to help implement lesson plans.
More opportunities with BVSD School Food Project
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About BVSD School Food Project
Location:
6500 E. Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, CO 80303, US
Mission Statement
At the School Food Project, we believe that for kids to learn, think and be the best they can be, they have to eat well. Because of this, we are dedicated to improving the health of each student by providing healthy food and offering nutrition education programs to grow young bodies and minds.
Description
Our Food
We serve fresh and nutritious food every day. This amounts to nearly 13,000 scratch-cooked meals each day! We use locally sourced and organic ingredients whenever possible, and we avoid highly processed foods, high fructose corn syrup, chemicals, dyes and food additives. Salad bars are offered daily at every school and are stocked with fresh, delicious and when possible, local farm fresh produce.
Our Programs
Our interactive food and nutrition education programs make eating healthy food fun for students of all ages. Through our nearly 200 programs each year, BVSD kids learn where food comes from, what fresh food tastes like, and even how to grow and cook their own food.
Our Team
Our director, Chef Ann Cooper, often referred to as the "Renegade Lunch Lady," is a celebrated author, chef, educator, and enduring advocate for better food for all children. Our hard working food services team of nearly 200 employees in the cafeterias and central office are dedicated to providing excellent service and high quality meals to each and every BVSD student.
Sustainability
We are continuously improving our sustainability efforts through innovative and award winning solutions, such as reusable bins for local deliveries, recycling beef cooking oil for biofuel for local farm tractors and composting vegetable scraps to feed locally farmed pigs.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1035 Birch StBroomfield, CO 80020
DATE POSTED
September 15, 2016
SKILLS
- Child Development
- Math / Science Instruction
- STEM
- Gardening
- Environmental Education
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- Flexible