SnackTime Explorers Expansion Commitment accepted by The White House!
Pilot Light Blog
by lilystark
3w ago
Pilot Light and our partners at FRESHEALTH are thrilled to announce that through the support of The Savage Family Office, we are joining The White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities through the expansion of SnackTime Explorers!  The SnackTime Explorers expansion plan will grow the reach of the educational toolkit to include all 2.7 million students participating in the USDA’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) by 2030.  What is The White House Commitment?  In 2023, The White House called on public and private organizations to join their challe ..read more
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When Teachers and Chefs Build Partnerships, Lessons Come Alive
Pilot Light Blog
by lilystark
4M ago
How to Build a Teacher and Chef Partnership Chef James Martin and Pilot Light Educators Paul Floyd & Rita Leary on how teachers and chefs can connect to create meaningful Food Education experiences  Since 2013, Pilot Light has brought together teachers and chefs to create hands-on Food Education experiences for students in the classroom. What started as a partnership between Founding Chefs Paul Kahan, Justin Large, Jason Hammel, and Matthias Merges and teachers at Disney II Magnet School in Chicago has grown into a national organization reaching nearly 25,000 students, over 275 educat ..read more
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5th Annual Food Education Fellowship: Welcome, Fellows!
Pilot Light Blog
by lilystark
8M ago
Welcome, 2023-24 Food Education Fellows!  We are thrilled to announce that we have welcomed 25 new educators to our 5th Annual Food Education Fellowship! This week marked the official beginning of what is sure to be a fantastic Fellowship school year!  Summer Institute Last week, our new cohort of educators joined us for our Summer Institute: a virtual, two-day marathon of brainstorming and planning for the upcoming school year. During the Institute, Fellows learned about our Food Education Standards, met with Pilot Light staffers, and began planning how they will integrate Food Educ ..read more
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Pilot Light Awarded a 2023 USDA Farm to School Grant!
Pilot Light Blog
by lilystark
8M ago
Pilot Light Receives a USDA Farm to School Grant to Expand the Food Education Fellowship!  July 24, 2023 – Pilot Light is thrilled to announce that we have been recognized as a 2023 Farm to School grantee! A USDA-funded program, Farm to School awards grants and provides resources to organizations that offer food and nutrition education programs that promote local food and agriculture in schools across the country. Read their full press release here.  Pilot Light’s Farm to School award will support the expansion of our Food Education Fellowship, including the introduction of our Fell ..read more
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Pilot Light, FRESHEALTH, & the USDA join Puprika the Puppy Chef on a SnackTime Explorer Adventure!
Pilot Light Blog
by lilystark
1y ago
Read Puprika’s ADVENTURE NOTES from Real SnackTime Explorer Classrooms!  Greetings, Explorers! My name is Puprika, puppy chef and leader of the all-new SNACKTIME EXPLORER expedition team! Over the past several months, Chicago Public Schools 2nd grade students have embarked on weekly explorations of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable (FFVP) snacks, fresh produce snacks delivered to their classrooms from the USDA. SnackTime Explorers don’t just eat their FFVP snacks: instead, they journey into the world of fruits and vegetables. SnackTime Explorers can transform a simple orange slice into an exciti ..read more
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Pilot Light & FRESHEALTH Advocate for Food Education in DC!
Pilot Light Blog
by lilystark
1y ago
Notes from Taylor Meredith, Education Strategy Consultant for Pilot Light & former elementary school teacher and instructional coach with experience in New York City and suburban Chicago public schools. At Pilot Light, our programs, lesson plans, and daily operations are all guided by the Food Education Standards. These are 7 educational standards written by a group of educators & community leaders that define American Food Education. While I believe that all 7 Standards work together to form a strong educational foundation, I am particularly fond of Food Education Standard #7: We can ..read more
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February 2023: SnackTime Explorers makes headlines, plus upcoming events!
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by lilystark
1y ago
Pilot Light Charts New Territory with SnackTime Explorers & an Incoming Flurry Events in Chicago!  Programming Updates: Hitting the Airways, Making Headlines, and Going Platinum  This February, Pilot Light was honored to be featured on Reset, WBEZ’s midday news program, discussing the SnackTime Explorers pilot program in Chicago Public Schools! Listen now to our own Eileen Torpy explaining the origins of the SnackTime Explorers toolkit & the benefits of integrating Food Education into FFVP classrooms. Thank you to the entire WBEZ-NPR and Reset teams for this opportunity to sh ..read more
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Pilot Light Starts 2023 Off Strong!
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by lilystark
1y ago
Pilot Light is already off to a great start in 2023! This January brought several exciting programming updates, as well as exciting new efforts to strengthen and build our community.  In 2023, Pilot Light is aiming to strengthen and build our community of educators, chefs, and supporters who are dedicated to our mission of bringing holistic food education to K-12 students. As we continue to work toward an equitable food system for everyone, we want to hear from you, our valued community members, about what you want to see from Pilot Light. Please take just a moment to fill out this brief ..read more
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SnackTime Explorers Launches in CPS This Week!
Pilot Light Blog
by lilystark
1y ago
2023 is off to an exciting start with the launch of SnackTime Explorers!  On January 11, students and educators across Chicago Public Schools will be transformed into the first ever SnackTime Explorers through a brand-new exciting collaboration between Pilot Light and FRESHEALTH. SnackTime Explorers is an educational toolkit designed to supplement the USDA’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP). FFVP is an in-classroom program that helps provide schools nationwide with a variety of fresh cut produce snacks. Pilot Light and FRESHEALTH have teamed up to supplement the FFVP and support ..read more
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Announcing the Brian E. Kruk Memorial Fund
Pilot Light Blog
by PilotLight
1y ago
In Tribute to our Beloved Board Member and Friend, Brian Kruk 1981-2022   November 4, 2022 During the 2022 Feed Your Mind Gala, on behalf of the Pilot Light Board of Directors, President Matthias Merges and Treasurer Frank Mahoney announced the creation of the Brian E. Kruk Memorial Fund. Brian Kruk was a dear friend and colleague to everyone at Pilot Light. He served generously on our Board of Directors for four years. Taken too soon, his love of food, his background in education, and his thirst for learning made him a perfect match for our mission. Brian was a natural-born educator and ..read more
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