What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Community, Action, Sustainability

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? Really well. We were shocked with how much goes to waste.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? We had many smoothies, muffins, pickles and dehydrated items.

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

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? The community walk was great. We also visited a local Community Garden on a field trip.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Not yet. Hopefully next time I use the kit we can do this.

“Excellent kit. I liked that it fitted into our local curriculum. The students were able to identify local food sources and were really engaged in the tasks. The literacy links were great and I will definitely be using the tasks again with another class.”

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Posted 13 hours ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, Active, Practical

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? Learning about what they did globally make it easier for them to apply it to a local issue.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Making fertiliser out of banana skins

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

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? How much rubbish there was around the community from high processed food.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? We did a bulk preserving of vegetables to prevent food waste.

“This is a very well sequenced kit that builds on knowldge. It is fun and practical and the interactive parts of the were amazing. The circle walk was a great way to incorporate literacy into inquiry. I thouroughly enjoyed this kit.”

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Posted 3 days ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, Variety, Extending

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? We looked at a variety of other resources too as the students were so interested. Extended their thinking.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Composting stations in park areas.

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

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? Our school - students weren't aware of how much we were doing.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Students would love to add a worm farm to the composting area.

“The students enjoyed the variety of activities but their favourite was the soup making.”

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Posted 1 week ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Interesting, engaging, great

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? They have a better understanding, although still a lot for them to comprehend.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? All very similar

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

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? The different food sources

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

“Kids all enjoyed it. Nice variety of activities etc. Was awesome to get students thinking about food waste and how they can can have an impact on it, got them all thinking!”

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Posted 1 week ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Varied, motivating, insightful

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? International figures that were relatable to NZ statisitics. It made us aware of how we could do our bit with our community focus.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? The pickling, and growing of old vege and their seeds.

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

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? Community garden, and community centre.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? An awareness.

“This kit provided some great activities which provided variety, good discussions with my class. The pickling at the end was a highlight!”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? engaging, interesting and relevant

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? Made them aware of how this is a world wide issue and it is everyone's responsibility.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? -

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

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? our vegetable garden and fruit tress in the school

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? not at this stage - although our enviro group is embarking on new planting.

“This was a great kit that tied in very well with our inquiry on nutrition and food choices. Was good to get students thinking about food waste and how they can can have an impact on that.”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Food We Eat

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? Interesting looking at the map of our school. area. Learned lots

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Pigs at the school

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

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? How many people had gardens

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Worm bins

“Kids had a good time and were interested in where their food was coming from.”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaging, creative, thought provoking.

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? The Good Food map kit was great at showing the kids how food waste is both a local thing and a massive global issue. We started by keeping it local, using the maps to pinpoint exactly where waste happens—like in their homes or the local food places. This made the problem feel real and something they could actually do something about. Ultimately, this helped them realise that even though food waste is a huge worldwide problem, their small, daily choices right here are the most important place to start making a real, sustainable change.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? In our school we have chickens who we give our food scraps to. Our students wanted to make feeding the chickens easier and more efficient. They designed a trolley on wheels that had the different bins that could be easily emptied and washed daily. Another idea was food waste sharing maps (or App) a simple, local system that lets families easily share extra garden produce, baked goods, or food nearing its expiration date with members to prevent it from being thrown out.

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 amount of produce being randomly grown and left to go to waste in the gardens of our little town. There are many cats roaming around, are they drawn to food waste at the large spaces like the Kaponga Pub, Four Sqaure and Our School? These things were noticed on our Circle Walk.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? In 2026 we are looking at how our community garden can begin and be the main contributor to an app that lets families easily share extra garden produce, baked goods, or food nearing its expiration date with the community to prevent it from being thrown out. We also thought we could begin a composting game challenge that records the class or shows which groups are correctly diverting the most food waste over time.

“This kit was excellent to incorporate into our Food term Inquiry. It was a great way to move from food and nutrition to reducing food waste. We had a yearly focus connected to Maslows Hierachy of Needs and Te Whari Tapa Wha. Term 3's focus was Food. We are an enviro school so this kits was just perfect. The creative ways the teaching and learning sequence was constructed kept us all wanting more. Finishing with the pickles and soup was so much fun not to mention the prototyping and the 'Thing, That, For' cards.”

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Posted 1 month ago

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