What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaging, educational, versatile

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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 effectively helped students understand food waste both as a global and local issue by encouraging them to explore the broader impact of food waste worldwide while also focusing on how it affects their own communities.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Some of the most creative food waste solution suggestions from the kit included organizing community "food swaps" where people could exchange surplus food instead of throwing it away, and creating composting programs within schools to turn food scraps into nutrient-rich soil for gardening projects. Another innovative idea was designing a "leftovers cookbook," where students brainstormed recipes using common food scraps that often go to waste, like broccoli stems or fruit peels.

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? Students were surprised to learn about the amount of edible food being wasted and were particularly engaged when they realised that some places already had informal food donation practices, while others did not.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? They made posters, held mini-presentations to suggest new ideas and promote existing initiatives.

“This kit was a fantastic resource for my classroom. My students thoroughly enjoyed the wide variety of engaging and hands-on activities, which catered to different learning styles and kept them actively involved. It was clear that a lot of thought had gone into the design, as the activities were not only fun but also meaningful and educational. One of the standout features was how well the kit integrated multiple learning areas into a cohesive learning experience. This cross-curricular approach made it easy to weave the resource into our existing units of work without it feeling like an "extra." It also encouraged rich discussions about food origins, sustainability, and healthy eating habits, helping students to make real-world connections. Overall, the Good Food Map Kit supported both student engagement and deep learning. I would highly recommend it to other teachers.”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Thought provoking, challenging, creative

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? As a result of our remote location, we are very food at managing waste in our community, showing kids pictures of food waste in Auckland and hamiltonnwas helpful, and visualizing the amount of waste created per person in NZ created a great launch point. We don't make this much waste as a whole school, so that means some people are making lots more ro get this as average etc

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? This was very tricky for our farm kids to problem solve... buying less, getting pigs and chickens as part of community gardens, giving leftovers to people who have less etc.

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 kids hadn't thought hard about our lack of rubbish bins, and it was interesting to discuss the behaviour of leaving fish carcasses at the beach. One of our kids needed medical treatment after finding a bone with a bare foot

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? No, we already manage our waste really well with a combo of worms, chickens, pigs and compost

“This kit provided a great framework for thinking and discussion with my Garden to Table explorer group. We are VERY rural so it was trickier to complete some of the activities than expected, but could be adapted to capitalism on the skills and knowledge we have of our community”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaging, community-focused, and thought-provoking

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? Gave the students the chance to design solutions for food waste based on real-world models for our local needs

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? 1. A leftover lunchbox station and 2. Turning food scraps into natural dyes for art

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? That we have many things in our community like community gardens, free pantries, and public compost bins

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Nothing that we aren't already doing

“We used the Good Food Map kit to support our learning about food systems in our local community. The mapping activity helped my students think critically about where our food comes from, who is involved, and where waste happens. It allowed for some great conversations and gave the students the chance to design solutions for food waste based on real-world models.”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Interactive, community, process and solution focussed

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? Promoted a lot of discussion, thinking and research

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Setting up companies to use the waste food and reimagine into new products

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? Herbs, knowledge of different fruit trees in the area, the fact there is food growing and not just coming from the dairy or supermarket. It opened their eyes.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Selling feijoas to provide funds for the Food Bank at school.

“This was a thought provoking inquiry pack that could be used in any location. Great teacher notes and back-up resources and videos to support critical thinking and exploration of food growing in the area, food waste and some possible solutions for reducing food waste.”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Yummy, thought-provoking, relevant

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? We didn't get to the focus on foodwaste as a global issue.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Lots of recipe ideas, free lunches for students made by other students.

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? A local family who have a 'house cow'.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Yes, soup lunches.

“Students were interested in this concept and loved making and sharing the soup. However, as our school is situated in a rural area we couldn't do the walk around and there are no food retailers. Lots of farms though! Students struggled to find people who were born pre 1950s.”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaging, effective, relevant.

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? It increased their awareness of this issue.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Ugly Fruit Smoothie Day - Used bruised or “ugly” fruits to make smoothies. I

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? -

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? We are working with an outisde provider next term to address this issue.

“This kit supported our learning about healthy eating as part of the Food for Thought programme, which is backed by the Heart Foundation. The focus was on helping students understand how to read food labels. The Good Food Map kit is a highly relevant resource in today’s world, promoting awareness around food choices and nutrition. It was hands-on, engaging, and encouraged active participation from the children. The kit also has strong potential to be integrated across other curriculum areas, including science, health, and literacy.”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Community links, engaging

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? Children understood the scale of waste and moved on from a composting only idea of what to do with leftovers. They recognized that food waste contributes to global warming.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? We made a cookbook with family recipes that used commonly wasted foods. Some great recipes included smoothies, bread and butter pudding and soups.

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

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Prompted some discussion

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? Food heroes and what they do and why. Also what we could do to help.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Lunchbox legends - zero waste lunchboxes

“We used Good Food Map kit to help us kick off our unit on reducing food waste. The 5km map activity prior and post were really useful for connecting to our community and the dinner survey was a great whanau link that got children thinking. The recipe cards were really useful too.”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, hands on, real

How effective was the resource in fostering critical thinking about food waste issues?

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How effective was the resource in increasing students’ awareness of local sources of food?

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? Less global but they saw a real connection to the local food waste

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? School composting system

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 lack of fruit and vege shops

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Not yet

“My students LOVED this box. They were engaged the whole way through, enjoyed the link to their community and were engaged because there was a variety of tasks”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

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