What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Interesting. Valuable. Surprising.

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? From the point of view of each student and living in their countries, they personally don't waste a lot of food due to cost and lower income.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Pickling, freezing, baking, give to family, friends, kindergartens.

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

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Exceptionally well

What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? The Salvation Army near by receives food donations and passes on to the less fortunate.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Our families donate food every year, which the students take to the Salvation Army, before Christmas. We freeze vegetables from our school garden as well as share cooked food.

“My ESOL students loved this kit. Surprisingly some of the dinner menu food was similar to Maori food from back in the 1950s. Even though the students have 'pickle' in their country, they didnt like our pickles. Their food tends to have more spice and less 'sour'. They didnt want to make pickled vegetables for this reason although we will still give it a go. Having English as a second language makes the kits extra interesting to my students and we always have to have lots of visuals to enable the students to understand.”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? eye opening memorable

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? Very well

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? They had trouble coming up with suggestions, but enjoyed learning about ways that already exist.

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? Pataka Kai

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Not so far, although with the conversation now happening maybe next year we can try something.

“The class really enjoyed finding out where our food comes from. The shock after they researched our area and found out how much food used to be produced here (and how little is produced now) was palpable. They found making (and eating) soup a lot of fun. We added in some herbs that we grew in class for a garden to table experience.”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Interactive, hands-on, thought- provoking

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? It definitely got them thinking about their own food waste, some children were able to see this from a more global lens.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? We did a lot of thinking and designing around our food-waste from school lunches.

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? How their own whānau contribute to food production- we are in a farming community, where does the milk go after the tanker picks it up etc.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Yes, we are currently working on problem solving around food waste at school.

“We recieved the Good Food Map at the beginning of Term 4 this year. The kit has some beautiful, hands-on activities. Our school is in a rural setting, and therefore, some of the activities, particularly the beginning activities were quite difficult to activate with a limited amount of time.”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Hands-on, basic, awards

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? The A2 poster could have been more NZ specific.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Pickling.

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 local food map using google maps was enjoyable.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? We will visit a community garden every year.

“We enjoyed visiting a community garden, which was inspired by the kit. We also loved the idea of 'local food hero's' and we nominated Grace van den Brink.”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaging, interesting, real-world

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? They were more interested in the local issue than the global, and were keen to help.

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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Prompted some discussion

Exceptionally well

What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? They looked deeply into wastage

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? We've looked into what else we can do other than just composting which is what we do now.

“This kit came with great resources and activities to go with it.”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, easy, adaptable

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? It added to our discussions currently happening

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? We did a STEM challenge to make a receptacle in the school that met the problems we were seeing.

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? We didn’t get to yhis

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Recycling and composting

“The kids loved making their own pickles and using the scientific process to conduct an experiment that they could eat. Some hilarious faces and anecdotes.”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

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

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

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? Kids were blown away with how much food is wasted around the world.... they started thinking about their own homes and behaviours.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? We did like the idea of soups and related some ideas back to our vege cupcakes form 2023!

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? We have a local farmers market where lots of students go with whanau. Many commented that there is lots of fresh produce, but also preserves etc of fruit that most likely would otherwise go to waste.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Unfortunately due to time constraints, we ended up only briefly touching on parts of this kit. We do already have composts, school garden and worm farm. I think this just reminded our class that there are many ways to minimise food waste and that they can do it at home too.

“What a cool way to find out more about food waste and what's going on in your own community, no matter how small or big.”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaging Relevant Real

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

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? I found that the food kit was great for food waste understanding at both a local and global issue as it was based in our local community. We then could compare to what other countries do with food waste and some ideas that could transfer into Napier and New Zealand.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Food bins at school where food that was not wanted - were put in and learners could help themselves rather than unopened food and untouched fruit 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? Community Food Kitchens - there are at least 4 of these locally and learners started to take things such as lemons, feijoas and avocados to this food share stands.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Yes - we have planned to replant our vege plots so we can grown veges to be used in our foods room / tech hub instead of buying them.

“Our five-class intermediate school team decided to collaborate on a project using the School Kit, working together with our 136 learners. Each kaiako in the team received a kit, and we utilised the detailed plan to rotate our students through the various engaging learning experiences it offered. We completed our circle poems outdoors, under the trees at school, following a walk and some lively group brainstorming sessions. The Good Food Map activity was particularly revealing, highlighting how many of our students were unaware of the resources available in our local area. It also shed light on their limited knowledge of food waste and local food heroes, such as Nourished for Nil. This sparked curiosity and ultimately led to a full-scale inquiry as students explored the causes and effects of food waste and identified practical actions they could take at home, school, or even on a global scale to mitigate these impacts. Unfortunately, our plan to use the school’s food room for a cooking session—making pickles or soup—was disrupted due to technology catch-ups that were beyond our control. With no alternative dates available, we were unable to complete this part of the project. However, we are determined to revisit it in Term 1 of 2025, aligning it with our community-focused inquiry for the term. We see this as a fantastic opportunity for the children to create and donate to their local community, tying together learning and meaningful action. We’ll be sure to keep you updated!”

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