Engage parents, caregivers, and families:
- Encourage families to pack litterless lunches to support eco-schools initiatives and nutritious food choices.
- Provide parent, student and community education about healthy eating practices and food safety e.g. School Lunch Your Kids Will Munch.
- Share resources with your students and their families to encourage nourishing meal and snack choices at school and at home.
- For celebrations, consider whether food is needed. Make participation optional, and encourage those who choose to participate to send fruit trays and themed veggie trays instead of candy and cupcakes for celebrations.
- Encourage parents and volunteers to take the You’re the Chef leader’s training to offer food skills program to students.
Partner with your school community:
- Engage community partners to develop, plan, and implement Healthy Schools initiatives.
- Encourage volunteers to take a certified food handler training certification to support the Student Nutrition Program in the school.
- Arrange for educational visits to local farms, greenhouses, farmers' markets or grocery stores.
- Arrange for your school to be a Good Food Box drop/pick up site.
- Involve families and local community in school/community gardens/greenhouses.
- Partner with local community kitchens or post-secondary school hospitality programs for food skills opportunities.