Teachers of different disciplines and grades connect food education to their curricular units and cook in the classroom during regular academic sessions.

Robin Palomares at Commodore John Rodgers Elementary Middle School uses the "Healthy Eating" module in the 2nd grade Wit and Wisdom curriculum to teach heathy snack ideas that can be safely made at home by students. Featured here, students made cream cheese stuffed mini bell peppers with everything bagel seasoning.

Many schools have cooking clubs (during or after school) that focus on building healthy habits.

Rebecca Iacia at Graceland Park-O'Donnell Heights Elementary Middle School leads an after-school club that focuses on teaching students how to cook with limited kitchen materials: "I am amazed at how motivated my students are to learn new cooking skills. They are excited to try new recipes, new foods, and new techniques. Random students will stop me to ask if they can join cooking club because they have heard how much fun we have." 

Did you know that a few schools in the district have full-time food educators who teach food literacy as a resource class? 

Antonia Demas started the Food Studies Institute and worked with Principal Matt Hornbeck, Hampstead Hill Academy, to fund the program starting in 2003. Ariel Demas pioneered full-time food education in the district as a teacher there for 17 years. Principal Hornbeck describes that the program "teaches students about healthy foods from around the world and builds on what our students learn in science, math, social studies, language arts, music and art. This provides educational enrichment to our students as well as teaching them about food, nutrition, exercise, and cooking. Not only is this beneficial to our students but it is also valuable to our parents and teachers.”

To bring food education to their students during and after school, many schools work with partners, including Black Girls Cook, Great Kids Farm, TasteWise Kids, TheBe.org, and the BIT Center.