Sedgwick Elementary School Helping Kids Learn Healthy Eating Habits
Our Maine SNAP-Ed Nutrition Education Team knows that Introducing kids to a variety of fresh, nutritious, and yummy foods - and basic home-gardening skills - at an early age can help them to develop healthy eating habits and set them on the path to a healthier and more vibrant life.
Throughout the 2020-2021 academic year, Healthy Acadia Nutrition Educator Nicole Gurreri collaborated with faculty and staff at Sedgwick Elementary School to offer their pre-K, first-, second-, and third-grade students virtual nutrition education lessons. Once the school year ended, she continued working with students from the Sedgwick School during the summer of 2021 through their summer school program, offering a “Cooking Matters to Kids” program for ten summer school participants.
Gurreri has also been working closely with the school principal and several teachers to revitalize their school garden program. “I love working with Sedgwick Elementary students and teachers, said Gurreri. “It's a small, tight-knit community and they work hard to make their school an inclusive and inspiring place!” We are so thrilled they agreed to share some photos of their beautiful greenhouse and raised bed gardens!
For more cooking tips and nutrition information, join our SNAP-Ed nutrition educators for an upcoming class. If your school is interested in nutrition education lessons for your students, contact our SNAP-Ed team today! In Washington County, contact Allie or Kirsten. In Hancock County, contact, Nicole or Despe.
“I love working with Sedgwick Elementary students and teachers - it’s a small, tight-knit community and they work hard to make their school an inclusive and inspiring place!”
