Date

October 5, 2020 - November 6, 2020

Time

5:30–7:30PM Thursdays

Fee

$15 online participant (+ additional fees with undergraduate or graduate credit)

Location

Online

Registration Details

Registration is required; deadline October 4.

This course is available for one undergraduate or graduate credit at an additional cost of $125. If you enroll in the full three-course series (Classroom, Kitchen, and Community) you may request a full or partial scholarship for the credit-bearing fees and you will receive a free copy of Cultivating Joy & Wonder.

Please reach out to Early Childhood Program Coordinator Jed Norris at jnorris@shelburnefarms.org with any questions.

Welcome to the Classroom! A Farm to Early Education Curriculum Online Workshop

Educator Programs

This workshop is full. Please consider joining our "Welcome to the Community" workshop, which runs from January 11 to February 12.

Explore Farm to Early Childhood programming with us!

Farm to School encourages children to investigate their food systems, adopt healthy eating behaviors, and develop deeper connections to their communities. It connects Classrooms, Cafeterias/Kitchens, and Communities (the 3C’s)!

Now you — whether you're a family child care, Head Start, center-based, public pre-K, or home visiting educator — can join our series, Cultivating Farm to Early Childhood (FTEC), to explore and expand your food and nutrition programming while building and strengthening community relationships. Learn how FTEC concepts help meet multiple standards across licensing, CACFP, VELS, and STARS by promoting children’s learning, social emotional well-being, healthy eating habits, family engagement, and community building.

Participate in all three sessions, or pick the one you're most interested in.

This course will focus on the "Curriculum" part of the 3C Model for Farm to Early Childhood (FTEC). Participants will increase their awareness of how FTEC can benefit the classroom curriculum and how to best embed this work into the culture of their classroom. We’ll focus primarily on incorporating hands-on activities virtually that can add depth and exposure for children and families around the benefits and value of our agricultural community.

Participate in the session you're most interested in, or join all three!

The series also includes:

(FULL) Welcome to the Kitchen! A Farm to Early Education Nutrition & Procurement Online Workshop • November 9 – December 18, 2020
Welcome to the Community! A Farm to Early Education Community Engagement Online Workshop • January 11– February 12, 2021

This FTEC opportunity is generously supported by the A.D. Henderson Foundation and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets.