Farm to School: Exploring Where Our Food Comes From and Careers in our Food Ecosystem

A hands-on and interactive 6-week program helping Elementary & Middle School Students learn Farm to Table Concepts and provide career exposure by meeting professionals within the Food Systems Ecosystem.

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Welcome to our 5th annual Farm to School Program, where students learn Farm to Table Concepts, get exposure to different ways of growing, and get career exposure related to our Food Ecosystems. Our goal is to reach 25 Schools and 75 Classrooms.

This is a 15-week program for San Bernardino City Unified School District students. Over the last two years, we have been in over 150 Classrooms and over 40 schools throughout the district. This also gives High School Students at San Andreas High School an opportunity to practice leadership and professional skills as they help lead elementary and middle school students across the district.

Info Session Information

Thank you to all those who attended our Live Session and Virtual Information Session. Congratulations to to the 3 Teachers that won the Click & Grow 9s and the 3 Teachers who won the 1 year of TowerGarden Rental Service for your classroom. The information session has what you need to take your Farm to School experience to another level of engagement and fun learning opportunities. Please watch that below.

If you haven’t already told us “I’m In!” on our sign-up form, be sure to tell us in the form below. By filling out the form below you get signed up for Farm to School with calendar invites to Farm to School Fridays beginning January 12th. We ask that each teacher sign up individually so we can get an accurate participation count and each teacher gets the calendar invite.

Fill out my online form.

The Numbers

  • 6,751 Students Participating

  • 121 Teachers Learning with us

  • 67 First-time Teachers Participating in Farm to School

  • 100+ Classrooms

    • 91 Elementary Schools

    • 13 Middle Schools

    • 2 High Schools

    • 1 Virtual Academy

about the program

  • Each week for 6-weeks we have special activities for your students to do alongside other teachers in the District. And each Friday, you can watch our Farm to School Friday’s Series where we have a guest speaker.

    • Learn Seed to Fork & Nutrition concepts
    • Grow alongside San Andreas Commercial Hydroponic Farm
    • Go on Virtual & Coming Soon On-Site Tours
    • Access to Education Activities to Supplement Learning
    • Taste Test Kits to introduce new leafy greens & veggies
    • Participate & Engage in Virtual Classrooms & Videos with Industry Professionals

    •Have an opportunity to go on a Field Trip To San Andreas’ AgTech Facility where we grow leafy greens and herbs for our community

  • This program is designed to be an optional supplemental program designed primarily for Elementary Students.

    We have made the activities and Virtual Classrooms easy for you to adapt for Special Education Students and Middle School Students so you can adjust it to fit your needs.

Farm to School Live Audience highlights with Speaker, Jay Penrice

Sample of how we will use what you provide us

Speaker Information

Background

Farm to School Fridays is a 6-week series beginning April 7th, where classrooms across the San Bernardino City Unified School District can meet together virtually and interact with speakers that are part of the Food Ecosystem. Students can learn about topics ranging from:

  • Where their food comes from

  • How agriculture touches many different industries that build off of agriculture (Food, Fuel, Fiber, food processing, food safety protocols, etc.)

  • Different careers that can stem from agriculture and supporting industries

  • Topics that Feed into our Food EcoSystem like the environment (water, climate change, resources, etc.)

About The Presentation

We are recording our presentations with a LIVE student audience at San Andreas High School and then streaming (“Airing”) the recorded session during one of the Fridays of our 6-week series.

Our series begins April 7th and ends May 12th.

Audience

The Primary Audience is Elementary students. We have a small percentage of kindergarten and Middle School Students that will be LIVE for your presentation with General Education & Special Education students from San Andreas High School.

Goal

To provide career and industry exposure for students who might not otherwise have access to individuals or companies such as yours. We also cover Farm to Table Concepts or the Food Ecosystem to incorporate our applied learning in our AgTech Facility, Greenhouse, or student business enterprise.

It’s our hope that these sessions foster learning, career exploration, inspiration, and hope.

Time Commitment

This year we invite speakers to be part of a recorded LIVE student audience for about 1 hour and then be available for Q&A on the Air Date, whichever is most convenient to you (via in-person, on the phone, or virtually).

The ideal length for the presentation is about 20-25 minutes.

Q&A Sessions are 10 Minutes

Recording Sessions

Speakers have the option of choosing from the following Recording Sessions

  • Thursday, March 9th at 9:00 am
    Thursday, March 9th at 10:30 am

  • Wednesday, March 15, at 9:00 am
    Wednesday, March 15, at 10:30 am

  • Wednesday, March 22nd at 9:00 am
    Wednesday, March 22nd at 10:30 am

What We Need

So students and teachers can prep our elementary students for your presentation please provide us with the following:

  • Short Speaker Bio

  • Company Bio (if applicable)

  • Head Shot/Profile Photo

  • Company Logo (if applicable)

  • Presentation Outline/Powerpoint

  • Two to Three Topics You will Cover in the presentation

What Teachers are saying

  • “Best Field Trip our Students Have been on. THank you.”

    S. Owens, Wilson Elementary Kindergarten Teacher

  • Easiest Decision to make for and Administrator. It's in District and free

    Principal, Wilson Elementary

  • The students love participating and it's something we. look forward to

    C. Jones, Ceasar E. Chaves Middle School