STAFF: Tim Lammers & Luke Nowakowski
Overarching Goals
To maintain a healthy body through informed decisions and positive habits of nutrition and exercise
To recognize the interconnectedness of social, natural, and economic systems and to use this perspective to arrive at ecologically responsible decisions
To promote the enjoyment of nutritious home-cooked foods, traditional cuisines, and locally-produced, seasonal ingredients
To develop skills and attitudes for resolving conflict peacefully and building community
Understandings
Students will understand that we are mutually responsible for one another’s well being and for the health of the natural systems upon which our lives and all life depends.
Students will understand that individual actions contribute to large-scale changes.
Students will understand that foods are part of our cultural identity.
Students will understand the importance of knowing about food and its sources in determining the impact of our food choices on our individual and community health.
Students will understand the importance of knowing about the body, nutrition, and physical fitness in determining the impact of our choices on our health.
